Eye On Town Government — May 2013
By Wiley Wood Budget discussions this past month were led off by the Board of Selectmen, which presented its preliminary budget to the Board of Finance on April 2. Total expenditures for the town, exclusive of education, were set at $3,371,800, an increase of 4-percent or $131,550 over last year. A number of […]
The Town Budget May Not Go Up, But It Is Still a Guessing Game
By Wiley Wood At three separate meetings in March. Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen worked on a budget for presentation to the Board of Finance in early April. As a result, the proposed total expenditures for the town will go up but only slightly. Education is still the major expense, followed by roads. State funding levels […]
Eye On Town Government
It’s That Time of Year Again Budgets dominate discussions at Town Hall By Wiley Wood With town budgets to be drawn up in March and voted on in April, discussions at Norfolk’s town hall this month were largely about projected spending for the coming year. On Feb. 5, members of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department […]
The City Meadow is Once Again Ruled A Wetland, Barring Future Development
By Bridgette L. Rallo Northwest Conservation District soil scientist Sean Hayden has determined, yet again, that City Meadow is a wetland. That’s the verdict Hayden delivered to the Conservation Committee on September 1, and the committee forwarded the report to First Selectman Sue Dyer. The small piece of undeveloped land in the middle of the […]
Norfolk Board of Selectmen Meeting: June 1, 2010
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo It’s official. At their June 1 meeting, Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen (BOS) decided unanimously to prohibit the use of privately-owned boats, including rowboats, canoes, kayaks and any other type of recreational watercraft, on Tobey Pond. Two large signs stating as much have been posted at the pond. […]
Norfolk Board of Selectmen and Economic Development Commission Meetings
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo Norfolk’s Town Hall, the public works facility and the sewer plant will undergo an energy audit performed by Source One, a firm recommended by the town’s Energy Task Force after reviewing several applications from competing firms. Funds to pay for the audit will come from a state […]
Notes from recent Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance Meetings
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo The hottest topic in Norfolk this month is money: where it’s coming from and where it’s going. Residents will probably see a tax increase next year and no one on either the Board of Selectmen (BOS) or the Board of Finance (BOF) can figure out a way […]
Norfolk Board of Selectmen Meeting: Notes from March 2, 2010
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo The agenda for Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen (BOS) March 2 meeting included several issues that could have a substantial impact on town residents in the near and not-so-near future. Of most interest to residents with younger children is the ongoing discussion about a merger between Botelle Elementary […]
