Events in April 2023
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Zoning Commission Zoning Commission
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April 3, 2023MEETING AGENDA
Monday, April 3, 2023 at 6:30pm , Town Hall, Lower level conference room, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT
CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC HEARING:
- Application #23-002: Hillsdale College, 732 Hall Hill Road, Somers seeking a modification of the Special Use permit for operation of a religious institution, amending the conditions of approval regarding recreational use, restrictions placed on events, and possible additional events; per section 214-9.
DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE DECISION:
- Application #23-002: Hillsdale College, 732 Hall Hill Road, Somers
MINUTES: March 6, 2023
ADJOURNMENT
The Zoning Commission appreciates citizen input. Please contact the Land Use Office (860) 763-8220, during Regular business hours or in writing to find out the best way to communicate your concerns.
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WPCA WPCA
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April 4, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
600 MAIN ST.
SOMERS, CT 06071
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
4-4-23
7:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting Room
- Minutes (3/7/23 Regular Meeting Minutes)
- WPCF Plant Upgrade: Weston & Sampson
- Somersville WPCF: Facility Upgrade Project Funding
- 112 Main – Modern Salon: Sewer Fees
- WPCA 2022-2023 Budget – Reporting and Balance
- WPCA Sub Committee – Sewer User Fees
- Correspondence/Audience Participation
- Bills/Transfers – Water Leak
- Adjournment
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IT Governance- CANCELED IT Governance- CANCELED
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April 5, 2023CANCELED
Conservation Commission Conservation Commission
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April 5, 2023 -
EPAC EPAC
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April 6, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
8:00 AM
Fire Station
1. Call to Order
2. Members Present
3. Old Business
a. Sanitarian
b. Social Services
c. Police
d. Fire
e. DPW
f. Schools
g. CERT
4. New Business
a. General Discussion,
b. Training Opportunities,
i. Traffic Incident Management
ii. DEMHS Training Bulletin
5. Approval of Minutes: March 2nd, 2023
6. AdjournmentSelectmen Board Of Selectmen Board Of
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April 6, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Town Hall Auditorium
MEETING WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured
- CALL TO ORDER
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- PUBLIC COMMENT:
- Public Comment:
- PRESENTATIONS BY THE FIRST SELECTMAN
- CONSENT AGENDA
- Boards and Commissions: Appointments/Resignations:
- OPPORTUNITY TO ADD URGENT AGENDA ITEMS
- FINANCE
- Transfers/Appropriations
- CFO Finance Report/Updates
- Presentation of Scheduled Payments
- UPDATES FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSION
- PENDING BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- Set a Town meeting date to fund an Appropriation for Separation Payout for Glen Reynolds in the amount of $ 30,874.88.
- Request to install “Little Free Library” outside the Somers Public Library. Todd Rolland
- Accept the Resignation of Lisa Madden, Tax Collector.
- Update on 19 Field Road Tax Sale Property Acquisition for Brownfield Cleanup Site. Dan Parisi
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of Minutes of March 23, 2023, Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting from March 23, 2023, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.
- ADJOURNMENT
- CALL TO ORDER
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Good Friday Good Friday
N/A
April 7, 2023 -
Cultural Commission Cultural Commission
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April 10, 2023SOMERS CULTURAL COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
April 10, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. at Piedmont Hall
Pledge, Call To Order and Welcome to our 12th SCC Membership
Secretary’s Report – P. Bachetti
- Approval of March 13, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes – P. Bachetti
- Correspondence – Bachetti
Treasurer’s Report
- Financial Accounts Report – T. Schmidt
- Bills for Approval/Pay – T. Schmidt
Other Items for Discussion at this meeting
Old Business
- Update: 2023 Holiday Fest on Dec 9/KC Sisters – D. Marti
- Ideas for Piedmont Hall at the December 9th Fest – A. Levesque
- Update: 2023 Sponsor Campaign – Murphy
- Update: 2023 Photography Show – N. Connell
- Update: Art Corridor Project at Town Hall – D. Marti/N. Connell
- Update: 2023 Scholarship – B. Hall
- Update: 2023 Outdoor Concert contracts – A. Levesque
New Business
- Rise: Permission to pass out cards at concerts – L. Goss
- Raffle Fundraiser – A. Levesque
- Town of Somers Partnership with The Bushnell in Hartford – A. Levesque
Adjournment – next regular mtg., Mon., May 8, 2023, 7 pm, Piedmont Hall
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Blood Drive Blood Drive
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April 11, 2023Senior Advisory Committee Senior Advisory Committee
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April 11, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SENIORS
April 11, 2023 – 1:00pm, NEW TIME
Somers Senior Center – 19 Battle Street, NEW LOCATION
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of 2/14/23 minutes
III. Audience
IV. Correspondence
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
- New members
- Social Services
- Senior Center
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- Programming
- Statistics
VII. Committee Updates
VIII. Adjournment
Zoning Board of Appeals Zoning Board of Appeals
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April 11, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 7:00 P.M., Town Hall
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
NEW BUSINESS:
- ZBA23-001 – Somers Mountain Properties, LLC, Mark and Karen Murdoch, 359 Mountain Road, Somers – Appeal of Cease and Desist order for February 14, 2023 Valentine’s Dinner event.
- ZBA23-002 – Somers Mountain Properties, LLC, Mark and Karen Murdoch, 359 Mountain Road, Somers – Appeal of Cease and Desist order for February 16, 2023 Date Night Dinner event.
PUBLIC HEARING / DISCUSSION / DECISION on each application:
- Cont’d from 1/17/2023 ZBA22-010 – Somers Mountain Properties LLC, 359 Mountain Road, Somers – Appeal of Cease and Desist Order issued by Zoning Enforcement Officer dated October 31, 2022 regarding parking and lighting.
- Cont’d from 1/17/2023 ZBA22-011 – Ken Prior, 364 Mountain Road, Somers – Appeal of Zoning Enforcement Officer’s decision that a special event held on November 17, 2022 was allowed under Special Use permit from 2000.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 17, 2023
ADJOURNMENT
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Youth Services- CANCELED Youth Services- CANCELED
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April 12, 2023Somers Youth Services Advisory Board Agenda
April 12, 2023 @ 4:30pm
619 Main Street
CANCELED- Lack of Quorum
- Introductions
- Approval of Minutes from 1/11/23 meeting
- Financials
- Transition Plan
- CADCA update-Aiden
- Youth Leadership Council update- Aiden
- Adjourn
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Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Planning Commission Meeting Agenda
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April 13, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS – PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING & MEETING AGENDA
April 13, 2023 – 6:30 PM
Somers Town Hall Lower-Level Conference Room
600 Main Street, Somers, CTCALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC HEARING – Resubdivision Application – PL#23-001 – 278 Georgewood Road
OLD BUSINESS
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DECISION:
Resubdivision Application PL # 23-001 – 278 Georgewood Road
Subdivision Application PL #23-002 – Turnpike Road & Main Street – 5 Lot Subdivision
NEW BUSINESS
Hitching Post Lane – Road Acceptance
218 Wood Road – Expired Subdivision Plan
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 9, 2023
PUBLIC COMMENT – Items not on the Agenda
ADJOURMENT
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Open Space and Trails Open Space and Trails
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April 17, 2023Open Space and Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda
Monday, April 17th, 7:00 pm
Town HallA. Call to order.
B. Members present.
C. Audience.
D. Approval of prior meeting minutes (11/21/2022).
E. Correspondence.
F. Old Business:
a. DEEP Bureau of Natural Resources Fisheries Division is collecting fish community and water quality samples.
“Hi, everyone,
I’m writing to inform you that our lake and pond monitoring schedule has been developed for spring 2023. We plan to get out and sample Hurds on Thursday night, 5/18. Please let me know if any of you intend to join, and I’ll do what I can to make space on the boat.
Thanks,
Matt Devine
Fisheries Biologist- Coldwater Program
Bureau of Natural Resources Fisheries Division
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”.
b. Aya Po Butterfly Meadow. Girls Scouts are doing their annual cleanup on Sunday, April 23. DPW placed a load of mulch next to the Butterfly Meadow for them to use.
c. Project Plan Review.
G. New Business:
a. Election of Officers.
H. Opportunity to add agenda items.
I. Next Meeting – May 15, 2023.
J. Adjournment. -
Sidewalk Ad Hoc Committee-CANCELED Sidewalk Ad Hoc Committee-CANCELED
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April 18, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
SIDEWALK AD HOC COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, 4:00 PMMeeting is Canceled
Special Board of Selectmen Meeting 4pm Special Board of Selectmen Meeting 4pm
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April 18, 2023Town of Somers
Board of Selectmen
Special Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
4:00 pm
Selectmen’s Conference Room
- Call to Order
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Members Present
- Public Comment
- “Executive Session: Discussion of Draft Developer’s Agreement with Winn Companies for 40 Maple Street under C.G.S.§ 1-210(b)(1) including company commercial and financial information given in confidence under C.G.S.§1-210(b)(5)(b). “
- Adjournment
Public Library Public Library
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April 18, 2023LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SOMERS PUBLIC LIBRARY
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. SOMERS PUBLIC LIBRARY – 2 VISION BLVD. – BOARD ROOM
AGENDA:1. First Audience to Citizens
2. Approval of minutes
3. Correspondence
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. Financial Business
a. Year-to-date financial report
b. Rockett Trust update – Gene Grayson
6. Committees
7. Old Business
a. Sonitrol Lockdown/Panic Buttons
b. Landscaping/DPW
c. Little Free Library
8. New Business
a. Bowers Tournament 6/3/23 – Close Library
9. Director’s Report
10. Second Audience to Citizens
11. AdjournmentAnnual Budget Public Hearing Annual Budget Public Hearing
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April 18, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF FINANCE
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
7:00 PM
Somers Town Hall Auditorium
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Members Present
- FY2024 Budget Presentation
- Public Comments & Questions
- Adjournment
This meeting is also being live-streamed and video-recorded and will be available for viewing on the Town’s website in both real-time and after-the-fact.
Video of this meeting can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A
Board of Finance Special Meeting Board of Finance Special Meeting
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April 18, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF FINANCE
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Immediately after the Public Hearing on the Proposed FY2024 Budget
Somers Town Hall Auditorium
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Members Present
- FY2024 Budget discussion and vote to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that the FY2024 budget be adopted
- Adjournment
This meeting is also being live-streamed and video-recorded and will be available for viewing on the Town’s website in both real-time and after-the-fact.
Video of this meeting can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A
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Housing Authority Housing Authority
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April 19, 2023Housing Authority of the Town of Somers
Meeting April 19, 2023 – 1:00 p.m.
71 Battle Street
Meeting Agenda
- Call to Order
- Attendance
- Discussion with individual residents
- Old Business
- Management of Property (REDI)
- Apartment Rental – UpdateReview plans and prospects for retaining 25% units in Phase I
- Review Condition of the Facilities and work orders
- Review Financial Condition
- Review Resident Services Coordinator’s activities
- Apartment Rental – UpdateReview plans and prospects for retaining 25% units in Phase I
- Discussion of participating in moderate income housing project in Somersville
- Other
- Management of Property (REDI)
- New Business
- Other
- Approval of minutes from Jan 19, 2023
- Resident Questions/Concerns
- Adjournment
IT Governance – Special Meeting IT Governance – Special Meeting
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April 19, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
IT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Somers Town Hall
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 3:00pm
- Call to Order
- Members Present
- Report from Suzor IT
- Updates –
- 365 Transition
- New Wi-Fi Hardware Upgrade
- Updates –
- Computer Replacement FY2023
- Review of Help Desk Ticket Data
- Policies
- Cybersecurity
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Recommendations to Board of Selectmen
- Approval of Minutes
- January 18, 2023 – Special Meeting
- Adjournment
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Pension Board Pension Board
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April 20, 2023PENSION COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 20, 2023, THURSDAY 9:00
TOWN HALL
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19, 2023
REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SOMERS CFO: MIKE MARINACCIO AND BRIAN WISSINGER
Report the Office of Finance and Treasury
Town Fund: cash and benefit payment needs
Firefighters Fund: cash and benefit payment needs
INVESTMENT REVIEW AND DECISIONS FOR THE TOWN FUND: KEVIN NICHOLS AND JOE MATTHEWS
INVESTMENT REVIEW AND DECISIONS FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE FUND:
KEVIN NICHOLS AND JOE MATTHEWS
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
Special Board of Selectmen Meeting 5:30pm Special Board of Selectmen Meeting 5:30pm
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April 20, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 20, 2023
5:30 pm
Selectmen’s Conference Room
MEETING WILL BE LIVESTREAMED
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured
- CALL TO ORDER
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- PUBLIC COMMENT:
- Public Comment:
- PRESENTATIONS BY THE FIRST SELECTMAN
- FINANCE
- Transfers/Appropriations
- CFO Finance Report/Updates
- Presentation of Scheduled Payments
- NEW BUSINESS
- Finance Office Staffing Request: Recommendation to hire Alissa Hanvey for the Tax Collector Position with an annual salary of $ 77,000.00. Brian Wissinger
- Discussion, Review, and Possible vote on Employee Handbook changes with Human Resources Consultant Kathy Lamkin.
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of Minutes of April 6, 2023, 2023, Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting from April 6, 2023, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.
- ADJOURNMENT
Selectmen Board Of Regular Meeting 6pm Cancelled Selectmen Board Of Regular Meeting 6pm Cancelled
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April 20, 2023Public Hearing on Prohibiting the Spreading of Ashes on Public Land Public Hearing on Prohibiting the Spreading of Ashes on Public Land
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April 20, 2023Town of Somers
Board of Selectmen
Public Hearing Agenda
Thursday, April 20, 2023
7:00 pm
Somers Town Hall Auditorium
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Open Public Hearing –Prohibiting the Spreading of Ashes on Public Land
Adjournment
Legal Notice
Town of Somers
Board of Selectmen
The Somers Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 7:00 pm in the Town Hall Auditorium, 600 Main Street to receive public comments on the following:
- To establish an ordinance prohibiting the Spreading of Ashes on Public Land.
A copy of the full ordinance can be found at the Town Clerks office. At this hearing, interested persons may be heard, and written communications received.
Dated at Somers, Connecticut this Monday, 3 day of April, 2023
Board of Selectmen
Tim Keeney, First Selectman
To be published April 8, 2023, and April 15, 2023
Special Town Meeting 7:15pm Special Town Meeting 7:15pm
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April 20, 2023Legal Notice
Special Town Meeting
Town of Somers
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Town Hall Auditorium
A Special Town Meeting will be held at the Somers Town Hall, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT. on Thursday, April 20, 2023, Beginning at 7:15 PM.
- Elect a Moderator
- Vote on an appropriation of $30,874.88 from the General Fund for Separation Payout.
- Adjournment
Dated at Somers, CT this 12th of April 2023
Board of Selectmen
Tim Keeney, First Selectman
Bill Meier, Selectman
Bob Schmidt, Selectman
Publication Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
- CALL TO ORDER
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Board of Education Board of Education
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April 24, 2023Somers Board of Education Meeting
Monday, April 24, 2023 7:00 PM
Somers Board of Education Chambers,
1 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 060711. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approval of the March 27, 2023 BOE Meeting Draft Minutes The Board to review and approve the draft minutes from the Board meeting on March 27, 2023.
2. Approval of the April 3, 2023 BOE Retreat Draft Minutes The Board to review and approve the draft minutes from the BOE retreat on April 3, 2023.
4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. Superintendent Update
2. Monthly Budget Report Stephanie Levin, Director of Business Services, will update the Board on the details of the March budget.
5. OPPORTUNITY TO ADD/DELETE AGENDA ITEMS
6. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Warrant of April 17, 2023 The Board to review and consent to the warrant of April 17, 2023.
2. Warrant of April 24, 2023 The Board to review and consent to the warrant of April 24, 2023.
3. Resignations • Tracy Coro, SES Special Education FAB Teacher, resigned effective April 3, 2023. • Mackenzie Irish, MBA Paraeducator, will resign at the end of the 2022-23 school year.
4. Retirement Dana Levesque, SES Special Education Teacher, will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 school year after 22 years of service at SPS.
7. OLD BUSINESS
8. NEW BUSINESS
1. Somers Elementary School HVAC & Electrical Improvement Project Superintendent Galloway received costs regarding upgrading the HVAC system at SES. Presently, the system does not recirculate fresh air into the building. The attached cost proposal is divided into three phases. The recommendation is to upgrade the HVAC system and replace it with a system that can recirculate air and provide air conditioning for the over six hundred students at SES. The Superintendent is seeking authorization to bring the recommended options, either doing a complete replacement of the system for $9.2 million or ventilation only for $4.5 million, to the Board of Finance on April 25, 2023. 2. 2022-2023
Graduation Date The Board to approve the Graduation date for Friday, June 9, 2023.
The last day of school for grades 6-12 is Friday, 6/9/23.
The last day of school for grades PreK-5 is Monday, 6/12/23.
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Curriculum
2. Policy
3. Planning/Finance
4. Salary & Negotiations
10. CABE/CREC/State Dept. of Ed.
11. AUDIENCE TO CITIZENS/STAFF/STUDENTS
12. ADJOURNMENTBOE- Curriculum BOE- Curriculum
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April 24, 2023Committee: Curriculum Committee
Chairperson: Jan Martin
Date: April 24, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Place: Central Office Meeting Room
Agenda:
1. Approval of the February 27, 2023, Curriculum Committee meeting draft minutes.
2. SHS ELA Course Offerings Discussion
3. 6-12 Science Curriculum Update
4. Other Updates -
Board of Finance Board of Finance
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April 25, 2023TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF FINANCE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Town Hall – Auditorium
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 7:00pm
- Call to Order
- Members Present
- Board of Education Update
- Board of Selectmen Update
- CFO/Finance Department Update
- Approval of Minutes
- 03/28/2023 Regular BOF Minutes
- 04/18/2023 Special BOF Minutes
- Adjournment
This meeting is also being live-streamed and video-recorded and will be available for viewing on the Town’s website in both real-time and after-the-fact.
Video of this meeting can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A
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EDC EDC
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April 26, 2023Town of Somers EDC
Meeting Agenda, April 26, 2023
Somers Town Hall 6-7PM
1. Call to Order
2. Review and approve minutes of last meeting
3. Correspondence – Beth Frechette
4. Old Business
a. Business Directory Update (Beth)
b. Update on Pharmacy
c. Update on You’ve Got It Made
d. Update on Shuttle Advertising
5 .New Business
a. Update on new businesses
b. Update on Document for Starting a Business
c. Discussion on Standaards for Business off Month
d. Update on EDC ID’s
6. Suggestions for next agenda
7. Adjournment -
Veterans Coffee House Veterans Coffee House
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April 29, 2023Veterans Coffee House
Auditorium Town Hall
8:30 am to 11 am