Government/Town

Town Hall Planning Continues

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The manner of financing the planned renovations to the Suffield Town Hall has been under study by the Town administration. As reported in last month’s issue, part of the $5.13 million voted by the Town in 2015 has been spent in architectural studies and other pre-construction payments.

Government/Town

Celebrate with Flowers

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The Connecticut Rose Society dedicated their display at this year’s Flower & Garden Show in February at the Connecticut Convention Center to all the farms, residents and the town of Suffield on our 350th Anniversary.

Government/Town

Rep. Zawistowski Honored by Council of Small Towns

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SOUTHINGTON – State Representative Tami Zawistowski (R-61) was recently recognized by the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) as a “Town Crier” at their 2020 Town Meeting. COST was founded in 1975 and is the only association exclusively dedicated to standing up for the state’s smaller towns. Any town with fewer than 35,000 residents is eligible to join the association, which currently represents the interests of 142 of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities. The prestigious Town Crier award recognizes state legislators for their efforts in promoting the interests of small towns. This year, Rep. Zawistowski was recognized alongside Sen. Paul Formica, Sen. Christine Cohen, Rep. Cristin McCarthy-Vahey, and Rep. Gail Lavielle.

Government/Town

Elderly Reminder

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The Assessor’s Office would like to remind elderly and disabled homeowners that the filing period for the state and local benefit program will end on Friday, May 15.

Government/Town

Remington Bridge Construction Begins

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For several years, the bridge that carries Remington Street over Stony Brook has been considered by the State to be functionally obsolete. It was not structurally inadequate, but by modern standards it seemed too narrow and requiring too sharp a curve in the west side approach. The bridge has an interesting history, as it was constructed without a special appropriation about 40 years ago when First Selectman Earl Waterman, serving as supervisor of the Town Highway Department, chose to save money by having his crew set four large box culverts in the brook, side by side, each staggered a bit to accommodate his new bridge’s skewed alignment over the brook. The three spots where the culverts met created three piers, which were troublesome when tree limbs and other debris lodged against them, causing some upstream flooding during high brook flow. But for many years, Town crews cleared the blockages and the bridge survived increasing complaints about its width and poor visibility around the curve.

Government/Town

February 25 Vote Results

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There were two different ballots distributed to voters on February 25: white ballots for the tiebreaker vote for one seat on the Water Pollution Control Authority, required by State Statute, and yellow ballots for referendums on two questions concerning Town property.