Calendar

Events in September 2025

  • LABOR DAY- Offices Closed

    LABOR DAY- Offices Closed

    N/A
    September 1, 2025

  • HVAC Committee

    HVAC Committee

    –
    September 2, 2025

    Town of Somers

    Regular HVAC Building Committee Meeting

    Tuesday, September 2, 2025 4:00 pm

    Selectman’s Conference Room

     

    1.)        Call to Order

    2.)        Members Present

    3.)        Public Comment

    4.)        Follow-up items from STV:                             Angela Cahill

    5.)        Approval of invoice from CES

    6.)        Discussion of Project Next Steps

    7.)        Approval of Minutes

    8.)        Adjournment

    Zoning Commission

    Zoning Commission


    September 2, 2025

    MEETING AGENDA

    Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 6:30pm  

    Town Hall, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT

    CALL TO ORDER

    NEW BUSINESS:

      1. Application #25-006: Brian Juliano, Juliano Family One, LLC, 47 Old Hampden Road, Somers seeking a Special Use permit for Earthwork per section 214-8.4 Earthwork Regulations to perform excavation and grading, moving and removal of gravel and boulders, in the A1 Residential Zone.
      2. Application #25-007: JV Ladd Properties c/o Gingras Development, 85 South Road, Somers seeking a Special Use permit for a Mixed-Proximate Housing development per section 214-6.14 Mixed-Proximate Residential, to construct 6 buildings containing multiple Townhouse style units in the Village Business Zone.

    APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 2, 2025

    ADJOURNMENT

     

  • Senior Ad Hoc Building Comm

    Senior Ad Hoc Building Comm

    –
    September 3, 2025

    Town of Somers
    Senior Center Ad Hoc Building Committee Meeting
    Agenda
    Wednesday, September 03, 2025,
    1:00 pm in the Senior Center

    1.) Call to Order.
    2.) Members Present.
    3.) Approval of prior meeting minutes (08/06/25).
    4.) General discussion. List space for consideration:
    •Vestibule as you enter the Senior Center, featuring a sitting area and fireplace.
    •Larger Great Room to accommodate 125-150 members
    •Additional bathrooms
    •Multipurpose Classroom for art, games, and other activities = 50-75 people
    •Fitness Room = 50-75 people
    •Health Room for footcare, blood pressure screenings, etc.
    •STORAGE!
    •PARKING!
    •Two additional office spaces for staff/volunteers
    •Outdoor program space
    5.) Opportunity to add agenda items.
    6.) Our next meeting is on October 01, 2025.
    7.) Adjournment.

    Somers Ad hoc America250 Planning Committee

    Somers Ad hoc America250 Planning Committee

    –
    September 3, 2025

    Town of Somers

    Somers Ad hoc America250 Planning Committee

    Wednesday, September 3, 2025

    5:00pm

    Selectmen’s Conference Room

     

    1. Call to Order

     

    1. Pledge of Allegiance

     

    1. Members Present

     

    1. Welcome and Opening Remarks – Tim Keeney, First Selectman

     

    1. Review of Charges
    • Develop a draft schedule of events for the celebration
    • Establish a preliminary budget for proposed activities
    • Report back to the Board of Selectmen within 90 days with your recommendations and progress

     

    1. Election of Officers – Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary

     

    1. Meeting Schedule

     

    1. Adjournment
    Conservation Comm- CANCELED

    Conservation Comm- CANCELED

    –
    September 3, 2025

    TOWN OF SOMERS
    Conservation Commission
    600 Main Street
    Somers, CT 06071

    The regular meeting of the Town of Somers Conservation Commission scheduled for
    September 3, 2025 at 7:00pm has been canceled.

    The next regularly scheduled meeting is October 1, 2025.

  • EPAC

    EPAC

    –
    September 4, 2025

    TOWN OF SOMERS
    EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
    MEETING AGENDA
    Thursday,
    September 4, 2025
    8:00 AM at the Fire Station

    1. Call to Order:
    2. Members’ Present
    3. Old Business
    a. Human Services
    b. Police
    c. Fire
    d. Board of Education
    e. CERT
    f. DPW
    4. New Business
    a. General Discussion
    5. Approval of August Meeting Minutes
    6. The next meeting is on October 2, 2025
    7. Adjournment

    Selectmen Board Of

    Selectmen Board Of

    –
    September 4, 2025

    TOWN OF SOMERS

    BOARD OF SELECTMEN

    REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

    Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 6:00 pm

    Town Hall Auditorium

    MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured

    • CALL TO ORDER
      1. Pledge of Allegiance
      2. Roll Call

     

    • PUBLIC COMMENT:
      1. Public Comment:

     

    • PRESENTATIONS BY THE FIRST SELECTMAN

     

    • CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Board and Commissions: Appointments/Resignations

     

    • OPPORTUNITY TO ADD URGENT AGENDA ITEMS

     

    • FINANCE
    1. Transfers and Appropriations – End of Year Transfers Fiscal Year 2025
    2. CFO Finance Report/Updates
    3. Presentation of Scheduled Payments

     

    • UPDATES FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSION: None

     

    • PENDING BUSINESS – None

     

    • NEW BUSINESS

     

    1. Fire Department Report and Staffing Requests: Chief David Lenart.
      1. Request to hire Ryley Lanzieri as a part time Firefighter.
      2. Request to hire Kyle Sorant as a part-time Paramedic.

     

    1. Approval of the Payroll Specialist Human Resources Generalist job description and request to post the position with a salary range of $52,000. – $58,000.

     

    1. Request approval of the Proposed Local Tax Relief Program Ordinance and set a Public Hearing Date. Brian Wissinger

     

    1. Update on Charter Revision process. Kim LaFleur

     

    1. Discussion Withdrawal of Resignation of Kim LaFleur.

     

    • Approval of Minutes of August 21, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

    The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular

    Meeting from August 21, 2025, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.

     

    • ADJOURNMENT
  • BOE- Curriculum

    BOE- Curriculum

    –
    September 8, 2025

    Curriculum Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

    Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2025
    Time: 5:30-7:00pm
    Location: BOE Chambers

    Agenda
    Approval of June 9, 2025 meeting minutes
    2025 Summer Curriculum Work
    “Back to School” Professional Development Overview
    Legislative Updates related to Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
    General Updates for the 25/26 School Year
    Other

    Board of Ed

    Board of Ed

    –
    September 8, 2025

    Somers Board of Education Regular Meeting AGENDA
    Monday, September 8, 2025 7:00 PM
    Somers Board of Education Chambers, 1 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 06071

    1. CALL TO ORDER
    2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
    3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
    1. 2026 Teacher of the Year
    Dr. Galloway will introduce Ken McCarthy to the Board as the 2026 Teacher of the Year.
    4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
    1. Approval of the August 25, 2025 BOE Meeting Minutes
    The Board to review and approve the minutes from the August 25, 2025 Board meeting.
    5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
    1. Superintendent Update
    2. FY26 August Monthly Report
    Stephanie Levin, Director of Business Services, will update the Board on the monthly budget
    report.
    6. OPPORTUNITY TO ADD/DELETE AGENDA ITEMS
    7. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Warrant of September 8, 2025
    The Board to review and consent to the warrant of September 8, 2025.
    2. 2nd Posting DBS Policy 4000.1/5145.44 – Students – Title IX (2021)
    3. 2nd Posting DBS Code 4000.1/5145.44 – Students – Prohibition of Sex Discrimination,
    Including Sex-Based Harrassment (2025)
    4. 2nd Posting DBS Code 9222 – Resignation/Removal of Board Officer
    5. 2nd Posting DBS Code 9325.2 – Time, Place, Notification of Meetings
    6. 2nd Posting DBS Code 2400.1 – Evaluation of the Superintendent
    8. OLD BUSINESS
    9. NEW BUSINESS
    1. 2026 Graduation Date
    The Board to approve a set 2026 graduation date of June 10, 2025.
    2. Request for Childrearing Leave Extension
    The Board to review and approve a child-rearing leave extension for Alexis Harrington, SES
    SOAR Special Education Teacher. She was to return on October 20, 2025, and would like to extend
    her absence to January 5, 2026.
    3. CIP Project
    The Board to approve the proposed CIP project to move to CIP. Stephanie Levin, Director of
    Business Services, will update the Board on the proposed CIP project.
    4. 1st Posting DBS Code 5118.21 – Educational Opportunities for Military
    Children/Children of Deployed Parents/Guardians
    5. 1st Posting DBS Code 5142 – Students – School Safety: Preparation, Response, and
    After Action
    6. 1st Posting DBS Code 6140 – Curriculum
    10. COMMITTEE REPORTS
    1. Curriculum (next meeting October 14, 2025, 6:00 p.m.)
    2. Policy (next meeting September 22, 2025, 6:15 p.m.)
    3. Planning/Finance
    4. Salary & Negotiations
    5. Building
    11. CABE/CREC/State Dept. of Ed./SEF
    12. AUDIENCE TO CITIZENS/STAFF/STUDENTS
    13. ADJOURNMENT

    Cultural Commission

    Cultural Commission

    –
    September 8, 2025

    SOMERS CULTURAL COMMISSION
    REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
    September 8, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. at Piedmont Hall

    1. Pledge and Call to Order

    2. Secretary’s Report – P. Bachetti
    a. Approval of June 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes – P. Bachetti
    b. Correspondence – P. Bachetti

    3. Treasurer’s Report – T. Schmidt
    a. Financial Accounts Report – T. Schmidt
    b. Bills for Approval/Pay – T. Schmidt

    4. Other Item(s) for Discussion at this meeting

    5. Old Business
    a. Update on 2025 Summer Concert Series – A. Levesque
    b. 2025 Summer Concert Evaluations – A. Levesque
    c. Piedmont Improvement/AC discussion – T. Schmidt
    d. 2025 Art Show – N. Connell / P. Bachetti
    e. KC Sisters contract for Sunday, Dec. 7 from 2-4 pm at Somers Congregational Church – A. Levesque

    6. New Business
    a. Tim’s next plans – T. Simoes
    b. Ann’s next plans – A. Levesque
    c. Coffeehouse return ?
    d. Sat., Sept. 20 for SCC gathering at the Schmidt home

    Adjournment – Next regular meeting, October 6, 2025, 7 pm, Piedmont Hall. Because the second Monday of this month falls on a holiday (Indigenous People’s Day), we voted to change meeting to the first Monday of the month. The same will happen in November due to Veteran’s Day.

    Recreation Commission

    Recreation Commission

    –
    September 8, 2025

    SOMERS RECREATION COMMISSION
    Meeting Agenda
    September 8th, 2025
    7:00 PM
    Kibbe Fuller Conference Room

    I. Call to Order
    II. Members’ Present
    III. Audience
    IV. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes – 3/3/2025
    V. Recreation Report
    VI. Parks Report
    VII. New Business
    • General Discussion
    VIII. Correspondence
    IX. Opportunity to add agenda items
    X. 2026 Meeting Dates
    XI. Next Meeting – October 6th
    XII. Adjournment

  • Senior Advisory

    Senior Advisory

    –
    September 9, 2025

    TOWN OF SOMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SENIORS
    AGENDA
    September 9, 2025 – 1pm to 2pm
    Senior Center Meeting Room

    • Call to Order

    • Welcome/Introductions

    • Review of Minutes of June 10

    • New Business
    o Senior Center Updates, Announcements, and Data
    o Social and Senior Services Updates and Announcements +
    o Announcements/Other (All)

    • Adjournment

     

     

    Upcoming Meetings
    Location: Senior Center Meeting Room

    October 14
    November 11

    Zoning Board of Appeals – Cancelled

    Zoning Board of Appeals – Cancelled

    –
    September 9, 2025

    **SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 MEETING CANCELLED **

    The next regular meeting is scheduled for October 14, 2025.

     

     

     

  • Youth Advisory

    Youth Advisory

    –
    September 10, 2025

    Somers Youth Service Bureau Advisory Board
    Agenda
    September 10 – 4:30pm to 5:30pm
    Kibbe Fuller Community Room

    • Call to Order

    • Welcome and Introductions

    • Review and Approval of Minutes of May 14th

    • Program Updates and Next Steps
    o Youth Service Bureau
    o Back-to-School
    o Teen Center
    o Truancy
    o Youth Diversion Team (formerly Juvenile Review Board)
    o Prevention

    • New Business/ Announcements

    • Adjourn

    Future Meetings – DRAFT
    November 12, 2025
    March 12, 2026
    May 14, 2026

    Somers Ad hoc America250 Planning Committee

    Somers Ad hoc America250 Planning Committee

    –
    September 10, 2025

    Town of Somers

    Somers Ad hoc America250 Planning Committee

    Wednesday, September 10, 2025

    5:30pm

    Selectmen’s Conference Room

     

    1. Call to Order

     

    1. Opportunity for public comment

     

    1. Minutes from September 3, 2025

     

    1. Review of possible events and activities
    • Road race
    • Collaboration with Somers Public Schools
    • Collaboration with Somers Public Library
    • Collaboration with Cultural Commission
    • Collaboration with Somers Scout troops
    • Collaboration with Four Town Fair
    • Additional ideas

     

    1. Begin discussion on budget and fundraising

     

    1. Set goals for the next meeting

     

    1. Adjournment
    Cemetery Comm

    Cemetery Comm

    –
    September 10, 2025

    Somers Cemetery Committee
    Regular meeting 9.10.2025
    Somers Town Hall
    Lower level meeting room 6:30
    AGENDA

    1. Call to order:
    2. Members present:
    3. Public Comment:
    4. Vote to approve minutes from:
    a. March 12, 2025 – regular meeting
    b. May 14, 2025 – regular meeting
    c. July 9, 2025 – regular meeting
    5. Committee reports:
    a. Finance:
    b. Sexton:
    c. Landscaping:
    d. Veteran’s Affairs (Veteran’s Day, Wreaths Across America)
    e. DPW
    6. Old Business:
    a. concern forms (none in July)
    b. Communications from G&W
    7. New Business:
    a. Concern forms:
    b. Set date for fall clean up
    c. Consider selection of section signs for Center Cemetery (8 total?)
    d. Consider date for review of the program through All Funerals.
    ADJOURNMENT:
    Next meeting: November 12

    WPCA

    WPCA

    –
    September 10, 2025

    TOWN OF SOMERS

    WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY

    600 MAIN ST.

    SOMERS, CT 06071

     REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

    9-10-25

    7:00 pm

    Lower Level Meeting Room

     

    Agenda

     

    1. Minutes (8/5/25 – Regular Meeting Minutes)
    1. Superintendent – Report on Plant Upgrade

    III.      WPCA Plant Upgrade – Weston & Sampson

     

    1. Somersville WPCF: Facility Upgrade Project Funding
    1. WPCA 2024-2025 Budget – Reporting and Balance
    2.  WPCA 2025-2026 Budget

                VII.      WPCF Sub Committee – Sewer User Fees – Hazardville Water Meter Read  

    VIII.     WPCA Draft Ordinance Change – Challenges

    1. Maple Ridge Community Sewer – Repairs
    1. Correspondence/Audience Participation
    1. Bills/Transfers

                XII.       Adjournment

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  • Planning Commission

    Planning Commission


    September 11, 2025

    Thursday, September 11, 2025 6:30PM

    Somers Town Hall Lower Level Conference Room
    600 Main Street, Somers, CT

     CALL TO ORDER

    NEW BUSINESS:

      1. Zoning Referral: Application #25-006:  Brian Juliano, Juliano Family One, LLC, 47 Old Hampden Road, Somers seeking a Special Use permit for Earthwork per section 214-8.4 Earthwork Regulations to perform excavation and grading, moving and removal of gravel and boulders, in the A1 Residential Zone.

     

    1. Zoning Referral: Application #25-007:  JV Ladd Properties c/o Gingras Development, 85 South Road, Somers seeking a Special Use permit for a Mixed-Proximate Housing development per section 214-6.14 Mixed-Proximate Residential, to construct 6 buildings containing multiple Townhouse style units in the Village Business Zone.

    OLD BUSINESS:

      1. Review goals and actions for Plan of Conservation and Development 2025 update.

    APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  August 18, 2025

    ADJOURNMENT

  • Assessment Appeals

    Assessment Appeals

    –
    September 15, 2025

    Open Space

    Open Space

    –
    September 15, 2025

    Open Space and Trails Committee
    Meeting Agenda
    Monday, September 15th, 6:30 pm
    Town Hall
    Lower Level Conference Room

    A. Call to order.
    B. Members present.
    C. Audience.
    D. Approval of prior meeting minutes (05/19/2025).
    E. Correspondence.
    a. None
    F. Old Business:
    a. Learn to Fish with CARE/Boating event report.
    b. Girl Scout Bottle Bin.
    c. Trail Maintenance.
    d. Aya Po Signage.
    G. New Business:
    a.
    H. Opportunity to add agenda items.
    I. Our next Meeting is on October 20th, 2025.
    J. Adjournment.

  • HVAC Committee

    HVAC Committee

    –
    September 16, 2025

    Town of Somers

    Regular HVAC Building Committee Meeting

    Tuesday, September 16, 2025 4:00 pm

    Selectman’s Conference Room

     

    1.)        Call to Order

    2.)        Members Present

    3.)        Public Comment

    4.)        Follow-up items from STV, CES and Gilbane

    5.)        Discussion of Grant Applications and Project Schedule

    6.)        Approval of Minutes

    7.)        Adjournment

    Library Board

    Library Board

    –
    September 16, 2025

    Library Board of Trustees
    Somers Public Library
    Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – 6:30 p.m.
    Somers Public Library – 2 Vision Blvd. – Conference 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
    6. Committees
    a. Friends of the Library – Jack Kertenis
    b. Policies – Andy Phillips, Ann Levesque, Lisa Gladysz
    i. Collection Development
    ii. Library Programming
    iii. Displays and Exhibits
    iv. Review and Reconsideration/Form
    7. Old Business
    a. Pavilion update – Robert Socha
    8. New Business
    a. Hire part-time employee for after school monitoring
    b. Consider using Endowment for landscaping
    c. Add cameras at outside doors
    d. Consider using Endowment for library programs
    e. Open on Sunday, October 19 from 10 – 2 during Book Sale
    9. Director’s Report
    10. Second Audience to Citizens
    11. Adjournment

  • Housing Authority

    Housing Authority

    –
    September 17, 2025

  • CIP

    CIP

    –
    September 18, 2025

    Selectmen Board Of

    Selectmen Board Of

    –
    September 18, 2025

  • Board of Ed

    Board of Ed

    –
    September 22, 2025

  • Economic Dev

    Economic Dev

    –
    September 23, 2025

    Board of Finance

    Board of Finance

    –
    September 23, 2025

  • CERT

    CERT

    –
    September 24, 2025

  • Veteran’s Coffeehouse

    Veteran’s Coffeehouse

    –
    September 27, 2025

 

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