5 Things To Know In Ellington & Somers: Early Voting Begins, Wetlands Panel Weighs 3 Subdivisions And More

ELLINGTON-SOMERS, CT — Early voting opens Monday in both towns, Ellington's Inland Wetlands Agency holds hearings on new subdivisions off Crane Road and Newell Hill Road, and the Somers Water Pollution Control Authority gets an update on its treatment plant upgrade.

Here are five things to know about life around Ellington and Somers this week:

1. Early Voting Opens In Both Towns
When: Monday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Nov. 1; Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3
Where: Ellington: Town Hall Annex, 57 Main St.; Somers: Lower Conference Room, Town Hall, 600 Main St.
What to know: Ellington voters can cast ballots early at the Town Hall Annex, next door to Town Hall, according to the registrars, and Somers voters at the Lower Conference Room in Town Hall, according to the town's election warning. State law sets early voting hours at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. hours on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Thursday, Oct. 29. Same-day registration is available during early voting.
More information here.

2. Ellington Wetlands Agency Weighs 3 Subdivisions
When: Monday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.
Where: Town Hall Annex, 57 Main St.
What to know: The Inland Wetlands Agency will hold hearings on BDC Home Improvement Services LLC's request to build a road, houses and driveways for a 10-lot subdivision on Crane Road, and on a two-lot subdivision at 24 Newell Hill Road and Crystal Lake Road, according to the agenda. It will also take up a three-lot subdivision at 51 Cider Mill Road and correspondence on a 4.99-megawatt solar facility on Schoolhouse Road.
More information here.

3. Somers WPCA Reviews Plant Upgrade
When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m.
Where: First Selectman's Conference Room, Town Hall, 600 Main St.
What to know: The Water Pollution Control Authority will hear reports on the treatment plant upgrade from the superintendent and engineering firm Weston & Sampson and discuss funding for the Somersville facility upgrade, sewer user fees and a draft ordinance change, according to the agenda. Repairs to the Maple Ridge community sewer are also on the agenda.
More information here.

4. Ellington Business Networking Event
When: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.
Where: Earthlight Technologies, 128 West Road
What to know: Local businesses can network, meet town officials and learn from each other at the town's quarterly business networking event, which rotates among local businesses, according to the town calendar.
More information here.

5. Somers Library Trustees Discuss Exterior Project
When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Conference Room, Somers Public Library, 2 Vision Blvd.
What to know: The Library Board of Trustees will review the latest ideas for the library's exterior project, approved painting and flooring for the Blake Room and a Blake donation announcement, according to the agenda.
More information here.