The week’s events
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Zoning Commission Zoning Commission
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May 6, 2024TOWN OF SOMERS – ZONING COMMISSION
AGENDA
Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:30pm
Town Hall, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT
CALL TO ORDER
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Application #24-002: Somers Mountain Properties, LLC, 359 Mountain Road, Somers; seeking a Text Amendment to section 214-6.11 and 6.12 of the Somers Zoning Regulations, as they relate to Farm Wineries.
DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE DECISION:
Application #24-002: Somers Mountain Properties, LLC, 359 Mountain Road, Somers.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 4, 2024
ADJOURNMENT
Recreation Comm Recreation Comm
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May 6, 2024SOMERS RECREATION COMMISSION
Meeting Agenda
June 3rd, 2024
7:00 PM
Kibbe Fuller Conference RoomI.Call to Order
II.Members Present
III.Audience
IV.Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes – 5/6/2024
V.Recreation Report
VI.Parks Report
VII.New Business
•General Discussion
•Field Use Policy and TrackingVIII.Correspondence
IX.Opportunity to add agenda items
X.Next Meeting September 9th, 2024
XI.Adjournment
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Annual Town Meeting 7pm Town Hall Auditorium Annual Town Meeting 7pm Town Hall Auditorium
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May 7, 2024Legal Notice
Town of Somers
Annual Town Meeting
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
7:00pm
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Town Meeting to act on the following items will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 7:00pm, at the Town Hall Auditorium.
- To elect a moderator
- To consider the annual budget for 2024/2025 Fiscal Year as proposed by the Board of Finance, consisting of total revenues and expenditures of $39,826,728.
- To set the date, time, and place for a referendum by optical scan voting on the question of adopting the annual budget as proposed, Selectmen recommending the referendum be conducted on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hour of 6:00am and 8:00 pm, at the Town Hall Auditorium.
Dated at Somers, Connecticut this 23rd day of April 2024
Board of Selectmen
Tim Keeney, First Selectman
Bill Meier, Selectman
Bob Schmidt, Selectman
Publication Date: Tuesday April 30, 2024
WPCA WPCA
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May 7, 2024TOWN OF SOMERS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
600 MAIN ST.
SOMERS, CT 06071
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
5-7-24
7:00 pm
Lower Level Meeting Room
Agenda
- Minutes (4/2/24 – Regular Meeting Minutes)
- WPCA Draft Ordinance Change – Challenges – Attorney Ken Slater – Halloran & Sage
- WPCA Plant Upgrade – Weston & Sampson
- Somersville WPCF: Facility Upgrade Project Funding
- WPCA 2023-2024 Budget – Reporting and Balance
- WPCA 2024-2025 Budget – Set Public hearing for June 4, 2024
- WPCF Sub Committee – Sewer User Fees – Hazardville Water Meter
- Correspondence/Audience Participation – Elisabeth Duarte – Accountant
- Bills/Transfers
- Adjournment
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89384679498?pwd=S1RmMlBNTllqRjlWSkY3WXFFR25NZz09Meeting ID: 893 8467 9498
Passcode: 169566Please call Daniel Parisi at 860-335-2154 if you are unable to attend this meeting. Thank you.
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Youth Services Advisory Youth Services Advisory
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May 8, 2024Somers Youth Services Advisory Board
Agenda
May 8, 2024 – 8:30 a.m.
619 Main Street
CANCELLED
Next Meeting September 11, 2024
8:30 a.m. – Kibbe Fuller Classroom
Future Meetings: September 11; November 13
Special Board of Selectmen Meeting immediately following the closure of the Special Public Hearing Special Board of Selectmen Meeting immediately following the closure of the Special Public Hearing
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May 8, 2024TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Immediately Following the Closure of the Special Public Hearing
Selectmen’s Conference Room
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
- FINANCE
- Transfers and Appropriations
- CFO Finance Report/Updates
- Presentation of Scheduled Payments
- PENDING BUSINESS:
- Discussion and Possible Action on Revision of Volunteer Firefighter Pension Plan Monthly Multiplier. Brian Wissinger
- NEW BUSINESS
- Discussion and possible action on the Revision to Ordinance #179-13 Authorization: Proposed revision seeks to amend the ordinance by increasing the threshold to allow semi-annual tax payments from $250 to $500.
- Accept resignation of School Resource Officer Craig Jones with an effective date of June 12, 2024.
- Fire Department Staffing Request. Request to transition part time Firefighter/EMT Clint Thomas to full-time status with a start date of May 23, 2024. Gary Schiessl
- Adoption of Board of Finance Regulation Under Section 6-8 (c), (d) and (e). Proposed regulation for the Board of Education and Board of Selectmen to provide monthly actual fund expenditures year to date, by budget category, and a listing of all fund transfers within and between budget categories. Brian Wissinger
- Discussion and possible action on revision of Vendors Hawkers Ordinance in section 196-2 adding the following language “Food vendors, including food trucks, serving or selling food from private property where the property has a permit from the Somers Zoning Commission allowing such service or sales are also exempt from the terms of this Ordinance.” And to set a Public Hearing date.
- Approval of Minutes of April 25, Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Special Meeting from April 25, 2024, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.
- ADJOURNMENT
Special Board of Selectmen Public Hearing 5:30pm Special Board of Selectmen Public Hearing 5:30pm
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May 8, 2024Town of Somers
Special Board of Selectmen
Public Hearing
May 8, 2024
5:30pm
Somers Town Hall Selectmen’s Conference Room
- Call to Order
- Open Public Hearing – Revision to Ordinance #179-13 Authorization: Proposed revision seeks to amend the ordinance by increasing the threshold to allow semi-annual tax payments from $250 to $500.
- Adjournment
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
The Somers Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the Somers Town Hall Board of Selectmen Conference Room, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT to receive public comments on the following:
- Revision to Ordinance #179-13 Authorization: Proposed revision seeks to amend the ordinance by increasing the threshold to allow semi-annual tax payments from $250 to $500.
Said proposed ordinance is on file in the Town Clerk Office of the Town of Somers, Somers Town Hall. At this hearing, interested persons may be heard and written communications received.
Dated at Somers, Connecticut this 22nd day of April 2024.
Board of Selectmen
Timothy R.E. Keeney, First Selectman
William Meier, III, Selectman
Robert Schmidt, Selectman
To be published: April 27, 2024
Cemetery Committee Cemetery Committee
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May 8, 2024Somers Cemetery Committee Regular meeting
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Town Hall lower meeting room 6:30
AGENDA
- Members present:
- Public comment:
- Vote to approve minutes from March 2024
- Committee reports:
- Finance: Monthly finances,
Progress report on Irrevocable Trust,
Concern forms – new (combination of plots for
combined memorial stone) To be discussed and voted on during new business.
- Sexton/ Jeff Buckley
- Landscaping/ John Guzie
- DPW (if needed)
- American Legion (if needed)
- Old Business:
- Concern form(s): Report on
- Landscape architect and RFP list, contract information: update Morgan
- Digital Data program update: Vendor Discussion of vendor zoom presentations from April special meeting.
New Business:
- Finance: Concern form(s) Request from memorial stone vendor. Discussion, motion and vote on possible combination of plots to make one larger to accommodate a combination (larger) memorial
- Sexton:
- Landscaping: Report on Spring clean-
- Discussion on any DPW concerns
- American Legion:
- Discussion, motion, (vote?) on using G & Was the company to design the outer ring of Center
- . Discussion, motion and vote on Digital Data program choice.
- Discussion of up grading prices for plots to reflect the area market and to recoup any expenses due to data upload from the public, etc.
- Notification for discussion in July: Newer concept presented to the state re: disposal of remains by liquifying then drying for disbursement. Discussion is at the state Scattering of such remains may become legal. Should we become proactive or reactive?
Adjournment:
Next meeting: July 10, 2024
- CALL TO ORDER
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Planning Commission Planning Commission
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May 9, 2024MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, May 9, 2024 – 6:30 PM
Somers Town Hall Lower Level Conference Room, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT
CALL TO ORDER
NEW BUSINESS:
- Application #435: D&S Development LLC, 350 Chestnut Hill Glastonbury, Somers; lot line reconfiguration for 6 Turnpike Road and 8 Turnpike Road.
- Zoning referral: 24-003 Driving Range 349 Main Street LLC; seeking a modification of Special Use Permit, under Zoning Regulations Section 214-6.11 Alcoholic Beverages, to expand the consumption of alcohol throughout the property.
DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE DECISION:
- Application #435: D&S Development LLC, 350 Chestnut Hill Glastonbury, Somers; lot line reconfiguration for 6 Turnpike Road and 8 Turnpike Road.
OLD BUSINESS:
CRCOG Regional Planning Commission appointment
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 11, 2024
ADJOURNMENT