Eye on Town Government
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 […]
Eye on Town Government
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 […]
Eye on Town Government
Selectmen Present Items for Town Meeting By Ruth Melville At the July 2 meeting of the Board of Selectmen, First Selectman Matt Riiska reported that progress has been made on several bridge projects around town The River Place bridge is now finished. Riiska is working on getting all the billing done on the project, which […]
Selectman’s Corner
Smith Road Bridge Ready for Traffic By Matt Riiska By the time you read this, the Smith Road temporary bridge will be open. I want to thank the Old Goshen Road and Smith Road residents for their patience during this long, and sometimes frustrating process. Our contractor Will Sweeney of Evergreen Construction did a fantastic […]
Eye on Town Government
Finance Board Approves Mill Rate, Firehouse By Avice MeehanHuddled in a rough circle moments after the conclusion of Norfolk’s May 12 annual town meeting, the Board of Finance (BoF) voted on two major actions: adoption of a new mill rate for the tax year beginning July 1 and a resolution approving a new firehouse. The […]
Voters Approve New Firehouse
By Avice MeehanVoters at a May 22 special town meeting gave the go-ahead for a new Norfolk firehouse in less time than it took for moderator Richard Byrne to read the resolution authorizing the $9.3 million building.The unanimous vote, with more than 100 in attendance at the Botelle School Hall of Flags at 7 p.m., […]
Letters
On Thursday, May 22, 2025, history was made. Scores of townspeople poured into the Hall of Flags at Botelle School and spoke with one unanimous voice approving the plans for a new Norfolk firehouse.For all of us in the fire department, it was an exciting and emotional moment. We have made our current firehouse work […]
Selectman’s Corner
Spring is Here and the Projects Never Seem to End One of the big projects for the town is the new fire house. The Fire House Committee has been working extremely hard to create a functional building that serves the needs of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD), while being aware of the costs. Since […]
Selectman’s Corner
It’s a Waiting Game for Federal Funds By Matt Riiska With all the projects we currently have in process in Norfolk, I am asked if the federal budget cuts will affect our plans and what we can expect in the future. Federal funds received by the town are filtered through the State of Connecticut, so […]
