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- EXAMPLE RFQ: Prospect RFQ 05-06-2008
- EXAMPLE: Prospect Facilities Plan Scope
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- Letter from Planning Commission to WPCA - Feb 2016
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- WPCA RFQ 2016-02 REVISED
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- Vision Appraisal Essex Real Estate Database
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- Code Changes (some) 2012 IRC
- Commercial stairways and handrails
- Demolition - Amendment and Restatement of the Ordinance Delaying Granting of Permit for Demolition of Historic Buildings
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- Department of Consumer Protection Brochure on Crumbling Foundations
- Driveway Approach Permit Application
- Eversource - Ownership and clearances
- IRC Deck Handout
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- State of CT Form 7A
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- State of CT Form 7C
- State of CT Forms 7A, 7B, 7C - Instruction Sheet
- State of CT Request for Modification
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- The Purpose of a Permit
- Trying to Sell Your House? Unpermitted work may be a problem
- Window Replacement Worksheet
- Emergency Management
- Emergency Checklist
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- Emergency Preparedness Guidebook for Essex
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- Evacuation Registry for Citizens with Special Needs
- Eversource Restoration Process (Power Outage)
- List of New England Hurricanes
- Online Resources for Emergency Preparations
- Power Outages and Storm Preparedness - from Eversource
- Safer Essex Emergency Alert Sign Up
- Finance
- 2018 Town of Essex Fee Schedule
- ANNUAL REPORTS
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- Board of Finance
- CAPITAL PLANNING REPORT
- CITIZENS' GUIDE - PAST ISSUES
- Calendar for 2018-19 Budget Meetings
- Citizens' Guide to the Budget 2016-2017
- Citizens' Guide to the Budget 2017-2018
- Collective Bargaining Agreement - Highway Department
- Collective Bargaining Agreement - Municipal Employees
- Collective Bargaining Agreement - Police Department
- MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FY 2014
- MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FY 2015
- MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FY 2016
- MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FY 2017
- MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FY 2018
- OPM-Municipal Fiscal Indicators
- PensionEdge® Plus Portal
- Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
- Proposed Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Budget -Public Hearing 4/26/2018
- Resident State Troopers Services Contract
- STEAP Grant - Civic Campus Project Contract
- Safe Routes to School - ConnDOT Proj #49-108 - Contract
- Standard and Poor's Global Rating
- State Comptroller: Open Connecticut
- Town Budget Presentation at Annual Budget Public Hearing
- Fire Marshal
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- Demolition Notification Form - Public Health Requirement
- Essex Wastewater Management Ordinance
- Facts About Lead
- Health Department Fee Schedule
- Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Prescription Drug Collection & Disposal
- Purpose of a Permit - Brochure
- Section 19-13-B100a (2018)
- Stormwater Management Plan (MS4)
- Temporary Food Service Operation - Application
- Tobacco Users QUIT Line: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
- Housing Authority
- Land Use - Zoning & Inland Wetlands
- Commission Descriptions
- Community Workshop
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- Park Facilities Reservations Policies and Guidelines
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- Sample fillable
- Planning
- 2018 Essex Planning Commission Ad-Hoc Committee Calendar of Meetings
- 2018 Essex Planning Commission Calendar of Meetings
- Connecticut Main Street Center - Informational Presentation
- Essex Housing Needs Survey - Results
- GROWSMART - Regional Economic Growth Strategy Report 2016
- Historic Preservation Toolbox
- Plan of Conservation & Development 2015-2025 (Final Approved Version)
- PoCD Supplement, March 2014 - Architectural Design Review
- State Statutes for Planning Commissions
- State of CT Plan of Conservation and Development
- Subdivision Fee Ordinance
- Subdivision Regulations - Revised through June 2018
- Summary Recommendations from Architectural Subcommittee
- Transportation Study Volume I
- Transportation Study Volume II
- Transportation Study Volume III
- Valley Railroad State Park Economic Impact Study
- Walnut Street Bridge Presentation - March 22, 2016 Meeting
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- 2018 Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Paper Shredding Events
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- Electronic Waste Disposal
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- Mailboxes and Snowplows
- Parking Ban During Snow Storms
- ROW Encroachment Request Form - Fillable
- Reporting Problems to Public Works
- Valley Railroad Company 2018 Vegetation Managment Plan
- Registrars of Voters
- Social Services
- The Connecticut Department of Social Services website provides information on a variety of assistance programs for families with children, elders, people with disabilities, people with HIV/AIDS, and other adults.
- The HUSKY program provides health care for uninsured kids and youth in Connecticut.
- 211-InfoLine-Connecting Connecticut residents to community health and human resources.
- Birth to Three - Offers home based developmental evaluations and family centered early intervention support for families with child development concerns.
- CT Department of Aging - can provide resources on programs for the elderly and a "benefits check up".
- CT Dept of Veterans Affairs - providing advocacy and assistance for Veterans and their families.
- Estuary Council of Seniors - providing nutrition, transportation, health support services, education opportunities, and socialization for the 9 town Estuary region.
- Gilead Community Services- providing mental health services for all of Middlesex County
- Shoreline Soup Kitchens -providing food and fellowship to those in need.
- Tri-Town Youth Services - creates and promotes programs for youth and families in the Essex, Deep River and Chester area.
- F.I.S.H. - Friends in Service Here - www.fishforcde.org
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Essex Town Hall
29 West Avenue, Essex, CT 06426 PH:860-767-4340 FAX:860-767-8509 Mon–Fri 9am–4pm
29 West Avenue, Essex, CT 06426 PH:860-767-4340 FAX:860-767-8509 Mon–Fri 9am–4pm