Eye on Town Government
Wetlands Approves Path Change By Susan MacEachron Swapping a boardwalk for a gravel path between City Meadow and the proposed new firehouse, elimination of a manmade pond and the installation of a drain pipe without a wetlands permit were the major matters addressed at the Inland Wetlands Agency meeting on Sept. 7. Inland Wetlands had […]
Eye on Town Government
Firehouse Changes Approved; October Hearing Scheduled By Susan MacEachron Long-standing violations at 24 Greenwoods Road West, proposed changes to the firehouse design and bonding the initial landscaping work at 69 Maple Ave. (the Manor House) were on a full agenda at the Sept. 9 meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission. There may finally be […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Education Digs into Minutes, Goals School leadership praised for quick response By Avice Meehan The Botelle Board of Education quietly dropped the Pledge of Allegiance from the agenda of its Sept. 9 meeting but took up other housekeeping issues that generated a comparable amount of discussion. These included the amount of information that […]
Eye on Town Government
Change in System Stymies Town By Susan MacEachronThe town’s ongoing struggle to manage a new financial accounting system, the higher than estimated bids for construction of the new firehouse and interim financing for the reconstruction of three bridges were topics addressed by First Selectman Matt Riiska at the Sept. 9 Board of Finance (BoF) meeting. […]
Scouting the Past
Norfolk resident Daniel Moran, a junior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, identified a practical project as one of the requirements of achieving the rank of Eagle Scout: Assembling a team from Boy Scout Troop 22 to spruce up the older section of St. Mary’s Cemetery on North Street. Working under the guidance of Richard […]
Selectman’s Corner
Adding up the Numbers for Norfolk By Matt RiiskaAs my time as first selectman winds down, the projects go on. And on. The water main replacement project on Shepard Road has been completed, but the replacement work will continue Sunset Ridge and Sunset Hill. Other projects that are on the schedule are the Mountain Road […]
Meeting House Gets a Wash and Brush Up
What takes 20 gallons of primer, 35 gallons of paint and no fear of heights? That would be carefully sanding and repainting half of the iconic Church of Christ meeting house on the Norfolk Green. Last painted in 2004 by Carl Gabelmann and Todd Jessup, the east and south facades received a glow up from […]
PURA to Decide if Aquarion Sale Serves the Public Interest
Draft report due in mid-October By Joe Kelly Major announcements are expected in the coming weeks on a contentious and consequential regulatory decision: Is it in the public interest for the Aquarion Water Company—the largest provider of water in Connecticut and one of the largest privately-owned water utilities in the nation—to shed its for-profit status […]
September Real Estate Sales
On Sept. 8 from Royal Arcanum LLC to American Folk & Heritage LLC, 3 Station Place for $1,400,000. Only transactions with a monetary value are included. Transfers without consideration are excluded. Recorded sales dates typically lag actual closing dates by several days.
All Aboard for Tacos
By Colleen GundlachHave you wondered what that delicious smell in the air is in Canaan recently? As soon as you pass McDonald’s in Canaan headed west you will notice a distinct change. Suddenly your stomach rumbles with hunger for whatever is creating the amazing smell. As soon as you cross the railroad tracks, your nose will be […]
