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Events in March 2025

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February 23, 2025
February 24, 2025(3 events)

Zoning Commission Special meeting


February 24, 2025

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:00pm  

Town Hall, Auditorium, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC HEARING:

  1. Application #25-001: Cherokee Explosives, Inc., Southington, CT; seeking a Special Use Permit to perform drilling and blasting at 1046 Main Street, Somers; per section 214-8.4D Earthwork; for the construction of a single-family dwelling; foundation and septic system, in the A-1 Residential zone.

DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE DECISION:

Application #25-001: Cherokee Explosives, Inc., Southington, CT; seeking a Special Use Permit to perform drilling and blasting at 1046 Main Street, Somers.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 3, 2025

ADJOURNMENT

 

Zoning Public Meeting

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February 24, 2025

Board of Ed

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February 24, 2025

February 25, 2025(3 events)

SHINE

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February 25, 2025

SHINE

Meeting Agenda

February 25, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Blake Room, Somers Public Library

 

  • Call to Order

 

  • Welcome and Introductions

 

  • Review and Approval of Minutes of January 24, 2025

 

  • Prevention Program Updates
    • DFC Programming Update
    • DFC Annual Performance Report and Application for Continuation Funding
    • State Opioid Recovery Grant update – partnership with Johnson Memorial Hospital
    • Opioid Settlement Funds – proposed collaboration with Somers Fire Department

 

  • Old Business
    • Biennial Youth Voices Count Survey

 

  • Agreements/Next Steps/Agenda Items for Next Meeting

 

  • Adjournment

 

NEXT MEETING

March 25, 2025

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Blake Room at Somers Public Library

CIP – Special Meeting

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February 25, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS

CIP COMMITTEE

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

Town Hall

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

4:00 pm

 

 

 

 

  1. Call to Order

 

  1. Members Present

 

  1. Presentation and Discussion of FY2026 Capital Budget

 

  1. Vote on FY2026 Capital Budget for Referral to Board of Finance

 

  1. Approval of Minutes
    1. January 28, 2025 – Special Meeting

 

  1. Adjournment

Board of Finance

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February 25, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS

BOARD OF FINANCE

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Town Hall – Auditorium

Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 7:00pm

 

  1. Call to Order

 

  1. Members Present

 

  1. Board of Education Update

 

  1. Board of Selectmen Update

 

  1. CFO/Finance Department Update

 

  1. CIP Update

 

  1. FY2026 Budget Update

 

  1. Vote to Set Budget Public Hearing Date for April 22, 2025

 

  1. Appropriations and Transfers

 

  1. Other Business

 

  1. Approval of Minutes
    • 1/28/2025 Regular BOF Minutes

 

  1. 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
February 26, 2025(2 events)

Economic Dev

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February 26, 2025

Town of Somers
Economic Development Commission
Meeting Agenda for February 26, 2025
Town Hall 6-7pm

1. Call to Order
2. Review and Approve Minutes
3. Correspondence – Melissa Zelek
4. Old Business
a. Business of the Month Feb: KK’s This/That
b. Business of the Month March
c. Budget Update
5. New Business
a. Commission Goals
b. Business Start Update
6. Business Issues
7. Adjourn

CERT

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February 26, 2025

February 27, 2025(1 event)

Selectmen Board Of

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February 27, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, February 27, 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
  2. CFO Finance Report/Updates
  3. Presentation of Scheduled Payments

 

  • UPDATES FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSION: None

 

  • PENDING BUSINESS – None

 

  • NEW BUSINESS

 

  1. Temporary Staffing Request: Request to hire Monica Newcity as the Temporary Part-time Senior Center Program Coordinator with an hourly rate of $18 and a start date of March 10, 2025. Maureen Parsell

 

  1. Land Use Staffing Request: Todd Rolland
  • Accept the Resignation of Glenn Setzler as the Town of Somers Appointed Building Official effective 2/25/25 and Terminate the Building Official Services Agreement between the Town of Somers and the Town of Stafford.

 

  • Request to Appoint Michael Anthony as the Town of Somers Building Official with annual Salary of $95,000. Effective 2/27/25.

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of February 20, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

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

Meeting from February 20, 2025, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT
February 28, 2025
March 1, 2025
March 2, 2025
March 3, 2025(1 event)

Zoning Commission – cancelled

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March 3, 2025

**MARCH 3, 2025 MEETING IS CANCELLED DUE LACK OF PENDING APPLICATIONS**

 The next regular meeting is scheduled for April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm.

Questions or concerns should be directed to Jennifer Roy in the Land Use Department

#(860) 763-8220 or [email protected].

 

 
March 4, 2025(2 events)

Recreation Commission

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March 4, 2025

SOMERS RECREATION COMMISSION
Meeting Agenda
March 3rd, 2025
7:00 PM
Kibbe Fuller Conference Room

I. Call to Order
II. Members Present
III. Audience
IV. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes – 9/9/2024
V. Recreation Report
VI. Parks Report
VII. New Business
• General Discussion
• Spring Sports
• Club 21 Baseball – 50/70 Field – Field request received. Awaiting COI.
• Adult Coed Softball league request received
• Southern New England Friendship Softball League Field Request
• Affiliated Youth Sports Organizations Update
• Somers Youth Softball
• Spring field request received. Awaiting COI.
• Somers Little League
• Spring field request received. Awaiting COI.
• Somers Soccer Association
• Spring field request received. Awaiting COI.
• Somers Lacrosse Association
• Awaiting Spring field request, Bowers Tourney information, and COI.
• Field Maintenance Plan
• Review Survey Results
VIII. Correspondence
IX. Opportunity to add agenda items
X. Next Meeting – May 5th
XI. Adjournment

WPCA

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March 4, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
600 MAIN ST.
SOMERS, CT 06071

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
3-4-25
7:00 pm
Lower Level Meeting Room

Agenda

I. Minutes (2/4/25 – Regular Meeting Minutes, 2-19-25 Special Meeting Minutes)
II. WPCA Plant Upgrade – Weston & Sampson

III. Somersville WPCF: Facility Upgrade Project Funding

IV. WPCA 2024-2025 Budget – Reporting and Balance
V. WPCA 2025-2026 Budget
VI. WPCF Sub Committee – Sewer User Fees – Hazardville Water Meter Reads
VII. WPCA Draft Ordinance Change – Challenges

VIII. Correspondence/Audience Participation

IX. Bills/Transfers

X. Adjournment

Please call Daniel Parisi at 860-335-2154 if you are unable to attend this meeting. Thank you.
March 5, 2025(1 event)

Conservation Comm

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March 5, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS
Conservation Commission
600 Main Street
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025
7:00 PM TOWN HALL

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. OLD BUSINESS
1. SHOW CAUSE HEARING – ORDER TO CEASE VIOLATION (continued). 183
King Road. Regulated activity within 100 feet of a wetland or watercourse. Nicholas
Turnberg.
2. Jurisdictional Ruling/Application #811: 183 King Road. Selective timber harvest
within wetland, with temporary stream crossing. Nicholas Turnberg.

III. NEW BUSINESS
1. Jurisdictional Ruling/Application #814: 407 South Road. Clearing vegetation within
wetland/along stream to restore pasture. Pleasant View Farms Realty Co.
2. Application #815: 127 Egypt Road. Installation of 975 MW AC Solar Farm in the
Upland Review Area. VCP Somers LF, LLC.

IV. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

V. STAFF REPORT

VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND BILLS

VII. MINUTES APPROVAL: February 5, 2025

VIII. ADJOURNMENT
March 6, 2025(2 events)

EPAC

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March 6, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, March 6, 2025
8:00 AM at the Fire Station

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

Cancelled Selectmen Board Of

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March 6, 2025

March 7, 2025
March 8, 2025
March 9, 2025
March 10, 2025(2 events)

Board of Ed

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March 10, 2025

Cultural Commission

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March 10, 2025

SOMERS CULTURAL COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
March 10, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. at Piedmont Hall

1. Pledge and Call to Order

2. Secretary’s Report – P. Bachetti
a. Approval of February 10, 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. Discussion & vote on Gifting – A. Levesque
b. 2025 Summer Concert Series – remaining 2 concerts to consider & vote – A. Levesque, T. Simoes
c. Update on 2025 Sponsor Campaign -A Levesque et al
d. Update on licensing issue – T. Simoes

6. New Business
a. 2025 Photography Show – P. Bachetti
b. Discussion on Food Truck or Dave’s Snacks for Summer Concerts
c. 2026 Black History Month and Juneteenth entertainers – G. Genece, T. Titus, A. Levesque
d. Discussion on AC for Piedmont Hall for outdoor concert use when weather not good – A. Levesque

Adjournment – next
Next regular meeting, April 14, 2025, 7 pm, Piedmont Hall
March 11, 2025(3 events)

Senior Advisory

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March 11, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SENIORS
AGENDA
March 11, 2025 – 1pm to 2pm
Senior Center Meeting Room

• Call to Order (Matthew)

• Introductions / Audience (Matthew)

• Review of Minutes of February 11 (Matthew)

• Old Business
None

• New Business
o Senior Center Update (Donna)
o Social and Senior Services Update (Annette)
o Announcements/Other (All)

• Adjournment

 

Upcoming Meetings

April 8, 1-2pm
May 13, 1-2pm
June 10, 1-2pm

Zoning Board of Appeals


March 11, 2025

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.,

Lower level conference room  Town Hall Auditorium, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

PUBLIC HEARING – DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE DECISION:

ZBA25-001:  Nicholas Turnberg, 183 King Road, Somers, appeal of cease and desist order issued by Zoning Enforcement Officer; for commercial operation/vehicles and Earthwork.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 10, 2024

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

Board of Finance Special Meeting

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March 11, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS

BOARD OF FINANCE

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

Town Hall – Auditorium

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 7:00pm

 

  1. Call to Order

 

  1. Members Present

 

  1. Board of Education FY2026 Budget Presentation

 

  1. Board of Selectmen FY2026 Budget Presentation

 

  1. FY2026 Capital Budget Presentation

 

  1. CFO Presentation of Revenue Projections

 

  1. Committee Nominee for Re-Appointment Committees
    1. Tax Collector
    2. Assessor
    3. Treasurer

 

  1. Approval of Minutes
    • 2/25/2025 Regular BOF Minutes

 

  1. 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
March 12, 2025(4 events)

Youth Advisory- CANCELED

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March 12, 2025

Somers Youth Service Bureau Advisory Board
Agenda
March 12 – 3:30 pm
Kibbe Fuller Community Room

CANCELED

• Call to Order

• Review and Approval of Minutes from September 11

• Financial Update
o Youth Service Bureau grant, approved

• Program Updates and Next Steps
o Welcome Jen Griger, Youth Services Coordinator
o Youth Service Bureau
o Teen Center
o Youth Leadership Council
o Prevention

• New Business
Meeting schedule for 2025
Agenda priorities for 2025
New member recruitment

• Adjourn

 

Next Meeting March 12, 2025
3:30 p.m. – Kibbe Fuller Classroom

Future Meetings – DRAFT
May 14, 2025
September 10, 2025
November 12, 2025

Assessment Appeals

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March 12, 2025

Town of Somers

Board of Assessment Appeals Agenda-Regular Meeting

 

Wednesday March 12, 2025

5:30 pm

 

Lower Level Conference Room Town Hall

600 Main Street

Somers, CT 06071

 

 

  1. Call to order

 

  1. Interview taxpayers appealing October 1, 2023 Grand List for Real Estate, Personal Property and Supplemental Motor Vehicles

 

  1. Decisions on appeals

 

  1. Adjournment

 

 

 

 

Charter Revision Comm

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March 12, 2025

TOWN OF SOMERS

CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Selectmen’s Conference Room

 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approval of Minutes of Preceding Meetings
    1. Public Hearing of February 18, 2025
    2. Regular Meeting of February 18, 2025
  1. Discussion – Recommendations from the Board of Selectmen:
    1. Shall the Town Clerk become an appointed rather than an elected position?
      1. Presentation & Discussion with David Marti, Town Clerk
    2. Shall the Board of Selectmen appoint a Town Administrator who reports to them and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Town?
      1. Presentation & Discussion with Matthew Reed, Ellington Town Administrator and Lori Spielman, Ellington First Selectman (March 26, 2025)
    3. Shall the Zoning and Planning Boards be combined as a single appointed body?
  2. Discussion – Recommendations from Charter Revision Commission Members
  3. Commission Member Comments
  4. Adjournment

Next Meeting – Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Cemetery Comm

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March 12, 2025

SOMERS CEMETERY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12, 2025

1. Call to order:
2. Members present:.
3. Public comment:
4. Vote to approve minutes from:
January 2025 Regular Meeting
February 2025 Special Meeting
March. 2025 Special Meeting
5. Committee reports:
a. Finance:
1. Monthly & quarterly reports – including Morgan Stanley update
2. Progress on Irrevocable Trust
3. Landscape Architect: Report from Finance Office after both special meetings. (Any approval of additional expenses to be covered under New Business.
4. Update on All Funerals schedule for “Soft Opening/ Training” for Committee & Staff
b. Sexton – Jeff Buckley
c. Landscaping-John Guzie
a. Fall Clean up report:
b. Dates for Spring cleanup to be set under new business.
c. Veteran’s Affairs:
d. DPW -Todd Rolland (if needed)
6. Old Business:
a. Concern form(s): Report on resolutions.
7. New Business:
a. New concern forms:
b. Discuss and approve any additional charges from Grever & Ward due to changes requested on new section layout and additional expansion toward the Columbarium.
c . Approve request to move the well line away from the new grave layout and toward the main entrance. One faucet instead of three considered.
d.Water line in New West to be considered. (Run line from former FD?)
8.Adjournment:
Next meeting: May …………….. , 2025

Adjourn:
March 13, 2025(4 events)

CIP

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March 13, 2025

Assessment Appeals- CANCELED

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March 13, 2025

Selectmen Board Of Cancelled

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March 13, 2025

Planning Commission-CANCELLED

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March 13, 2025

March 14, 2025
March 15, 2025
March 16, 2025
March 17, 2025
March 18, 2025(2 events)

BOE-HVAC

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March 18, 2025

Somers Elementary School HVAC Building Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:00PM
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wfx-xegt-hyz
Or dial: (US) +1 786-701-6910
Agenda
1. Bid Opening & Project Update
2. Approval of Invoices
a. Colliers
PIN: 276 115 130#
3. Building Committee Meeting – Next scheduled meeting is April 1, 2025
4. Other Business

Library Board

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March 18, 2025

Library Board of Trustees
Somers Public Library
Tuesday, March 18, 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. Policy Committee – Borrowing Policy Amendment – Andy Phillips, Lisa Gladysz, and Ann Levesque
b. Friends of the Library – Jack Kertenis
7. Old Business
a. Pavilion update – Robert Socha
b. Tween/Teen Afterschool Agreement
8. New Business
a. Furniture – Chairs replacement discussion
b. Open on Sunday, April 13th during Book Sale
c. Give discards to FOL for Book Sale
9. Director’s Report
10. Second Audience to Citizens
11. Adjournment
March 19, 2025(1 event)

Housing Authority

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March 19, 2025

March 20, 2025(1 event)

Selectmen Board Of

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March 20, 2025

March 21, 2025
March 22, 2025
March 23, 2025
March 24, 2025(1 event)

Board of Ed

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March 24, 2025

March 25, 2025(1 event)

Board of Finance

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March 25, 2025

March 26, 2025(3 events)

Charter Revision Comm

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March 26, 2025

Economic Dev

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March 26, 2025

CERT

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March 26, 2025

March 27, 2025
March 28, 2025
March 29, 2025(1 event)

Veteran’s Coffeehouse

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March 29, 2025

March 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
April 1, 2025(1 event)

WPCA

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April 1, 2025

April 2, 2025(1 event)

Conservation Comm

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April 2, 2025

April 3, 2025(2 events)

EPAC

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April 3, 2025

Selectmen Board Of

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April 3, 2025

April 4, 2025
April 5, 2025

 

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