The Board of Selectpersons of the Town of Seymour (the “Board”) shall be the authority authorized to name Facilities and Areas as hereinafter defined own.cl by the Town of Seymour in accordance with the following procedure:
1. A proposal to name a Facility or Area, or to change or otherwise modify the name of Facility or Area, shall be presented in writing to the Board. The proposal shall identify the Facility or Area, the proposed name and the reason or background for the proposed naming of the same;
The Great Give is almost here! The following press release was sent by the Valley Community Foundation:
“So far more than 57 Valley nonprofits — more than ever before — have signed up to participate in the 2024 Great Give on May 1 – 2.
The 36-hour online fundraising extravaganza, created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF) in 2010, unites donors with area nonprofits in a fun and engaging way.
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CT NEWS JUNKIE | Apr 23, 2024 6:38 am
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HARTFORD – State lawmakers who say they’ve heard from constituents about incessant noise from large solar projects are pushing for more local control of where those projects can be built.
“(Communities) have no authority when noise becomes a burden,” said state Rep. Jaime Foster, D‑Ellington.
Foster, other lawmakers, and local officials have been dealing with complaints from neighbors of a solar array in East Windsor for years. Among the issues, they say, is that municipalities have no ability to limit when a project can be built. That power rests with the Connecticut Siting Council.
“The problem is that it is an overreach by the state,” said Rep. Carol Hall, R‑Enfield. “Local municipalities can’t regulate (where solar projects are built), They have zero control and say.”
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Apr 21, 2024 5:02 pm
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An image showing the land where the zone change was requested.
SEYMOUR – The Seymour Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request Thursday (April 11) to change the zoning on three Pearl Street properties from residential to multi-family.
The commission voted 3 – 2 in favor of the zone change.
However, the zone change request faced strong opposition from neighbors who circulated a petition with 47 names.
The town verified the names on the petition and found 31 percent of the people signing were surrounding landowners. That percentage triggered a rule in Seymour land use regulations dictating that a two-thirds vote from the commission was needed to approve anything.
That meant four commissioners had to vote ‘yes’ for the approval to stick.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Apr 19, 2024 6:59 am
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Former Seymour Police Officer Jonathan Martin, in a photo taken from Facebook.
SEYMOUR – A former Seymour police sergeant subject to five internal affairs investigations in two years voluntarily surrendered his Connecticut Police Officer Certification.
The move means the former officer, Jonathan Martin, cannot work in law enforcement in Connecticut. However, he can apply to get his certification back next year.
His name will be included on a national list of decertified officers, and he will appear on the state’s Police Officer Standards & Training (POST) website.
“Jonathan Martin has voluntarily surrendered his certification and the case has been closed,” Richard Green, a POST spokesman, told the Valley Indy via an email.
The Valley Indy left a message with Martin’s lawyer.
WPLR morning show hosts Chaz &AJ invited The Valley Indy onto their program on Thursday (April 18) to talk about an article where Chaz’ name was mispelled.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Apr 18, 2024 6:24 am
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A dog died in this house fire in Seymour on April 9, 2024.
SEYMOUR — The cause of a fire that destroyed a house on Patrick Drive and took the life of a family’s dog last week remains under investigation.
Meanwhile, the community has stepped up, raising more than $7,770 to help the family through a GoFundMe fundraiser.
Seymour Fire Marshal Timm Willis told The Valley Indy Wednesday (April 17) that the cause of the fire at a single-family home at 24 Patrick Dr. is not known.
“It’s undetermined at this point and Deputy Fire Marshal Robert Rockwell is continuing to investigate,” Willis said. “I can tell you there was no wrongdoing, and the fire was not intentionally set.”
SEYMOUR — The town and school budgets are scheduled to take a step closer toward a public vote after Seymour holds its annual town meeting tonight (Wednesday, April 17) at the community center.
The Seymour Charter says the meeting is hosted by the Seymour Board of Selectpersons. The board could recommend changes to the budget, but only if at least 50 registered voters attend the meeting.
The annual town meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the bingo room at the community center, 20 Pine St.
The town meeting usually ends with the board officially putting the budget to referendum.
That referendum – during which people will vote on the town and school budgets separately – is scheduled for 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 2 at the Seymour Community Center.
First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis sent out a robocall Tuesday night letting residents know about the town meeting.
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'Spicy' Jean Falbo-Sosnovich & Eugene 'All You Can Eat' Driscoll | Apr 16, 2024 9:05 pm
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(Left to right) TEAM Inc. CEO David Morgan, Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti, and Ansonia Schools Director of Equity & Communications Reese Morales.
ANSONIA – “We will beat her easy. Those people in Seymour don’t know how to cook.”
That was the shocking refrain of Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti when asked about Seymour First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis’s odds at this weekend’s 16th Annual “Men Who Cook” fundraiser, scheduled from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 20 at Warsaw Park, 119 Pulaski Highway.
“Men Who Cook” features professional and amateur chefs cooking their favorite meals.
Yes, last year’s “Men Who Cook” drew 400 people and raised more than $82,000 for TEAM Inc., the Valley’s nonprofit social services agency. And yes, this year’s tickets are almost sold out, but you can try to purchase some here.
