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Road issues again captured the attention of the Board of Selectmen Wednesday when resident Bart Wenrich questioned the board about progress on building a temporary bridge on Smith Road. 

Townspeople will not decide Monday whether to build a new firehouse. First Selectman Matt Riiska said Wednesday that a special town meeting will be needed on May 22.

Transfer station stickers will increase by $10 in the coming fiscal year, the selectmen decided Wednesday.

A contingent of firefighters attended Wednesday’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting to ask for restoration of $6,600 that was cut from its 2025-26 budget request.

Discussion at last week’s budget hearing centered on dissatisfaction with $40,635 being budgeted for the continued restoration of City Meadow. That concern carried over to the Board of Selectmen’s meeting Wednesday.

A series of workshops will be held from May through September at Great Mountain Forest (GMF). The series features several curriculum modules of GMF’s Woodland Academy and will be held at the Yale Forestry Camp in Great Mountain Forest. 

Tests conducted by Tarpon Towers and Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless) predict there will be little visual effect from the proposed telecommunications tower in south Norfolk.

The Planning & Zoning Commission has reached a decision on the Manor House Application #24-027. Read more.

A Special Town Meeting of the Town of Norfolk will be held at Botelle School, 128 Greenwoods Road East, Hall of Flags, on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Read more.

A referendum regarding the Regional School District #7 Annual Budget was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The results are: “Yes” votes = 28, “No” votes = 8. See Approved Annnual Budget here.

The Annual Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meetings of Norfolk was held at Botelle School, 128 Greenwoods Road East on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Read more.

In keeping with State and Federal regulations on records retention and disposal, school officials plan to destroy the records of Special Education and 504 students who left or graduated from Regional School District No. 7 Schools on or before June 30, 2018 or who were born before July 1, 2000.

As these records may be needed for Social Security benefits or other purposes, anyone wishing to review his/her records or obtain the original records, please call Shared Services, at 860-379-8583 before June 4, 2025.

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