Town of East Haddam Public Notices

PLANNING AND ZONING
PUBLIC HEARING

The East Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the Town Grange, 488 Town Street, East Haddam to hear the following:

Proposed AT&T Wireless Telecommunications Tower Facilities:

(“Devil’s Hopyard South site”)
17 Jones Hill Road Assessor's Map 43, Lot 1

(“Devil’s Hopyard North site”)
Haywardville Road, Assessor’s Map 61, Lot 3
or
Hopyard Road Assessor’s Map 52, Lot 26

At this hearing interested persons shall be heard and correspondence received.
Crary H. Brownell, Chairman

ATT is planning to conduct a balloon test for all three sites in the Eightmile River on Saturday June 13th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. This is a weather dependant event based on the probability of rain or wind. For a map of the proposed cell tower sites please Click Here.
 

NOTICE
TOWN OF EAST HADDAM
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
TOWN MEETING HALL
7:15 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009

The Board of Selectmen will hold a public informational meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:15 pm in the Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain public input and discuss potential issues and alternatives with the probate court consolidation process. The public meeting will be held prior to the Town Meeting. All residents of the Town of East Haddam are welcome. For more information contact Mark Walter at 873-5020. Written comments can also be sent to the Selectman’s Office at admin@easthaddam.org.

To view an example of the ballet click here.
 

LEGAL NOTICE
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
EAST HADDAM

The Electors and citizens of the Town of East Haddam, Connecticut qualified to vote in Town Meeting are hereby warned and notified that a Special Town Meeting will be held in the Town Hall on Town Street in the said Town of East Haddam at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 for the following purposes, to wit:

Item 1: To consider and discuss (but not to vote on) the following resolution:

To appropriate the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) from the Undesignated Fund Balance, as recommended by the Board of Finance, for the acquisition of a 5/6ths interest in certain property described below; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, pursuant to the terms of a certain contract dated March 20, 2009, for open space purposes, the 5/6ths interest of ANN M. SHUGRUE, or current owner, in those certain pieces or parcels of land located in the town of East Haddam to the east of Connell Road Extension and Ackley Cemetery Road and to the north and south of Town Road in said town, generally known as 46 and 47 Town Road and shown as lots # 16 and # 17 on East Haddam Assessor’s map #79; Excluding there from, however, a piece or parcel of land known as the “FARM HOUSE AREA” = 299.574 S.F. = 6.877 ACRES”.

The contract for this conveyance and more particular descriptions of the subject property are on file with the Town Clerk for the Town of East Haddam for public inspection.

Funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph 1 to be replaced in the Undesignated Fund Balance by appropriate bond funds when available.

Item 2: To consider and discuss (but not to vote on) the following resolution:

To appropriate the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) from the Undesignated Fund Balance, as recommended by the Board of Finance, for the acquisition of certain property described below; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, pursuant to the terms of a certain contract dated May 4, 2009, for open space purposes, from Bettina O. Lyons, Trustee of the Bettina O. Lyons Revocable Trust dated June 14, 1998, or current owner, property known generally as two parcels of land; Parcel 1 being located on Baker Lane partially in East Haddam, Connecticut shown and designated as Lot 20, Map 15 on the East Haddam Assessor’s Map and partially in Lyme, Connecticut shown and designated as Lot 8, Map 39 of the Lyme Assessor’s Map; Parcel 2 being located on Norwich Salem Road (Route 82) in East Haddam, Connecticut and shown as Lot 36 on Map 15.

The contract for this conveyance and more particular descriptions of the subject property are on file with the Town Clerk for the Town of East Haddam for public inspection.

Funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph 1 to be replaced in the Undesignated Fund Balance by appropriate bond funds when available.

Item 3: To consider and discuss (but not to vote on) the following resolution:

To appropriate for the sum of SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($680,000.00) from the Undesignated Fund Balance, as recommended by the Board of Finance, for the acquisition of certain property described below; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, pursuant to the terms of a certain contract dated February 27, 2009, for open space purposes, from Patricia Valenti, Victoria M. Barton, Alex Leschinski, Donna Perrella and Lenora Holze, or current owner, property known generally as a parcel on Town Road, East Haddam, Connecticut and shown as Lot # 27 on the East Haddam Assessor’s Map # 10.

The contract for these conveyances and more particular descriptions of the subject properties are on file with the Town Clerk for the Town of East Haddam for public inspection.

Funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph 1 to be replaced in the Undesignated Fund Balance by appropriate bond funds when available.

All those persons qualified to vote in Town meetings of the Town of East Haddam, Connecticut, are hereby further notified that pursuant to Section 7-7 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Board of Selectmen of the Town of East Haddam have removed the above items numbered one through three on the call of this Special Town Meeting for submission to the voters of the Town of East Haddam who are qualified to vote at Town meetings for "yes" or "no" vote by voting machine on the following question:

Shall the Town appropriate the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) from the Undesignated Fund Balance for the acquisition for open space purposes of a 5/6ths interest in certain property known as 46 and 47 Town Road (excluding a portion as described in the Resolution) from ANN M. SHUGRUE of Oxford, Connecticut?

Shall the Town appropriate the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) from the Undesignated Fund Balance for the acquisition for open space purposes of two parcels of land, the first on Baker Lane and designated as Lot 20 on Map 15 on the East Haddam Assessor’s Map and partially in Lyme, Connecticut shown and designated as Lot 8, Map 39 of the Lyme Assessor’s Map, the second on Norwich Salem Road (Route 82) designated as Lot 36 on Map 15 of said Assessor’s map from Bettina O. Lyons, Trustee of the Bettina O. Lyons Revocable Trust, of Tuscon, Arizona, or current owner?

Shall the Town appropriate the sum of SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($680,000.00) from the Undesignated Fund Balance, for the acquisition for open space purposes of a certain parcel of land on Town Road, East Haddam, Connecticut designated as Lot 27 Map 10 on the East Haddam Assessor’s Map from Patricia Valenti, Victoria M. Barton, Alex Leschinski, Donna Perrella and Lenora Holze, or current owner?

The vote by voting machine will be conducted at the Town Meeting Hall, East Haddam, Connecticut between the hours of twelve o’clock p.m. and eight o’clock p.m. on June 29, 2009.

Item 4: To consider and act upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance to accept a grant in the amount of $2,890.00 from the State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, entitled “FY 2009 Emergency Management Performance Grant”; said grant to be appropriated to Line 746-531510 Emergency Management.

Item 5: To consider and act upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance to accept a grant in the amount of $8,625.00 from the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, entitled “Hazardous Moving Violation Enforcement Program”; said grant to be appropriated to Line 744 Police Officers.

Item 6: To consider and act upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance to accept a gift in the amount of $14,000 from Consumers Union of United Sates, Inc. for the East Haddam Fire Department for a Hurst Tool Power Unit and Cutter; and to appropriate said funds to Line #841-574105 Fire Department - Equipment.

Item 7: To consider and act upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Education to amend the charge of the East Haddam Schools Capital Improvements Building Committee as follows:

RESOLVED: That an East Haddam Schools Capital Improvements Building Committee is hereby established for the purpose of the completion of the following projects:

Electrical upgrade at the Elementary and Middle Schools;
Roof replacement at the Middle School;
Asbestos tile removal/tile replacement in the Elementary School;
Asbestos tile removal/tile replacement in the Middle School;
Boiler Replacement/Asbestos Removal at the Middle School;
Window Replacement at the Middle School;
Roof replacement at the Elementary School;
Fire Alarm System at the Elementary School;
Chimney Replacement at the High School; and
Roof Replacement at the High School; and
Water Supply System Replacement at the Elementary School.

A copy of the entire charge, as amended, is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.

Item 8: To consider and act upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance to appropriate $243,000 from the Reserve for Capital Projects to the Board of Education capital for the purpose of replacing the Elementary School water system.

Item 9: To consider and act upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance to appropriate $313,000 from the Reserve for Capital Projects for the Powerhouse Road project.

 

Urgent!

The East Haddam Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission (IWWC) is looking for three new members to fill one regular and two alternate member seats, recently vacated. Although it may be helpful to have a professional background and/or education in environmental science, it is not a prerequisite for membership on the commission. A high degree of interest in environmental protection and a commitment to attending meetings and field walks is essential.

The IWWC is responsible for overseeing and enforcing municipal regulations respecting protection of our valuable wetland areas and watercourses. The IWWC meets in the evening on the third Tuesday of every month, and conducts a field walk at least once a month to review subdivisions and/or individual wetland applications.

Interested persons should contact the Land Use Office (873-5031) or the Selectmen's Office (873-5020) for an application form or download form here. You are also invited and encouraged to attend an IWWC meeting to observe commission proceedings.

To Download the Application, please click here.