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The 6th
Taxing District
Commission

NEWS: The Next Meeting of the Sixth Taxing District Commissioners

will be held on

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 @ 8pm

at the Rowayton Community Center

33 Highland Avenue

Financial Statements and Supplementary Information Year Ended June 30, 2012 with Independent Auditor's Report

 

Garbage Schedule for the 6th Taxing District Residents

Bayley Beach Parking Permit Applications will be posted in April 2013

(available online HERE as of April 1, 2013)

Newly Amended Bayley Beach Rules and Regulations

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History: The Sixth Taxing District is a State-chartered municipal corporation which encompasses the area once an independent municipality, Rowayton. It was formed when Rowayton became a part of the City of Norwalk in the 1920s. The Sixth Taxing District was created to permit residents of this new part of Norwalk to provide services which the City of Norwalk was not prepared to provide.

Method: The Sixth District's affairs are governed by a three member Commission. Each is elected to a six-year term. Commissioners are placed on the ballot for election by the process identified in the Norwalk City Charter, typically by nomination by the registered political parties. As a commission, at least one member of the Commission must be of a different political party affiliation.

The Commission meets monthly on the second Wednesday evening of each month, at 8:00 p.m. in the Community Center, located on Highland Avenue in Rowayton, which also houses the Rowayton Library. The public is welcome at any meeting. Any elector of the Sixth District can request that an item be placed on the Agenda of a meeting by contacting the District Clerk or one of the Commissioners at least 10 days before the meeting. Items brought to the floor of the meeting which are not on the Agenda published in advance of the meeting may not be capable of Commission action at the meeting.

The Commission establishes a proposed budget for the fiscal year (running from July 1 to June 30) at its January meeting, and this is presented to the Annual Meeting of the electors of the District each March.

Functions: Over the years, the Sixth Taxing District has assumed responsibilities to provide street lighting, garbage collection, fire service, library services, and the management of community properties, including Bayley Beach, Pinkney Park, the Arts Center and the Community Center. Many of these activities are further operated by volunteer organizations, such as the Rowayton Volunteer Fire Department and the Rowayton Library Board.

These activities are funded by revenues to the District and taxation, which are added to and incorporated in the municipal tax bill of the City of Norwalk. Because of the volunteer management of the Library, Fire Department and Art Center, these services are provided at a significantly lower cost than typical public financing. Garbage collection is performed under a contract with an out-sourced provider, also at a lower than typical cost for a public-funded function.

2013 – District Meetings Minutes:

Click on hyperlinks to view documents (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

Past Years' Minutes Click HERE

December 12, 2012 @ 8:00pm- Minutes
Agenda ~ Approved Actions
~ Treasurer's Report

January 7, 2013 Budget Meeting @ 7:30pm - UpStairs CC

January 9, 2013 @ 8:00pm- Minutes
Agenda ~ Approved Actions
~ Treasurer's Report

January 23, 2013 Budget Meeting @ 7:30pm - UpStairs CC

January 30, 2013 Special Meeting - Charrette @ 7:30pm - Moose Room

February 13, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

March 6, 2013 @ 7:30pm - Annual Meeting
Agenda ~ Minutes
~ Approved Actions

March 6, 2013 @ 7:30pm - Annual Budget Meeting
Agenda ~ Minutes ~ Annual Approved Budget

March 6, 2013 (moved up from March 13) @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

April 10, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

May 8, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

June 12, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

July 10, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

August 14, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

September 11, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

October 9, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

November 13, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

December 11, 2013 @ 8:00pm ~ Agenda
Approved Actions ~ Minutes ~Treasurer's Report

Meeting notices & agendas are posted prior to each meeting at Norwalk City Hall, Rowayton Library and the RCA website.  Meeting dates are also published in The Norwalk Citizen-News, The Darien News Review and The Hour. All District meetings, unless otherwise noted, commence at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Center, 33 Highland Ave. and are open to the public

Past Years' Minutes Click HERE

Commission Contact Information

Commissioner Michael Barbis, 838-7887 mike@mikebarbis.com: November 20011 - November 2017

Commissioner Tammy Langalis*, 854-5116 tlangalis@sixthtd.com: November 2007 - November 2013

Commissioner John E. Igneri, 838-2308 ignerije@gmail.com: November 2009 - November 2015

*Commission Chairperson
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Property Mgr./Fire Marshal: Ed Carlson -- Tel: 838-1650, Fax: 854-1064 ecarlson@sixthtd.com

District Administrator: Jack Robson -- Tel: 866-6386, Cell: 246-7434 jackrobson@sbcglobal.net

Sixth Taxing District Treasurer: John Verel -- Tel: 854-5427, Fax: 854-9404 jverel@optonline.com

Sixth Taxing District Clerk: Andrea Woodworth -- Tel: 854-5066 awoodworth@sixthtd.com  (Re:  Agenda items, Rental/Use of District Property, District Calendar, Bayley Beach applications for 2010 available in April 2010 )

District Railroad Clerk: Andrea Woodworth -- Tel: 854-5066 awoodworth@sixthtd.com  (Re:  Annual Railroad Permits, Railroad waiting list)

Please send District correspondence to:

Sixth Taxing District
P.O. Box 246

Rowayton, CT. 06853