Agenda at Selectmen’s Meeting Includes Storm Damage, Road Work, Firehouse
By Ruth Melville At its Nov. 1 meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted to extend Joe Stannard’s term on the Historic District Commission to Nov. 30, 2028. First Selectman Matt Riiska reported that Michael Halloran is retiring as Norfolk’s zoning enforcement officer. Colebrook’s zoning enforcement officer has expressed an interest in the position. Riiska said […]
P&Z Discuss Re-Subdivision and The Firehouse
By Susan MacEachron Two Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) public hearings were held on Nov. 14. The re-subdivision of a lot on Sunset Ridge Road was approved. P&Z heard from the architect and engineer about the design of the proposed new firehouse. The firehouse public hearing was continued to the Dec. 12 meeting. See article […]
P&Z Sets Public Hearings for Firehouse, Sunset Ridge Land
By Susan MacEachron At the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) meeting on Oct. 10, Lisa Reed was approved to become an alternate member of the commission, replacing Wiley Wood, who became a regular member of P&Z. Applications for the proposed new firehouse and a subdivision on Sunset Ridge Road were accepted. Public hearings on the two […]
July Rainstorms Leave Town Underwater Financially
By Susan MacEachron At its meeting on Oct. 10, First Selectman Matt Riiska provided the Board of Finance (BoF) with an update on the significant expenses the town incurred from the July rainstorms and flash flooding. He stated the flooding cleanup and repair cost the town $566,291. Riiska explained that the town’s application for Federal […]
Board of Selectmen: Costs of Repairing Storm Damage
By Ruth Melville The Board of Selectman began their meeting on Sept. 6 by approving a request from Greystone Electronics to use Town Hall as a staging facility during this year’s 24th annual 10-mile road race, on Dec. 16. The town treasurer, Chelsea Dewitt, attended the meeting to seek clarification on two financial questions. First, […]
P&Z Approval Given for Pop-Up Businesses at Royal Arcanum Building
By Susan MacEachron At the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) meeting on Sept. 12 Joseph Hurst, representing the Norfolk Foundation, described the plan for the space in the Royal Arcanum building previously occupied by the Healing Nest and briefly by Dawnie’s Delights. Hurst said the foundation would like to offer the space for a variety of […]
Blasting, Gravel and Marijuana
By Susan MacEachron The major item on the agenda of the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting on Aug. 8 was the request from the Foundation for Norfolk Living (Foundation) for additional blasting to clear ledge on the Haystack Woods development site. In a previous P&Z public hearing, the foundation had secured approval to blast […]
Board of Finance Focuses on Repairs
By Susan MacEachron At the Board of Finance (BoF) meeting on Aug. 8, First Selectman Matt Riiska described the multiple road and bridge projects, including those underway before the heavy rains and the work required to repair roads and bridges after the rain. Riiska highlighted the fact that he had been promised that the new […]
Remediation and Erosion Issues at July Wetlands
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron Work at a Doolittle Lake house and along Roughland Road was discussed by the Inland Wetlands Agency at its meeting on July 10. Dan Green represented the homeowner of 358 Doolittle Drive where stone piers supporting the house are failing. Green proposed using helical piles to support a […]
Special Permit Amended and Pop-Up Bakery Approved
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron At its meeting on July 11, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) continued deliberations on the application to modify the existing special permit for Consolini & Tonan Landscape (C&T). Under new business, P&Z reviewed a proposal to open a pop-up shop selling baked goods in the Arcanum building. P&Z […]
