Manor House Progresses and A-Frames are Withdrawn
By Susan MacEachron The proposal by the owners of 69 Maple Avenue, known as the Manor House, to add a day spa and additional facilities to the property was debated at the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) meeting on April 8. At the end of a lengthy discussion a straw vote indicated that at least four […]
Search Committee Formed
By Avice Meehan Four members of the Board of Education (BOE) -, three staff employees of Botelle Elementary School and two representatives of the public – will screen candidates to succeed Mary Beth Iacobelli as Norfolk’s school superintendent. Four applications have been submitted to date. The deadline for applying for the part-time position is May […]
Selectmen Review Town Projects, Annual Budget
By Ruth Melville At their April 2 meeting, the Board of Selectmen discussed a range of topics, including vehicle assessments, municipal solid waste disposal, road projects and the proposed FY 2024/25 town budget. The Old Newgate Coon Club has expressed an interest in purchasing 31.5 acres of land next to the Transfer Station. That parcel […]
Smith Road Bridge Coming Soon
By Susan MacEachron The Inland Wetlands Agency determined there was no need for a public hearing to approve the construction of a temporary bridge over Smith Road. First Selectman Matt Riiska informed Wetlands, at its meeting on April 7, that the Army Corps of Engineers had approved the plan, and he was waiting for approval […]
Finance Board Gets First Budget Look
By Avice Meehan The Board of Finance (BoF) held two meetings on March 11: the first to hear a formal presentation of the budget for Botelle Elementary School and the second for a discussion with First Selectman Matt Riiska focused on the town’s preliminary budget. Chairman Michael Sconyers indicated that no final decisions on the […]
Norfolk Starts Superintendent Search
By Avice Meehan The Board of Education took three major actions at the March 11 meeting held at Botelle Elementary School: opened the search for a new school superintendent, approved the 2025-26 school budget and adopted a policy for managing unspent funds. Virginia Coleman-Prisco, board chair, opened the discussion about searching for a successor School […]
Appeals Board Grants Relief
By Susan MacEachron The Board of Assessment Appeals held three sessions in March for Norfolk residents seeking to dispute the assessed value of their personal property or real estate. The three-member board lowered assessed values for 23 homeowners for a total reduction in the Grand List of approximately $750,000. Chair Walter Godlewski said 33 people […]
Selectmen Consider Motor Vehicle Valuations, Draft Budget
By Avice Meehan A new method for valuing motor vehicles for tax purposes, a first look at the budget for fiscal 2025-26 and the challenges of dealing with multiple bridge projects were all on the agenda for the March 5 meeting of the Board of Selectmen. See related stories in this issue about meetings of […]
Norfolk’s Regional School Assessment to Drop
By Avice Meehan Norfolk’s Board of Finance and other residents had a first-hand opportunity to dive into the details of the proposed Northwestern Regional 7 budget for 2025-26 during March 26 workshop presentation held in the Botelle Elementary School cafeteria. The proposed budget for the regional middle and high school is $22,629,264, an overall increase […]
The Manor House and a Tiny House- Two Public Hearings at P&Z
By Susan MacEachron The application by the owners of the Manor House to build a day spa generated a significant number of letters and emails to the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z). P&Z decided that the Feb. 11 continuation of the public hearing would be limited to reading all such correspondence into the record with […]
