Big Changes Ahead for Maple Avenue
The Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting held on Feb. 7 focused primarily on the proposed reconstruction of Maple Avenue, which provides an opportunity to correct storm drainage issues. Roy Seelye, a senior project engineer with Cardinal Engineering, presented the plans for the project at a town information meeting held before the Wetlands meeting. Many residents […]
Estimates Rise on Two Bridge Projects
By Susan MacEachron First Selectman Matt Riiska provided details on the bids for the Mountain Road and River Place bridges at the Board of Finance (BoF) meeting on Feb. 8. River Place bridge will cost approximately $3 million, a 40 percent increase over the initial estimate in September 2020. In a follow up conversation, Riiska […]
P&Z Talks ADUs and Solar
By Susan MacEachron At its meeting on Feb. 8, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) discussed George Auclair’s proposal to build a new storage garage on land he owns across from his Gulf service station on Greenwoods Road East/Route 44. The plan for the site was approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals on Jan. […]
ZBA Approves Storage Garage on Route 44
Eye on Town Government by Susan MacEachron A proposed new storage garage across Route 44 from George’s Norfolk Garage was approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting on Jan. 20. George Auclair owns four acres across from his existing garage, and the land is zoned for commercial development. However, the zoning setback requirements […]
Wetlands Considers Above-Ground Pipe at Spaulding Brook
Eye on Town Government by Susan MacEachron At its Jan. 3 meeting, the Inlands Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) continued its public hearing to discuss the application by First Selectman Matt Riiska to allow use of the town farm by third parties for processing material. The town farm is an area of approximately 180 acres owned by […]
EDC Looking Five Years Ahead
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville Economic Development Commission co-chair Libby Border started the Nov. 11 meeting by asking commission members to think about how they envisioned Norfolk in five years time, and what the EDC could do to facilitate that vision. The Norfolk Foundation has recently completed a similar exercise and has set […]
New Committee Considers ARPA Funds, Town Budget On-Target
Eye on Town Government by Susan MacEachron Presenting to the Board of Finance on Nov. 9, First Selectman Matt Riisksa reported that he has formed a committee to advise on how the town could utilize the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds it received. The committee consists of Susan Anderson, representing the Board of Finance, […]
October EDC Meeting
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville Economic Development Commission co-chairs Libby Borden and Michael Selleck reported on suggestions from small business outreach consultant Betsy Paynter at the Oct. 14 meeting of the commission. Paynter, a consultant for the Northwest Connecticut Economic Development Corporation, had several suggestions for the Norfolk EDC, including renaming it the […]
Oct. 12 P&Z Meeting
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) continued deliberations at its Oct. 12 meeting on the application for a new town road to access the proposed Haystack Woods development. The commissioners discussed and agreed upon a number of changes to the text amendment for the Haystack Woods development and […]
Board of Selectmen Meeting
Eye on Town Government In their only official business at their Oct. 6 meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted to appoint Sandy Evans to the Norfolk Cemetery Committee. The other members of the committee are the first selectman, Matt Riiska, Phylis Bernard, Stan Civco and JoAnn Gundlach. The Cemetery Committee oversees the town’s three municipal […]
