Borough of Stonington

Welcome to the Borough of Stonington

This is the official home page for the Borough of Stonington, CT. No other pages or information have been prepared by the Borough. Every effort is made to include accurate and up-to-date information in good faith; however, the Borough of Stonington takes no legal responsibility for the information provided or found as a consequence of this service nor for any loss or damage resulting from this information.

The Borough of Stonington was chartered in 1801 by a special act of the legislature of the State of Connecticut. It is the oldest Borough in Connecticut. The Borough Charter sets forth the basic structure of Borough government, describing the powers and duties of the elected officials. The governing body is the Board of Warden & Burgesses, which has the power to make ordinances and prepares the budget for approval at the Annual Borough Meeting in the third week of April. The Board of Warden & Burgesses also appoints members of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Harbor Management Commission is a joint agency of the Town and the Borough.

Borough Hall & Highway Department - 26 Church Street

Mailing Address: PO Box 328, Stonington, CT 06378

CLOCK BELL UPDATE

March 7, 2019

THE TOWER CLOCK TECHNICIAN IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW SWITCH SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE BELLS. THEY SHOULD BE STRIKING AGAIN SOON.

BOROUGH ANNUAL MEETING

SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH

AT 10:00 AM

BOROUGH HALL

BUDGET HEARING

APRIL 8, 2019 6:30 PM

BOROUGH HALL

Administrative Assistant

Office Hours

Tue: 2:00-4:30 pm

Wed: 8-2 pm

Thu: 8 - 4:30 pm

Fri: 8-11 am

email:boroughstonington@snet.net

Phone: (860) 535-1298

Zoning Enforcement Officer

Office Hours

Thursday: 4:30-8:30 pm

Contact: email:

boroughzoning@

hotmail.com

Phone: (860) 535-1298

NEWS

After seven months of work, the Borough Charter Revision Commission forwarded its final report to the Board of Warden & Burgesses in mid-August. At its regular monthly meeting on August 20^th, the Board unanimously approved the report, which is found here. The most significant changes in the revised charter are to reduce the number of burgesses on the Board from six to four; to consolidate commissioner duties among the five members of the Board; to make the position of clerk-treasurer an appointed rather than elected position; and to eliminate the position of tax collector. The revised charter will be on the ballot in the next Borough election in May 2019.

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