Selectmen Focus on Project Funding
By Ruth Melville The main item of business at the June 5 meeting of the Board of Selectman was to approve several appointments to town positions. Jesse Warner was reappointed as animal control officer, Bill Millard was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Inland Wetlands Agency and Libby Borden and James Jasper were reappointed […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Selectmen April Meeting By Ruth Melville In the main item of business at the Board of Selectmen (BoS) meeting on April 3, First Selectman Matt Riiska raised the question of the Town of Norfolk’s 25-year $4 million loan from Dime Bank to pay for the reconstruction of Maple Ave and the new roof […]
Board of Selectmen Approves Changes to Pension Plan
By Ruth Melville Susan MacEachron, chair of the town Retirement Plan Committee, attended the first part of the Jan. 10 special meeting of the Board of Selectmen (BoS) by phone to present the committee’s recommendations on the town’s pension plan. The BoS then voted (1) to terminate the defined benefit (DB) plan, (2) to offer […]
Changes Made to Norfolk Pension Plan
Town to purchase annuity contract By Susan MacEachron At a meeting on Jan. 10, the Norfolk Board of Selectmen voted to terminate the legacy defined benefit (DB) plan. An annuity contract will be purchased to provide the same monthly benefits to the six current retirees and the two active employees who are vested in the […]
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 […]
