The Town of Manchester mailed the tax bills for the October 1, 2025 Grand List on June 22, 2026. The first installment of taxes on the Grand List of October 1, 2025 are due and payable on July 1, 2026.Failure to pay any tax that is due by August 3, 2026 will cause the tax to become delinquent and subject to interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, back to the original due date of July 1, 2026.
The Water Department will be flushing water mains in areas of the distribution system. Please see the attached list of streets for this week of flushing.Fire flow tests and hydraulic capacity tests of the system will also be done during this week in an effort to decrease the disturbances to our customers.
The Manchester Landfill and the Commercial Scale will be closed on Friday, June 26 from 12pm to the end of the day for paving. The Transfer Station will still be open for residents to access with Recycling Permits and Punch Cards.
The South Windsor Community Band will present “Star Spangled Spectacular”, filled with epic soundscapes, popular tunes from Hollywood, and patriotic favorites at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at the SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. Auditorium in the Art, Science and Technology building Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT. The concert is free, and free-will offerings will be accepted.
The program will feature musical tributes to American icons Ray Charles and George Gershwin, and will also highlight music honoring our armed forces and our nation. Fans of movie music will enjoy highlights from The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Captain America. Rounding out the lineup is Jean Sibelius’ heroic tone poem Finlandia.
The band is led by music director Dr. Deborah Simmons, who will share the podium with a number of guest conductors from the band.
Free-will offerings are appreciated but not expected. Proceeds will go to the band and the music program at Manchester Community College.
The South Windsor Community Band is a concert band that got its start in 1995 with just 15 adult musicians who may not have played their instruments since high school. Today the band is more than 50 musicians strong and draws from talents of amateur and professional musicians and educators. The SWCB performs numerous concerts in South Windsor and the surrounding areas throughout the year.