COLUMBIA — Voters will decide November 17 whether the town should authorize $3,993,000 for road culvert replacements and bridge and dam-spillway repairs, according to a legal notice the town posted October 26.
The proposal also seeks authority to issue up to $1,693,000 in general-obligation bonds and notes to finance the appropriation. The overall spending authorization and the borrowing ceiling are separate amounts; the notice does not identify the funding sources for the balance.
Before the referendum, a special town meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, at 7 p.m. at Yeomans Hall, 323 Route 87. The warned agenda calls for voters to discuss the resolution, without voting on its approval that evening, and adjourn the question to the later referendum.
The yes-or-no referendum is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, from noon to 8 p.m., also at Yeomans Hall. A yes vote would approve the resolution; a no vote would oppose it.
The town says qualified electors and other people legally entitled to vote on the matter may participate. The full authorizing resolution is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s office at Town Hall, 323 Route 87.
Absentee ballots will be available through the Town Clerk in accordance with applicable law, the notice says. Readers seeking eligibility or application details should consult that office and the original notice rather than assume the rules for this local referendum match a statewide election.
The posted warning does not provide a project-by-project cost breakdown, construction schedule or estimated household tax impact. This report does not establish those details or suggest that the proposed work or borrowing has already been approved.
This article was prepared by Eastern CT News using the town’s legal notice and official meeting and referendum pages. No independent engineering assessment was conducted.