East Windsor Selectman's Report - Aug. 16

EAST WINDSOR, CT — Here is the latest Selectman's report from Jason Bowsza, from the meeting of Aug. 16, 2016:

On August 2, I stopped by the Friends of the Warehouse Point Library ice cream social. The Friends were kind enough to host an informal open house, talk about what they do and how they can help other groups in town. I thank them for their kind hospitality and look forward to seeing them again soon.

Following our last selectmen's meeting, as requested I called and spoke with Maureen Westbrook of CT Water Company concerning the Pond Street complaints and asking to set up a meeting between the Town and CT Water's government relations folks. Ms. Westbrook informed me that First Selectmen Maynard had set up another, separate meeting with the local folks. I've heard nothing about this since then.

On Tuesday, August 9, the Planning and Zoning Commission met. The first item on the agenda was a request for modification of a special use permit for the construction of 20 multi-family condominiums on Winkler Road. Several of these units will be designated as affordable housing under section 8 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The request was for an allowance for storage space associated with the project.

The other item on their agenda was an update on the Barber Hill School project. I updated the board and said that John Burnham and I had collected signatures from 15 of the 17 property owners in the subdivision, enough to move forward with clean title of the Board of Selectmen is comfortable assuming the risk. The next step will be to have the historical society representation meet with town staff to develop an application.

That same night the Fire Protection Committee meant to review options available to correct the issues associated with the Warehouse Point Fire District. Fire District attorney Carl Landolino gave an update about conversations held between him and the town attorney to find workable, allowable solutions. Options include elimination of the district, expansion of the district, creation of a new district in Broad Brook, refunding the Warehouse Point Fire District funding for this year, and to do nothing at all.

Respectfully submitted,
Jason E. Bowsza
Selectman

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