5 Things To Know In Cheshire: Early Voting, $6.7M In Referendum Questions, HazWaste Day And More

CHESHIRE, CT — Early voting for the Nov. 3 election opens Monday at Town Hall, where voters will also decide five capital spending questions totaling $6.7 million, and HazWaste Central holds a household hazardous waste collection at Barnum School on Saturday.

Here are five things to know about life around Cheshire this week:

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1. Early Voting Opens At Town Hall
When: Monday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 and 29)
Where: Town Hall, 84 S. Main St.
What to know: Early voting runs every day at Town Hall, weekends included, according to the town.
More information here.

2. Five Capital Spending Questions On The Nov. 3 Ballot
When: Early voting through Nov. 1; Election Day Nov. 3, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall, 84 S. Main St.
What to know: Cheshire voters will decide five capital appropriations from the 2026-27 capital budget, according to the town's explanatory text: $1.1 million for a replacement salt shed at the Public Works garage, $2.35 million for the road improvement program, $1.375 million to reconstruct Dickerman Road, $1 million to buy land for recreation, open space, conservation, education or municipal use, and $875,000 for safety and drainage improvements to the Cheshire High School loading dock area. Each would be financed with bonds, reduced by any grants. The town estimates the salt shed would cost the average residential taxpayer $6.46 a year over 20 years and the road program $13.63 a year.
More information here.

3. HazWaste Central Collection
When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Barnum School, 1370 Marion Road
What to know: HazWaste Central holds a household hazardous waste collection, and preregistration is required, according to the town, which links registration and a list of accepted items.
More information here.

4. Demolition Delay Ordinance Adopted
When: Adopted Oct. 13; effective 21 days after publication
Where: Town Hall, 84 S. Main St.
What to know: The Town Council adopted an ordinance that lets the town delay demolition permits for historically significant buildings by up to 150 days, according to the legal notice. The delay gives the Historic District Commission time to talk with owners about alternatives to demolition, including the benefits of preservation and reuse and potential buyers who would keep or move the building.
More information here.

5. Town Planner Meets Economic Development Commission; Wetlands Panel Gets Koopman Lumber Plan
When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7:30 a.m. (EDC); 7:30 p.m. (Inland Wetlands)
Where: Room 207/209, Town Hall, 84 S. Main St.
What to know: The Economic Development Commission will be introduced to Town Planner Hiram Peck and hear a schools update from Superintendent Jeff Solan and a new business opening from GiLi, according to its agenda. That evening, the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission takes up a new site plan application from Koopman Lumber Inc. on Highland Avenue and the 2025 Tenmile River water quality report, according to its agenda.
More information here.