Middlesex County is located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000, the population was 155,071.
As is the case with all eight of Connecticut's counties, there is no county government, and no county seat. In Connecticut, towns are responsible for all local government activities, including fire and rescue, snow removal, and schools. In a few cases, neighboring towns will share certain resources, e.g. water, gas, etc....
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Middlesex County is located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000, the population was 155,071.
As is the case with all eight of Connecticut's counties, there is no county government, and no county seat. In Connecticut, towns are responsible for all local government activities, including fire and rescue, snow removal, and schools. In a few cases, neighboring towns will share certain resources, e.g. water, gas, etc. However, Middlesex County is merely a group of towns on a map, and has no particular authority.
There is no government in Middlesex County other than the Middlesex County Judicial District. All county functions other than courts and county sheriff's departments were discontinued in 1960, and again in 2000 when the county sheriff's departments were reorganized as the State of Connecticut judicial Marshall's department, due to political corruption in the county sheriff's departments. Joseph E. Bibisi was the last person ever to serve as high...
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