5 Things To Know In Woodbury & Middlebury: Hawkeye Farm Study Committee, Stable Expansion And More

WOODBURY-MIDDLEBURY, CT — Middlebury's selectmen consider appointing a study committee for Hawkeye Farm Monday, Woodbury's Zoning Commission takes up a riding school expansion on Cowles Road and Woodbury Parks & Recreation holds Trunk or Treat Saturday at Hollow Park.

Here are five things to know about life around Woodbury and Middlebury this week:

1. Selectmen Consider Hawkeye Farm Study Committee
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 5 p.m. (special meeting; also on Zoom)
Where: Town Hall Conference Room, 1212 Whittemore Road, Middlebury
What to know: The Middlebury Board of Selectmen will consider appointing a study committee for Hawkeye Farm, 352 Judd Hill Road, discuss a mailbox installation and winter damage policy and a bond release for the Trustee Subdivision at Middlebury Road and Ferndale Avenue, and interview Updike, Kelly & Spellacy as part of its legal services RFP, according to its agenda. It will also set its 2027 meeting schedule.
More information here.

2. Zoners Take Up Stable And Riding School Expansion
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. (special meeting)
Where: Shove Building Conference Room, 281 Main St. South, Woodbury
What to know: The Woodbury Zoning Commission will receive an application from Barre Equestrian LLC to expand a commercial stable and riding school (horse boarding, training and lessons) at 76 Cowles Road, according to its agenda. The commission will also carry over its hearing on a zoning regulations text and map amendment to Nov. 24 and hold a draft zoning regulations work session.
More information here.

3. Woodbury Wetlands Agency Reviews Barn, Subdivision Plans
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Shove Building Conference Room, 281 Main St. South, Woodbury
What to know: The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency will receive applications for a residential storage barn at 33 Bethlehem Road and a proposed two-lot subdivision at 29 Bacon Pond Road, and deliberate on pending applications on Good Hill Road, Orenaug Avenue and Grassy Hill Road, according to its agenda.
More information here.

4. Trunk Or Treat At Hollow Park
When: Saturday, Oct. 31, 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Hollow Park, 43 Hollow Road, Woodbury
What to know: Woodbury Parks & Recreation presents Trunk or Treat at Hollow Park, according to the town's community calendar.
More information here.

5. Early Voting's Final Week In Both Towns
When: Monday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 1 (final week); Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3
Where: Middlebury: Shepardson Community Center, 1172 Whittemore Road, Middlebury; Woodbury: Senior/Community Center, 265 Main St. South, Woodbury
What to know: Early voting continues daily through Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Thursday, Oct. 29, according to the state's list of early voting sites.
More information here.