Welcome to Amston Lake


HELPFUL LINKS

Connecticut Water completed its purchase of Birmingham Utilities on January 16, 2008, and and will now supply water to Amston Lake customers formerly served by Birmingham Utilities. According to a press release "Connecticut Water will own and operate the Eastern Division of Birmingham Utilities which has 2,200 customers in 15 towns."  Web Site: http://www.ctwater.com/   Customer Service: 800-286-5700

Information on Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels

 

    General:   Native CT Plant Listing

 

    Rain Garden info from the University of Connecticut:

    Rain Barrels:

Books

Images of America - HEBRON
Produced by the Hebron Historical Society 2004
ISBN 0-7385-3643-1 Arcadia Press
Available at the Hebron Town Hall and the Douglas Library - $20

Images of America - LEBANON
Produced by the Alicia Wayland, Ed Tollmann, and Claire S. Krause
for the Lebanon Historical Society 2004
ISBN 0-7385-3573-7 Arcadia Press
Available at the Lebanon Historical Society - $20

OUR TOWN'S HERITAGE 1708-1958 HEBRON, CONNECTICUT
by John Sibun 1975

Uncas: First of the Mohegans
by Michael Leroy Oberg
Cornell University Press (May 1, 2003)

 

The Turner Legacy - A History of Amston Lake

by Larry E. Zimmerman

ISBN 0-9660040-1-9

Web Sites

Hebron, Connecticut
Lebanon, Connecticut
Hebron Historical Society

Lebanon Historical Society

Environmental Organizations

North American Lake Management Society

 

Connecticut Web Sites

Act Creating the Amston Lake District in 2002 from the Amston Lake Hebron and the Amston Lake Lebanon tax districts.
Tax District Statutes covering topics such as meetings, elections of board members, and notice of meetings and taxes due.
Freedom of Information describing why the district records must be available for inspection by the public.
Taxation Statutes so you can see why you have to pay interest when you pay your tax bill late.
Connecticut State Library - Record Retention which tells how long records must be kept and when they can be discarded.
Constitution of the State of Connecticut

 

Local Links of Interest

Do It Yourself Government: Creating and Understanding Special Taxing Districts Article from May Edition of Connecticut Lawyer Magazine
Along the Airline Trail  Stan Malcom's photographs taken along the Airline Trail.
The Old Airline Rail Trail   Martin M. Bartel's interesting site about the Airline trail.
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route  Site supporting designation of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route as a National Historic Trail.
Amston Lake Water Testing -- 2001
Old United Distillery Site


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