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.
Free Rail Trail History Hike
Saturday, January 28, at 1:00 p.m. Second of our 23 hikes for 2023: a free railroad walk, starting on the north (right) side of the tracks, across from Farr's Sporting Goods, 2 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06042. Meet in the back of the parking lot of the strip mall at the intersection on Main and North Main Streets. Park at the southeast end of the strip mall or at the Eighth Utilities District office building, 18 Main Street (please do not park in Farr's parking lot). A special favor will be given to children who attend the hike. We will hike if light rain or snow -- bring an umbrella -- but extreme weather cancels. No dogs, please. About 3 miles round trip. Extreme weather cancels. No dogs, please. Click here to see information about the history of the Cheney Railroad on the Society's website. To enjoy the trail on your own, you can print a copy of this railroad map.
18 Main Street, 06042, View Map
18 Main Street , 06042
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Photo on left:
Caption: 1905-era postcard of the North End depot, looking west. The tracks curving out to the left (south) are the Cheney railroad. The engine in the photo, on the main line, was larger than the Cheney engines, which were known as goats – from “Yard Goat,” a small locomotive to move equipment on railroad sidings or for short hauls. The Cheney railroad carried passengers and silk, fairly light-weight cargo, so it could use smaller engines.