Brooklyn CT-First Selectman's Office

10/15/2026

IMPORTANT: NOTICE FROM BROOKYN LAND USE OFFICE

The Brooklyn Land Use Office is aware of fraudulent emails being sent to residents and applicants. Please be advised that John Guszkowski, Interim Town Planner, will never request a wire transfer, gift card payment, cryptocurrency payment, or any other unconventional form of payment to cover application fees or permit costs.

All official fees are collected through the Town's established payment procedures and approved payment methods. If you receive an email requesting immediate payment by wire transfer or directing you to send funds to a personal account, do not respond and do not send payment.

If you are unsure whether a communication is legitimate, please contact the Brooklyn Land Use Office directly to verify the request before taking any action.

Thank you for your vigilance in helping protect yourself and others from fraud.

Brooklyn Land Use Office
Planning & Zoning and Inland Wetlands Services

10/13/2026

PLEASE BE ADVISED:

Another HazMat Collection Day at Wilmington on Saturday the 17th
9:00 am to 2:00 pm in Willington

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10/13/2026

🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂**BROOKLYN LEAF PICKUP 2026**🍃

Starting November 5th, our crew and trucks will be out collecting leaves. Drive with caution as they will be stopping intermittently for the leaf piles. Leaf piles must be curbside to be picked up, same as recycle bins. Do not use bags. Leaves need to be loose. Do not place any branches, trash, rocks, grass, or other foreign materials in the piles. These items could cause damage to our equipment and/or our highway workers. Any foreign materials left in the pile will be left for the homeowner to dispose of. There will only be 'one load' picked up for each house. As always, leaves can be brought to the Transfer Station, free of charge, on the days that they are open.

** As always, Thank You for your cooperation **

10/08/2026

FROM THE WINY RADIO NEWSROOM: BREAKING: NEW TOWN ADMINISTRATOR: (BROOKLYN) The Town of Brooklyn has officially approved current Putnam Town Administrator Elaine Sistaire as the next Brooklyn Town Administrator, during a Board of Selectman Meeting on Tuesday evening.

The vote, which passed unanimously, will subsequently result in the transition of Sistaire’s role as Town Administrator, from Putnam to Brooklyn. The transition will take place during the month of November, where Brooklyn First Selectman Joe Bellavance says Sistaire will join the town in her new role on Friday, November 16th.

In a statement, Putnam Mayor Barney Seney expressed his gratitude for Sistaire’s eight years of service to the Putnam community, stating that “the Town of Putnam’s loss, is the Town of Brooklyn’s gain.”

The Town of Putnam will begin preparations for Sistaire’s departure, with more information regarding the position set to be released within the coming weeks.

STATEMENT FROM PUTNAM MAYOR BARNEY SENEY:

It is with mixed emotions that I announce the departure of our Town Administrator, Elaine Sistare, after eight years of dedicated service to the Town of Putnam.

For the past eight years, Elaine has been an important part of our town government and has worked tirelessly on behalf of the residents of Putnam. I have had the privilege of working closely with her, and I have seen firsthand her commitment to our community and to the work of making Putnam a better place.

While we are certainly sorry to see Elaine leave, we are also happy for her as she begins this next chapter in her career.

The Town of Putnam’s loss is the Town of Brooklyn’s gain.

Brooklyn is gaining an experienced municipal administrator who understands the demands of local government and, most importantly, the importance of serving the community.

On behalf of the Town of Putnam, I want to thank Elaine for her eight years of service, dedication, and friendship. We wish her nothing but success and happiness in her new position.

Elaine, thank you for everything you have done for Putnam. You will be missed, and we wish you the very best in Brooklyn.

Barney Seney
Mayor, Town of Putnam

10/06/2026

THE TOWN OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, 10/12/26, IN OBSERVANCE OF COLUMBUS DAY/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY!

10/05/2026

HOUSEHOLD WASTE / CARDBOARD / RECYCABLES
The Town of Brooklyn provides blue recycling bins to our residents for cardboard and other recyclables, which bins are picked up bi-weekly by Casella Waste Systems, Inc. THESE BINS SHOULD ONLY CONTAIN RECYCLABLE MATERIAL, NO HOUSEHOLD WASTE. Please do not mix household waste with recycables. Thank you for your cooperation!

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10/03/2026

10/03/2026

NOTIFICATION:
Town Hall
At 5:24am this morning Mortlake and the East Brooklyn Fire Departments were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at 4 Wolf Den Road – Brooklyn’s Town Hall. A collision at the junction of Route 6 and Route 169 resulted in a motor vehicle crashing into the Town Hall. Only minor injuries were reported. The accident required the CT DOT to repair a crosswalk sign and caused damage to the Town Hall. This damage includes significant damage to the brick portion of the wall on the east side and will require shoring up a support beam. The wall has been boarded up and a contractor will be on site this morning to make sure the building is structurally sound. We will keep the community informed as we learn more.

09/21/2026