Government/Town

Calling All Volunteers – 350th Anniversary Needs You!

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The town of Suffield will celebrate its 350th Anniversary on Monday, October 12, 2020, and people have lots of ideas for making it an amazing anniversary year! The challenge is that at this point they are ideas, and not actual plans. Creative and enthusiastic volunteers are needed to make them a reality. We need people to work on the “Big Weekend” events; the barn dance, the parade, the sporting events, the carnival, the fireworks, the gala, the town picnic, the musical and dance performances, the concert, and the commemoration exercises. In addition to the weekend of October 9-12, 2020, there are a dozens of great projects we want to complete and interesting programs we want to offer throughout 2020.

Government/Town

Registrar of Voters News

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Democrat and Republican Primaries will be held on Tuesday, August 14, at the Suffield Middle School Gymnasium, 350 Mountain Road. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Government/Town

Evolution of our Solar Farm

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The timing of the event did seem odd, but it makes sense when the whole story is told. On May 30, a few weeks ago, First Selectman Melissa Mack cut a ribbon strung across one aisle of the big array of solar cells erected in Kevin Sullivan’s back field on North Street in late 2016. The ribbon cutting was a happy event marked with brief celebratory speeches by key participants, who explained that the 2-megawatt array would produce enough energy to power 500 houses. And it’s clean energy, from an inexhaustible source. The builder and operator of the solar farm is Lodestar Energy, a young company in Avon founded to create solar energy projects like Suffield’s that are environmentally, socially, and financially successful.

Government/Town

Senior Center News

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The Caregiver Support Program 

Caregivers play an important role in the health and well-being of our Veterans. There is a very helpful resource for caregivers called The Caregiver Support Program at https://www.caregiver.va.gov/. They offer training, educational resources, and multiple tools to help you succeed. This site is full of information on care for caregivers, care for veterans, tips by diagnosis, connecting with others, and publications and resources. Check it out!

Government/Town

Trails Day Hikers Surprised

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The Town website had announced that a group of officials would hike the Windsor Locks Canal trail on June 2 in recognition of Trails Day, the spring celebration sponsored by the Connecticut Forest and Parks Association. But things got complicated.

Parks and Rec

Babb’s Beach and Park Opening

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Babb’s Beach & Park will be opening this month for the second season. This gem of a park is located on Congamond Lake in West Suffield. Beginning June 23, patrons to the park will be greeted by gate attendants who will welcome you and point you in the right direction to park in the upper lot or to access the lower lot for handicap parking. The beach and park will be open daily, 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. and earlier as the sun begins to set earlier in August. Suffield residents may visit the park free of charge with proof of residency and non-residents will be charged $20.00 per vehicle.

Parks and Rec

Exciting Summer Camps and Activities!

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It is time to register for Summer Camps and Activities! We are looking forward to another great summer with a variety of offerings for Suffield youth. Visit our On-Line Registration Website: www.SuffieldRec.com. First create an account (if you didn’t already create one), then register for the camp or activity and pay by credit card, and you are done! Register early, as these programs fill up fast and there are limited spaces!

Government/Town

The Town Hall Saga

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More than two and a half years ago on October 8, 2015, the Town voted at referendum to “appropriate $5,130,000 for renovations and improvements to Suffield Town Hall and authorize the issue of bonds, notes or temporary notes in an amount not to exceed $4,385,000 to finance said appropriation.” Since that time, movement towards a renovated Town Hall has taken several turns. The most recent is the Permanent Building Commssion’s (PBC) proposal to raze Town Hall and replace it with a new, more efficient building. The following timeline, based on information from the minutes and attendance at PBC meetings and minutes of the Board of Selectmen (BoS) from 2015-2018 illustrates the history. From October to December of 2015 PBC met and discussed hazardous material abatement in Town Hall (asbestos, lead, etc.) and where to move town offices when abatement started. The need for “swing space” was necessary, and locations such as 203c Mountain Road, Ffyler Place and the old CVS building were among the possibilities.