Welcome to Norfolk, Connecticut

The Board of Finance has approved the town budget proposed for the coming fiscal year.

Gabriel Löfvall has been named music director for the Litchfield County Choral Union (LCCU) and is busy planning its 125th anniversary concert.

With town costs rising above $9 million, the Board of Finance approved a 2.5 percent increase in the mill rate for the FY 2024/2025 budget, a move expected to bring in $8,016,209 in property taxes.

To bridge the tidal wave of loneliness in the U.S., Norfolk NET and the Church of Christ Congregational’s Fellowship and Growth Team will sponsor “Bring a Friend to Bingo” Saturday from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at Battell Chapel.

The Foundation for Norfolk Living group is still working toward construction of 10 net-zero homes.

No town or city in Litchfield County currently has an adequate stock of affordable housing, Jocelyn Ayer, director of the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity, told Norfolk Economic Development Commission members.

The Norfolk Food Pantry is encouraging Norfolk shoppers to pick up a bouquet at the Winsted Stop & Shop during May as part of the food chain’s “Bloomin’ 4 Good” promotion.

A District Meeting of Regional School District No. 7 will be held Monday, May 6, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the Roberta S. Ohotnicky Little Theater at the Northwestern Regional School in Winsted, Connecticut to accept the annual budget. See Budget Explanatory Text here.

A Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be held Saturday, June 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Falls Village Public Works Garage, 100 Railroad Street, Canaan (Falls Village). Tickets must be obtained at the First Selectman’s office in Town Hall and presented upon arrival at the collection site. Read more.

The Annual Budget Hearing will be held by the Board of Finance on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Botelle School. For more information, please see attached Proposed Budget Summary, Proposed Budget By Department and Proposed Income Summary.

A referendum regarding the Regional School District No.7 Annual Budget will be held in the Town of Norfolk on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. See Budget Explanatory Text here. Voting will take place at the Town Hall from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Read more.

Region 7 will destroy the records for special education and 504 students who left or graduated from district towns before 2017 or who were born before July 1, 1999.