Town Clerk

Our office currently accepts cash or checks.  We do not accept debit or credit cards.

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The Town Clerk’s office is the records management and information center for the Town. The Connecticut General Statutes and Town Charter charge the staff with hundreds of functions. Responsibilities include recording, reporting and maintaining land records, vital statistics and maintaining all Town Council, Boards, and Commissions agendas, minutes and records; recording and maintaining election results, issuing absentee and presidential ballots, various licenses and permits; and maintaining financial records for the collection of various fees and taxes for the Town and State.

We provide information on all property transfers and sales to the Assessor and Tax Collector. The staff issues and/or maintains records for marriage and dog licenses. Photocopies of agendas, minutes, land records, and surveys are available for a fee, as are certified copies of birth, marriage, death, and veteran discharge records.  Duties also include processing all town notary appointments, appointment of unaffiliated Justices of the Peace, accept for filing lawsuits and claims, record cemetery deeds, maintain burial records, and process and publish town ordinances.

The office and land records are used daily by title searchers, attorneys, bankers, appraisers, civil engineers, surveyors, real estate agents, and the general public.