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December 14, 2005

Reassesment has been completed. Average home values have gained 55% in the last 5 years. Check the new assessment of your home at the web site of the private firm hired by the Town of Prospect at www.prophecyone.us by typing in your address. For questions or challenges to assessments, residents may schedule an informal hearing by calling 866-651-9740.


November 8, 2005

Mayor Robert Chatfield was reelected by a large margin. Votor turnout was very high, over 70%, as votors turned out in large numbers to relect the Mayor to his 14th term. Republican party candidates were also elected across the board for Town Council, Town Boards and Commissions, and the Region 16 School District.
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May 24, 2005

The $31.71 Million Region 16 School budget was rejected by voters 1063-799. Prospect residents voted No 607 to 541, and Beacon Falls voted No 456 to 258


May 3, 2005

The $32.05 Million Region 16 School budget was rejected by voters 964-365. Prospect residents voted No 500 to 242, and Beacon Falls voted No 464 to 123


November 3, 2004

Election Results For the November 2 vote have been posted. See how your Prospect neighbors voted.


October 26, 2004

Voting Booth layout has been posted for the 2004 election.


August 25, 2004

Bus Routes for Region 16 have been posted here.


June 16, 2004

Results from June 15, 2004 Referendum on Region 16 Budget:
The budget was approved

Yes

No

Prospect

  725

496

Beacon Falls

  377

409

Total

1,102

905


May 26, 2004

Results from May 25, 2004 Referendum on Region 16 Budget:
The budget was not approved

Yes

No

Prospect

351

  555

Beacon Falls

151

  563

Total

502

1,118


May 19, 2004

The Region#16 2004-2005 School Year Calendar has now been posted.


May 5, 2004

Results from May 4, 2004 Referendum on Region 16 Budget:
The budget was not approved

Yes

No

Prospect

222

537

Beacon Falls

104

504

Total

326

1041


April 21, 2004

Proposed for Region 16 and the town of Prospect budgets have been posted.


January 2, 2004

Happy New Year! The latest recycling schedule has been posted in the Town Hall section.


October 28, 2003

Layout for the coming election's voting booth can be found here.


August 22, 2003

Bus Routes for Region 16 have been posted here.


April 22, 2003

Region 16 Budget Details as distributed on April 16, 2003 can be found here Find out what has been proposed before you vote on May 5.


March 7, 2003

Can spring be far away?

Many updates throughout the site... if you find some outdated or obsolete information, please drop me a line: Sales@www.ProspectCT.com

Thanks!


January 6, 2003

Happy New Year!

Lost your Recycling Schedule? No problem, get it on-line in our Town Hall section.


November 4, 2002

The Voting Booth layout is now posted - as well as links to the candidates' websites. Addendum results posted 11/6/02


August 15, 2002

Summer's almost over!!! The Region 16 bus schedule has been posted.

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May 22, 2001

There will be a Town-wide picnic welcoming summer on Sunday, June 24 on the Town Green.

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October 6, 2000

The Voting Booth layout is now posted - as well as links to the candidates' websites.


September 18, 2000

The Proposed Changes to the Town Charter are now available on this site: read them over and be sure to vote on Tuesday, November 7.


August 28, 2000

The Region 16 school year calendar for 2000-2001 has been posted: bus schedules are also available now.


April 5, 2000

We take great pride in welcoming the Prospect Chamber of Commerce onto the World Wide Web and into the ProspectCT.com family of sites... our Business Directory became such a hit with them that we decided to help them register their domain and they have assumed control of the directory.  

 

Is there a similar area you would be interested in authoring? We are always looking for more community involvement with these pages: any help at all is greatly appreciated. Email me for details. top

December 29, 1999

Come celebrate New Year's Eve on the Prospect Green... we're absolutely partying like it's 1999, because it won't be for much longer!!! Live DJ, the Governor's Foot Guard, giant screen TV and much more! Check out the Community Calendar for more info.


October 12, 1999

The voting booth layout for the coming election has been posted in the Town Hall area. Check it out ahead of time and be an informed voter, come Election Day.


August 27, 1999

The Region 16 bus routes for the coming school year have been posted, as has the calendar for the school year: this year it has been broken down into individual monthly listingsContact us for any additional events or details on how to promote your event.


July 17, 1999

The political season gears up for the fall town elections. The Republicans hold their caucus to determine their slate of candidates on July 22nd, 7 PM at the Chapel Senior Center. See the Republican Town Committee page for details. The Democrats hold their caucus to determine their slate of candidates on July 22nd, 7:30 PM at town hall.


June 23, 1999

The ProspectCT.com Business section has begun to grow: links have been added and more businesses will be included by the end of the month.  Go visit there and see what you think!
Email the System Operator if your favorite business is missing, or needs an info update.


April 19, 1999

The Region #16 1999-2000 budget proposal is available for viewing online. Click here to check it out. The vote is scheduled for Monday, May 3rd at Long River Middle School.


April 6, 1999

Play Ball! Prospect Women's Softball is gearing up for another season with both Competitive and Recreational divisions.  Go to the Sports page for more info, or click here for a line drive to the info! May 8th deadline, so act now!


April 1, 1999

The Region 16 School Year Calendar for 1999-2000 has been approved and is available online. Also on the 25th of this month, Prospect Little League has their opening day ceremonies at Fusco Field... view this and other happenings around town at our Events page.


January 16, 1999

The Prospect Republican Town Committee opens its web page. Visit and join the Discussion on Town Issues.

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November 22, 1998

Voters in Prospect and Beacon Falls turned out yesterday to approve the proposed Region 16 High School.  Click here for a breakdown of how the vote went.


October 26, 1998

There's more information and studies available concerning the High School Proposal... become an informed voter by checking them out!  Also, the latest Board of Education agenda has been posted.


October 14, 1998

ProspectCT is now offering Dial-Up service to the local community.  Now anyone can access the Internet locally through our high speed access lines right here in Prospect along with your own permanent email address (your.name@www.ProspectCT.com) all for the bargain price of $19.95 per month. Follow this link for more information and start surfing in earnest. Cow-a-bunga!


October 9, 1998

The Region 16 Proposed High School will affect everyone in town and the surrounding area... We have information from Tuesday night's meeting: drawings, models, curricula and more.


September 25, 1998

The ProspectCT pages now include the voting booth layout for the coming election. This and more on the Town Hall pages.


September 11, 1998

The ProspectCT pages now include the latest minutes of the Dissolution Committee's reports, as well as their final report.


Region 16 Dissolution Committee concludes meetings.

The Regional School district Dissolution Committee finished its study of the dissolution of Region 16. Click for more details.


August 24, 1998

The ProspectCT pages are now searchable, via our own search engine. A link to the search has been placed on the home page and is fully functional.   If you are having trouble with any of these pages, please contact us, at your earliest convenience.


August 19, 1998

The Region 16 bus routes for the coming school year have been posted, as has the calendar for the school year: this year it has been broken down into individual monthly listingsContact us for any additional events or details on how to promote your event.


June 12, 1998

Upgrades to ProspectCT have been completed. Our new high speed internet link is in place and new services are in place to allow us to offer business and home user accounts. Contact us for details on how to promote your business over the Internet.


May 16, 1998

Prospect Town Wide Tag Sale. The site list was here for shoppers to view, along with a map of Prospect streets. Check back in October for the next town wide tag sale.


May 12, 1998

The Prospect Town Council set the new mill rate at 25.8 mills, an increase of 2.0 mills over 1997-98 tax rate. See the details of the 1998-99 Town Government Budget and the 1998-99 Region 16 School Budget here.


May 1, 1998

The Regional School district Dissolution Committee continues it meetings. Four more months of complete minutes available. Click for more details. (New May11) By request, the letters from Mary Anne Holloway, Joe Commendatore, and Robert Chatfield are now available, attached to the Minutes of April 23rd.


April 18, 1998

Budgets and more Budgets   


March 25, 1998

The Region 16 Board of Education presents a comparison between the Matthies site in Beacon Falls and the LoRusso site in Prospect. View the Architects Complete Presentation here. <== Click to view


March 12, 1998

A Town Meeting to consider and vote to reject or accept the arbitration award for the new teacher contract was held  March 12, 1998 at Long River Middle School. We gave you a preview before the meeting, and now you can see what happened.A summary, legal notice, and the complete arbitration award is available online. <== Click here to view.


February 1, 1998

ProspectCT is looking for Web Authors. Would you like to get your group, sport, or organizations' information on line? Free space is available. Contact Norman Plankey at Sales@www.ProspectCT.com or call 758-4401 for details. We can take information by E-Mail, floppy, ftp, Fax, or printed copy.


January 30, 1998

Lost your Recycling Schedule? No problem, get it on-line in our Town Hall section.


January 22, 1998

Check out Algonquin School's new Web Page in our Schools Section!


January 8, 1998

New Region 16 Board of Education meets to discuss High School Issue. See High School Page for details.

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