Appraising the Cost of Antiques and the Town Budget

By Sue Dyer

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 2, the date our 250th anniversary committee has gotten an antique appraiser to come to Norfolk to appraise our treasures. For $25 an item you can find out if your piece should be prominently displayed at home, or perhaps sold, or better left in the attic.
The space is limited to 50 items, so be sure to get your application on line at norfolkct.org or contact Ayreslea Denny at 542-5025. If you don’t have a treasure to be appraised, you may attend the event for $10 per person, which should provide you with enough entertainment and information that could send you home searching your closets. The committee has planned an art auction to be held in June, the date to be determined. That should also be interesting and fun.
The Board of Finance, the Board of Selectmen and the Boards of Education are pulling their information together to begin the budget talks for the fiscal year 2008/2009. Road maintenance has been costly so far this season. With winter starting early and our storms ranging from snow, sleet to freezing rain, we can only hope that spring is just around the corner.