Bridge Repair Is Detailed at Wetlands
By Susan MacEachron Reconstruction of the bridge at Mountain and Westside Roads was the primary focus of the Inland Wetlands Agency meeting on Nov. 3. The project is expected to take three to four months and that section of Mountain Road will be closed during construction. Also, it was determined that a man-made pond at […]
Eye on Town Government
Inland Wetlands Agency Debates Permit Fee By Susan MacEachron The July 7 meeting of the Inland Wetlands Agency was devoted primarily to a discussion of the appropriate fees for wetlands’ permits. The proposal to change the access to City Meadow from the new fire house was also on the agenda, but with no representatives from […]
Eye on Town Government
Two Applications Before Wetlands By Susan MacEachronThe Inland Wetlands Agency accepted an application for a new septic system and heard a presentation about development of a building site from Kate Briggs Johnson, president of the Foundation for Norfolk Living, at the meeting on May 5. Scott Kelly, the builder for owner Karen Rossi, described the […]
Cold Night – Brief Meeting for Wetlands Agency
By Susan MacEachron The Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting on Jan. 6 began inauspiciously with agency members standing in the frigid town parking lot, locked out of Town Hall. The only person with a key, Wetlands Enforcement Officer Stacey Sefcik, was on vacation. First Selectman Matt Riiska responded to a call for his assistance with […]
Eye on Town Government: Wetlands Approves Five Applications
By Avice Meehan The Inland Wetlands Agency gave the green light to five projects at its Nov. 7 meeting, including a request for new parking spaces at the Meadowbrook Senior Apartments until December. The agency declined to accept an application from the Confucian Study Association Inc., better known as the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center, for permission […]
Eye on Town Goverment
Project Money In, Project money out at board of finance By Susan MacEachron The Board of Finance (BoF) discussed the changing of the guard in the town clerk’s office at its Oct. 8 meeting and heard an update on several ongoing infrastructure projects, including the good news that the promised $500,000 grant from the Connecticut […]
Eye on Town Goverment
Wetlands considers new trail request By Susan MacEachron The primary matter before the Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) at the July 1 meeting was a presentation by George Johannesen from Allied Engineering describing the Rails to Trails Committee’s plan to create a new trail. The North Brook trail will begin at the trail head on North […]
Wetlands Reviews Applications
By Susan MacEachran The Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting on June 3 included discussion and approval of work at a residence on Mountain Road, review of Great Mountain Forest (GMF) work plans, a truck accident impacting a brook and concern about spraying the phragmites in City Meadow and the impact on local bee populations. Wetlands […]
Selectman’s Corner
Volunteers Needed By Matt Riiska I have mentioned this before on a few occasions, but here we go again. We need volunteers to fill positions on many of our boards, commissions and committees, not to mention our ambulance and fire departments. We are currently looking for new members for the Inland Wetlands Agency and the […]
