Details Released On Special Town Meeting In Stonington

Press release from the Town of Stonington:

STONINGTON, CT — The Special Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meetings of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut, will be held at Stonington High School, 176 South Broad St., Pawcatuck, CT 06379 on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Check-in will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please bring your identification.

To consider, discuss, and vote upon the following:

FIRST: A resolution to abate the real property taxes on the October 1, 2024 Grand List for property located at Pequot Trail, Map/Block/Lot: 96/2/7, recently acquired by Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc., which taxes total $1,849.90. A copy of the complete text of the proposed Resolution is on file in the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours and below.

SECOND: A resolution to revise and modify the Town Ordinance establishing the Town’s Commission on Aging to update the duties of said Commission. A copy of the complete text of the proposed revisions and modifications is on file in the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours and below.

THIRD: A resolution to revise and modify an Ordinance of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut, providing for an update to the Parking and Traffic Regulations to include revisions to general parking restrictions regarding parking near stop signs erected by the traffic authority in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes section 14-301 and intersections or marked crosswalks. A copy of the proposed revised Ordinance is on file in the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours and below.

FOURTH: A resolution for an ordinance of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut, providing for a property tax exemption for surviving spouses of persons killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed forces. A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours and below.

FIFTH: A resolution for an ordinance of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut, providing for a property tax exemption for veterans with a service-connected total disability based on individual unemployability. A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours and below.

At this hearing electors and residents may appear and be heard.

All ordinances and amendments thereto shall become effective following approval by Town Meeting and fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper having a substantial circulation within the Town of Stonington.

Dated at Stonington, Connecticut this 24th day of September, 2025.

This press release was produced by the Town of Stonington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.