The Budget Book for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 has been completed and posted. Please follow the link to review details about the budget. The Public Hearing is April 23 at 7:00PM at the Town Hall Auditorium. Residents are invited to come learn more about the budget before making their decision at the referendum.
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Town-Wide Tag Sale returns Saturday, May 4th
Rain or Shine
The first Saturday in May and October are designated as Town Wide Tag Sale days. On these two days each year the $5 per day tag sale permit fee will be waived. The Spring event will take place on May 4th, and the Fall event will be on October 5th.
A link the the Town Wide Tag Sale Application is available HERE. Be sure to read the guidelines and send in your application.
Submit the completed application to the Town Clerk’s Office by email (dmarti@somersct.gov), Drop Box outside entry to Town Hall, USPS or bring into Town Clerk’s Office.
A confirmation email will be sent acknowledging the receipt of your application for participation in the Somers Town-Wide ‘Spring’ Tag Sale. Deadline for entry is Wednesday May 1. Listing of all locations will be posted on the towns website on Thursday May 2nd.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Town Clerk, David Marti at 860.763.8207(8206) or by email: dmarti@somersct.gov
Friends of the Somers, CT Library Spring 2024 Used Book Sale
The Friends of the Somers Library Used Book Sale is scheduled for April 19th to April 22nd at the Somers Public Library located at 2 Vision Boulevard off RT 190 in the school complex. Cash, check, and Visa/MC payments are accepted.
The Preview Sale is scheduled for Friday, April 19th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm for an entry fee of $10. Friends’ members are free. The Open Sale will take place on Saturday, April 20th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and Sunday, April 21st from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Saturday will have an Educators Special; Get 1 FREE book for every 10 purchased (equal or lesser value). Must show a current K-12 Teacher ID at time of purchase. Sunday is both half-price day and Stuff the Bag ($10 new/$5 with previously purchased ‘Friends of the Somers, CT Library’ bag). Truly a great value!
For more information, please contact the Somers Public Library at 860-763-3501.
Notice of Presidential Preference Primary on April 2 and Early Voting March 26 through March 28 & March 30
Notice is hereby given that a Presidential Preference Primary of the Republican and Democratic Parties will begin with early voting on March 26, 2024, through March 28, 2024, and March 30, 2024, with the primary being held on April 2, 2024, in each town.
Notice is also hereby given that the following are the names of the candidates (including the category “Uncommitted”) which are to appear on the ballot at said primary in the manner and in the order in which such names and category are herein listed, under the office designation “Nomination for President of the United States”, together with the addresses of such candidates:
Democrats Republicans
Name and Address: Name and Address:
Marianne Williamson, Washington, D.C. Ron DeSantis, Tallahassee, FL.
Dean Phillips, Excelsior, MN. Nikki Haley, Daniel Island, SC.
Cenk Uygur, Los Angeles, CA. Donald J. Trump, Arlington, VA.
Joe Biden, Philadelphia, PA. Ryan Binkley, McKinney, TX.
Uncommitted Uncommitted
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 1st Day of March 2024.
Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State
The foregoing is a copy of the notice that I have received from the Office of the Secretary of the State in accordance with Secs. 9-433 and 9-471 of the General Statutes. As provided, such primary will begin with early voting on March 26, 2024, through March 28, 2024, and March 30, 2024, and the primary will be held on April 2, 2024. The hours of voting during early voting and at said primary and the location of the polls will be as follows:
Hours of Voting – Early Voting:
March 26, 2024- 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
March 27, 2024-10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
March 28, 2024- 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
March 30, 2024- 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
Location:
Somers Town Hall
600 Main Street
Somers, CT
April 2, 2024, Primary Day- 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location of Polling Place Voting District
Somers Town Hall 1
600 Main Street
Somers, CT
Dated at Somers, Connecticut, this 11th day of March 2024.
David Marti, Town Clerk, Town of Somers
Election Workers Needed in Town of Somers!
“Do you need some extra money? The Registrars of Voters in the Town of Somers can help you out with that. Sign up to work early voting and the election for the Town of Somers. Follow the link and fill out the form and send it back to the Somers Registrar. If you have any specific questions about being a poll worker, contact the Somers Registrar at Somers.Registrar@gmail.com or 860-763-8211.
SES HVAC & Electrical Improvements Project RFP
The Town of Somers, CT, on behalf of Somers Public Schools (SPS), is seeking proposals from
qualified firms for professional services to serve in a Program Management Oversight (PMO)
capacity for the upgrades to the HVAC systems upgrade at Somers Elementary School. The
work shall be performed in cooperation with SPS and town staff, the towns selected design
consultant (Consulting Engineering Services, Inc.), and Construction Manager (not selected
yet). The bid documents can be found here.
Legal Notice Town of Somers (Endorsed candidates for Republican Town Committee)
A certified list of thirty-five (35) Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Somers for
election as Members of the Town Committee At-Large is on file in my office at 600 Main Street, Somers,
CT and copies are available for public distribution. The number of Town Committee Members to be
elected, under party rules, is thirty-five (35).
A primary will be held March 5, 2024 if nine (9) candidacies (which is at least 25% of the number of
town committee members to be elected by such party in the municipality) are filed in accordance with
SS9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the General Statutes, by persons other than party-endorsed candidates, not
later than 4:00 pm of January 31, 2024, provided the number of such candidacies plus the number of
endorsed candidates, exceeds the number of town committee members to be elected. (If the number of
opposing candidacies filed is reduced to less than such 25%, no primary will be held.) Petition forms,
instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing opposing candidacies, may be obtained
from David McCaffrey, Republican Registrar of Voters, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT.
David Marti
Town Clerk – Town of Somers
1/18/2024
Legal Notice Town of Somers (Endorsed candidates for Democrat Town Committee)
A certified list of twenty-eight (28) Democrat party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Somers for
election as Members of the Town Committee At-Large is on file in my office at 600 Main Street, Somers,
CT and copies are available for public distribution. The number of Town Committee Members to be
elected, under party rules, is thirty (30).
A primary will be held March 5, 2024 if eight (8) candidacies (which is at least 25% of the number of
town committee members to be elected by such party in the municipality) are filed in accordance with
SS9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the General Statutes, by persons other than party-endorsed candidates, not
later than 4:00 pm of January 31, 2024, provided the number of such candidacies plus the number of
endorsed candidates, exceeds the number of town committee members to be elected. (If the number of
opposing candidacies filed is reduced to less than such 25%, no primary will be held.) Petition forms,
instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing opposing candidacies, may be obtained
from Gloriajean Scheiber, Democrat Registrar of Voters, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT.
David Marti
Town Clerk – Town of Somers
1/18/2024