Welcome to Durham, CT

Monday – Friday 8:30 – 4:30 with the following exceptions:

Monday November 10, 2025       9:00 – 4:30p

Tuesday November 11, 2025      Closed for Veteran’s Day

Thursday November 13, 2025    Closed for Training
Thursday November 27, 2025    Closed for Thanksgiving
Friday November 28, 2025          Closed for Thanksgiving

Martin French, CCMC

Tax Collector

NOTICE OF REVALUATION

As required by state law, the Town of Durham is revaluing all properties in town. Durham's most recent revaluation was completed for the 2020 Grand List. 

eQuality Valuation Services, LLC (hereinafter “eQuality”) of Waterbury, Connecticut, has been contracted by the Town of Durham to assist the Assessor in conducting the October 1st, 2025, revaluation. Under the Assessor's supervision, employees of eQuality will collect and analyze information about all properties. An important part of the valuation process involves measuring the outside and listing the interior of each improved parcel. 

A Data Collector will visit your property. A list of Data Collectors is to the right of this Notice under "Resources", "Related Documents". Each Data Collector will carry photo identification and the original letter of introduction. Their cars will be registered with the State Police and Durham Resident Troopers. After making a complete inspection, property owners may be asked to sign a form. The signature is only a verification of inspection and does not commit the homeowner in any way. The inspection will take between 10 to 15 minutes.

Additional information regarding the Revaluation Process can be found in the Revaluation Q & A pamphlet to the right and at www.townofdurhamct.org/subpages/revaluation-information.

To respond online to eQuality's Data Mailer, go to:

https://datamailer.equalitycama.com

and enter the Identification QR Code printed on your Data Mailer.

Respectfully, 

John Philip, Assessor

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF DURHAM

NOVEMBER 3RD FILING DEADLINE

 

PURSUANT TO CONNECTICUT GENERAL STATUTES SEC 12-40

Owners and lessees of all tangible personal property located in the Town of Durham as of October 1, 2025 must file Personal Property Declarations in the Assessor’s Office on or before November 3, 2025.  Declarations, extension requests, and exemption applications are available on the Town website and in the Assessor’s Office.

Tangible personal property includes, but is not limited to, UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES, FARM MACHINERY, BUSINESS COMPUTERS/COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, OFFICE FURNITURE & FIXTURES, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, etc.  Failure to file will result in a penalty per CGS Sec 12-41.

Questions may be directed to the Assessor’s Office at (860) 343-6723 or (860) 343-6709.
 
For further information, click on the following link:

https://www.townofdurhamct.org/subpages/personal-property-information-and-forms

• If you have a balance from previous months, you will still be able to use it after November. Carryover benefits already on EBT cards remain accessible.

• No new benefits will be added to cards until the shutdown ends. This means that starting November 1, households will not receive their regular monthly SNAP allocation.

• DSS is still accepting and processing SNAP applications. If someone is approved for benefits for October, those benefits will appear on their card when the federal government reopens.

The Towns of Durham and Middlefield both have food pantries available to families and individuals who live in our communities. To schedule an appointment, contact Morgan Perry for Durham: 860-349-3153 or mperry@townofdurhamct.org or Sue D’Orvilliers for Middlefield: 860-349-7121 or sdorvilliers@middlefieldct.org. Additionally, Amazing Grace in Middletown is open to Durham and Middlefield residents and the Mobile Food Pantry stops at Middlesex Community College twice monthly. The schedule can be found here: https://www.ctfoodshare.org/find-food?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=838229409&gbraid=0AAAAAD_FtT-Sg5mgvoDlmtAbw73WERqHa&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzL-286jOkAMV8V1HAR3X1yOrEAAYASAAEgI1FvD_BwE

Donations of nonperishable, unopened and unexpired food items, hygiene items, and cleaning supplies are accepted to the Durham Community Center Monday-Friday between 8:30AM and 4:30PM or by appointment. In particular we need low-sodium, protein based soups, dinner side packets, peanut butter, baked beans, canned chicken, coffee, canned tomatoes (sauce, crushed, diced), black beans, mac and cheese, rice, pasta, hygiene products (shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste), and cleaning products (multi-purpose cleaners, disinfectant sprays, laundry detergent). We also accept gift card donations (Aldi, Walmart, Stop and Shop, Visa). Check donations can be made out to Durham Neighbors in Need. For questions contact the Durham Human Services Office: 860-349-3153 or mperry@townofdurhamct.org. Durham Thanksgiving Drive information can be found here: https://www.townofdurhamct.org/articles/help-feed-people-in-need-this-thanksgiving. For Middlefield donation questions, contact the Middlefield Senior and Social Services Office: 860-349-7121 or sdorvilliers@middlefieldct.org.