Firehouse Project Moves Forward
Groundbreaking set for Dec. 6 By Avice Meehan First Selectman Henry Tirrell announced that the official groundbreaking for Norfolk’s new firehouse will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m., at the site on Shepard Road. Sitework is expected to begin that week with the erection of protective fencing around the property. Tirrell signed […]
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Town Meeting Approves Higher Borrowing By Avice Meehan Voters at an Oct. 6 special town meeting unanimously approved higher borrowing limits to finance construction of Norfolk’s new fire house, but no formal action on the project will occur until after the new Board of Selectmen is sworn into office in mid-November. First Selectman Matt Riiska, […]
New Firehouse Vote Set for Oct. 6
The Board of Selectmen have called a special town meeting for Monday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Botelle School Hall of Flags to increase the appropriation and borrowing limits for the town’s proposed new firehouse. Voters will be asked to approve a $10.4 million appropriation—up from the $9.3 million approved earlier in the […]
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Firehouse Costs, Traffic Calming on Selectmen’s Agenda By Ruth Melville The main topics up for discussion at the Sept. 2 special meeting of the Board of Selectmen were ongoing efforts to reduce the budget for the new firehouse and the possibility of setting up speed cameras in town. First Selectman Matt Riiska began with two […]
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Wetlands Approves Path Change By Susan MacEachron Swapping a boardwalk for a gravel path between City Meadow and the proposed new firehouse, elimination of a manmade pond and the installation of a drain pipe without a wetlands permit were the major matters addressed at the Inland Wetlands Agency meeting on Sept. 7. Inland Wetlands had […]
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Firehouse Changes Approved; October Hearing Scheduled By Susan MacEachron Long-standing violations at 24 Greenwoods Road West, proposed changes to the firehouse design and bonding the initial landscaping work at 69 Maple Ave. (the Manor House) were on a full agenda at the Sept. 9 meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission. There may finally be […]
Firehouse May Require More Taxpayer Funding
Budget gap likely despite design changes By Joseph Kelly Significant cost-cutting and a $500,000 federal grant have brightened the outlook for Norfolk’s new firehouse, but First Selectman Matt Riiska anticipates having to return to the taxpayers for additional funding. In July, prospects for the project darkened after initial bids came in more than $1 million […]
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Selectman Outlines Key Fiscal Pressures for Finance Board By Avice Meehan The Board of Finance received an update from First Selectman Matt Riiska at a brief Aug. 12 meeting that highlighted some of the fiscal pressures facing Norfolk early in the new fiscal year. Kevin Case, the new school superintendent, joined the meeting and said […]
Firehouse Bids Go Over Budget
Town seeks new bids, more ways to cut costs By Joseph Kelly Initial construction bids for Norfolk’s new firehouse came in well over what was estimated, forcing town officials to once again look for ways to cut costs. The town received nearly 60 bids covering everything from site preparation to landscaping and was expecting them […]
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P&Z Approves Container Tree Farm, Discusses Firehouse By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting on July 8 included a public hearing for a container tree farm in a rural residential zone and a discussion of the proposed changes to the new fire house.Edward Hinman described his plans to expand his nursery business […]
