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Annual Town Meeting Information

                     Annual Town Elections                         Annual Town Meeting
                      Monday May 2, 2016                             Tuesday, May 3, 2016
                       Colrain Town Office                               Colrain Central School
                           55 Main Road                                     22 Jacksonville Road
                        Colrain, Ma. 01340                                  Colrain Ma. 01340
                           12:00 - 7:00                                               7:00 PM
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Public Auction April 25, 2016

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF COLRAIN
OFFICE OF THE CUSTODIAN

AUCTION OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY FORECLOSURE OF TAX TITLE
TO THE FORMER OWNER OF RECORD AND TO ALL OTHERS INTERESTED:

Notice is hereby given that on Monday the 25^th of April 2016
at 10 a.m., at the Colrain Town Hall 55 Main Road, acting on behalf of the Town of Colrain and in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 60, §77B,
I SHALL OFFER FOR SALE AT BY PUBLIC SEALED BID AUCTION the hereinafter described property acquired by said town by foreclosure of the tax title thereon.

 Property Location:                  3 Church Street
Description:                   .20 Acres with any buildings thereon
Assessor:                         Parcel 1070-0011-00000
Franklin Registry of Deeds:     Book 2525, Page 102
Final Judgment in Tax Lien Case:     #14 TL 149079. Book 6708, Page 243

***    For more information on the above-mentioned parcel, please
contact Colrain Tax Title Custodian Kevin Fox at 413-624-6306.

Solarize Mass Shelburne-Colrain-Conway

Shelburne, Colrain and Conway are now participating in the 2016 Solarize Mass SCC program. These three towns are combining efforts to work with solar installers that could result in discounts of as much as 20% below the statewide average on solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for any home owner or business in the three towns.The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has been running the Solarize Massachusetts program for the last four years.Now in its fifth year, Solarize Mass, a partnership between Ma
ssCEC, the Green Communities Division of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), has led to more than 2,500 residents and business owners in 51 cities and towns across the Commonwealth signing contracts for small-scale solar electricity systems.Overall, 17 megawatts of electricity have been installed under the program, leading to greenhouse gas pollution reductions equivalent to removing 1,500 cars from the road per year.Contact your town’s Solar Coach today for your FREE feasibility study and estimate on your home or business today.  The more residents that contract for a solar PV system under the 2016 Solarize Mass SCC program, the lower the price for all will be.

The Massachusetts department of Environmental Protections Damage Assessment Grant Application and Announcement

 Applicant’s Conference:  March 30, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Colrain Town Office
Deadline for submission of written questions to MassDEP:  April 12, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
Deadline for applications:  May 18, 2016, 4:30 p.m.

Karen I. Pelto, NRD Program Coordinator, MassDEP
One Winter Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5785

Karen.Pelto@state.ma.us
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/cleanup/nrd/

Battery Recycling and Proper Disposal

Battery Recycling and Proper Disposal 

Free battery and cell phone recycling is available at all transfer stations within Franklin County Solid Waste District. Hand batteries and cell phones to the transfer station attendant for separate processing; never place in recycling dumpsters!

There are many different types of batteries and some contain mercury and other heavy metals. Batteries can release mercury, cadmium or other heavy metals into the air and water, ultimately entering the food chain and posing health threats to people and the environment. Please click ( read more) for disposal instructions for specific battery types.
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Voter Registration Information

Attention Voters:

Your enrollment as a voter will affect the party primary in which you can vote at the March 1, 2016 Presidential Primary.
There are four political parties in Massachusetts. If you are enrolled in one of these political parties, you will find the following letter codes next to your name in the column marked “PARTY”:

When voting on March 1, 2016, voters who are enrolled in one of the above parties can only vote on the ballot for that party.
Voters who are unenrolled in a party (commonly known as “Independent”) will be listed with the party code “U” in the PARTY column. Unenrolled voters and voters who are members of Political Designations (indicated by other letter codes) can choose which party’s ballot they would like to receive.
If you wish to change your party enrollment for the Presidential Primary, you must do so on or before February 10, 2016. You may change your party enrollment by completing a new voter registration form in person, by mail, or online at www.RegisterToVoteMA.com.

If you would like further clarification of your party status or have any other questions relative to the upcoming election please call the (City or Town Clerk’s) Office at (413) 624-7100.

Preliminary Village Center Intersection Design

“ Preliminary renderings of the Village Center Redesign Project currently being engineered.  Please note these are preliminary and subject to change.  We thought residents would appreciate a view of what the Village Center may look like after the project is completed sometime in 2018-2019.  As the project progresses there will be at least two public hearings to discuss the project and provide feedback and input.”
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Fact Sheet on Proposed Village Center Sewer System

We understand there is much confusion and numerous questions surrounding the Town’s recent study of a sewer system for the Village Center. As with any significant capital project this is understandable. In order to provide clarity as to what has and has not happened with regard to the sewer system study we are providing this brief summary of facts.

You can read the preliminary engineering report for the proposal here (10 megabytes).

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