A public forum has been set for Thursday, February 20, at 7:00 p.m., at Botelle School to discuss the possible consolidation of the Colebrook and Norfolk elementary schools, supplementing an informational meeting that was held in Colebrook last fall.
Many from Norfolk were unaware of that meeting.
Both towns have been looking for residents to sit on a preliminary committee whose charge would be to determine if there is enough appetite for consolidation to go forward. If the answer is in the affirmative, a formal committee would then be appointed to explore ways and means.
Consolidation and regionalization efforts have failed in the past, but school populations have continued to fall in the years since.
“There are a lot of things to answer, a lot of questions,” First Selectman Matt Riiska said.