New Firehouse Design Gets Scrutiny at P&Z Meeting

Public hearing to continue on Dec. 12 By Joe Kelly How do you blend a modern, utilitarian, 21st century building into a community that consists primarily of small, wood frame homes that are 100 to 200-plus years old? If the initial hearing on Norfolk’s new firehouse that took place before the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) […]

Proposed Firehouse Advances to Planning and Zoning Commission

Public hearing set for Nov. 14 By Joe Kelly Plans for a new Norfolk firehouse have received financial backing from the State of Connecticut and approval from the town’s Inland Wetlands Agency—two milestones for a project that could reshape Norfolk’s emergency response capabilities for years to come. Attention now shifts to Norfolk’s Planning and Zoning […]

P&Z Sets Public Hearings for Firehouse, Sunset Ridge Land

By  Susan MacEachron At the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) meeting on Oct. 10, Lisa Reed was approved to become an alternate member of the commission, replacing Wiley Wood, who became a regular member of P&Z. Applications for the proposed new firehouse and a subdivision on Sunset Ridge Road were accepted. Public hearings on the two […]

P&Z Approval Given for Pop-Up Businesses at Royal Arcanum Building

By Susan MacEachron At the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) meeting on Sept. 12 Joseph Hurst, representing the Norfolk Foundation, described the plan for the space in the Royal Arcanum building previously occupied by the Healing Nest and briefly by Dawnie’s Delights.  Hurst said the foundation would like to offer the space for a variety of […]

Blasting, Gravel and Marijuana

By Susan MacEachron The major item on the agenda of the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting on Aug. 8 was the request from the Foundation for Norfolk Living (Foundation) for additional blasting to clear ledge on the Haystack Woods development site.   In a previous P&Z public hearing, the foundation had secured approval to blast […]