Eye on Town Government: Special Town Meeting Planned
By Avice Meehan The Board of Selectmen held an efficient meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6, with much of the discussion focused on resolutions to be brought before a special town meeting that First Selectman Matt Riiska hoped to call on Nov. 20 (See related article, page XX.) Riiska walked his colleagues, Sandy Evans and Henry […]
Eye on Town Government: Board of Education Meets in November
The members of the Norfolk Board of Education received an update on the “State of the School” at the Nov. 12 meeting and tackled several different items. See related story, page XX. The board authorized Superintendent Mary Beth Iacobelli to negotiate another 5-year contract with All-Star Transportation while rejecting language sought by the state in […]
Eye on Town Government: Wetlands Approves Five Applications
By Avice Meehan The Inland Wetlands Agency gave the green light to five projects at its Nov. 7 meeting, including a request for new parking spaces at the Meadowbrook Senior Apartments until December. The agency declined to accept an application from the Confucian Study Association Inc., better known as the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center, for permission […]
Eye on Town Goverment: P&Z Acts on Solar Panels, Maple Syrup and Parking
Chair plans to resign By Susan MacEachron Meeting on Nov. 12, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved installation of ground mounted solar panels, the expansion of an accessory building and a site plan modification to allow Meadowbrook to create four additional parking spaces. Short-term rentals were discussed without a conclusion as to what is […]
Eye on Town Goverment
Project Money In, Project money out at board of finance By Susan MacEachron The Board of Finance (BoF) discussed the changing of the guard in the town clerk’s office at its Oct. 8 meeting and heard an update on several ongoing infrastructure projects, including the good news that the promised $500,000 grant from the Connecticut […]
Eye on Town Government: Fire Marshall Gives Botelle a Positive Report
By Avice Meehan The Board of Education met Sept. 3 at Botelle Elementary School to review the most recent inspection by Fire Marshall Keith Byrne and receive an update on the first day of school. In his presentation, Byrne reported that results of the annual walk through were largely positive, noting that old outlets need […]
Eye on Town Government: Smooth Ride on Maple, Slow Progress on bridges
By Susan MacEachron The status of town infrastructure projects was the primary topic at the Board of Finance meeting on Sept. 10. First Selectman Matt Riiska reported on the reconstruction of Maple Avenue and the River Place bridge project. It was noted that Norfolk’s Tax Collector, Sarah Bruso, had intended for her last day to […]
Eye on Town Government: Dog Parks Approved by Planning & Zoning
By Susan MacEachron At its meeting on Sept. 10 the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved dog park regulations, formed a subcommittee to address dark sky lighting concerns and scheduled a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 7 to review an application to install ground mounted solar panels. The Friends of the Norfolk Community […]
Eye on Town Government: Selectman to review new job descriptions
By Ruth Melville Since Sarah Bruso will shortly be resigning as the town tax collector, Town Hall has drafted a job description for the position, which First Selectman Matt Riiska presented at the Sept. 4 Board of Selectmen meeting. The draft will be voted on at next month’s meeting. Pam Pelletier, an experienced, certified tax […]
Dog park, subdivision hearings held by p&z
By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) held two public hearings on Aug. 13. The first on a proposal to reduce the acreage required for a dog park from 20 acres to two and the second on a proposed re-subdivision of land on Sandisfield Road. Norfolk’s new Zoning Enforcement Officer (ZEO), Stacey Sefcik, […]
