Past Issues of the Putnam Town Crier
- Details
- Category: Current Issue
Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Advertisement for Bids
for REPLACEMENT OF THE DANCO DRIVE BRIDGE OVER PERRY BROOK (BRIDGE NO. 115008) PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT PROJECT No. 9115-0008.
The Town of Putnam, Connecticut will receive sealed bids for “Replacement of the Danco Drive Bridge over Perry Brook (Bridge No. 1150008)” project until 2:00 p.m. local time on September 12, 2024, at the Municipal Complex at 200 School Street, Putnam, Conference Room #109, after which no bids will be accepted and at which time and place, they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Bids must be sealed and marked “Replacement of Danco Drive Bridge over Perry Brook (Bridge No. 1150008)”. Work under this contract includes replacement of the existing bridge on Danco Drive over Perry Brook and the reconstruction of the approaches on Danco Drive with a dual precast concrete box culvert bridge.
The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Specifications, and other contract documents are available at https://www.putnamct.us/government/town-administrator/bidsrfps A pre-bid conference to review the project will be held at the Putnam Municipal Complex, Putnam Town Hall, Conference Room #109, which is located at 200 School Street, Putnam, Connecticut, August 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. All prospective bidders are urged to attend.
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER MBEs, WBEs AND SBEs AND SECTION 3 DESIGNATED ENTERPRISES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Aug. 8, 2024
Aug. 15, 2024
Town of Putnam
Planning & Zoning Commission
Legal Notice
The Town of Putnam Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a hybrid meeting on August 21, 2024, at 7:00 P. M. in Room 201 at the Putnam Municipal Complex, located at 200 School Street, Putnam, CT. A public hearing will be held on the following:
Docket # 2024-05 Julie Savard-Vantran requests for a Special Permit for the keeping of livestock (horses) for personal use in accordance with Sections 304, 413, 414 Schedule of Uses and Districts of the Town of Putnam Zoning Regulations. Property located at 308 Liberty Highway, Town Assessors Map 32, Lot 50, Zoned R-40.
Zoom meeting information will be available on the Town of Putnam website prior to the meeting date.
Patricia Hedenberg, Chairperson
Aug. 8, 2024
Aug. 15, 2024
.
- Details
- Category: Current Issue
Legal Notice
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Town of Pomfret
Planning and Zoning Commission
The Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission will hold the following Public Hearings at its meeting on August 21, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM.
1. Laurence Hale for Plan Well, LLC, 697 Pomfret Street, application for a text amendment to create a new, low-intensity commercial district that allows for professional offices, personal service shops, banks, studios, etc., but excludes retail sales.
2. Laurence Hale for Plan Well, LLC, 697 Pomfret Street, application for a zone change to rezone approximately 8 acres of property at 697 Pomfret Street, which includes a portion of an adjacent lot owned by the applicant, from Rural Residential to the newly proposed district.
Town of Pomfret
Dated this 22nd day
of July 2024
Lynn L. Krajewski,
Clerk
Planning & Zoning Commission
Aug. 7, 2024
Aug. 14, 2024
.
- Details
- Category: Current Issue
DKH's Beaudoin recognized as a 'Rural Hospital CFOs to Know'
PUTNAM — Day Kimball Health’s Chief Financial Officer Paul Beaudoin was named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Rural Hospital CFOs to Know” list.
Becker’s Hospital Review identified CFOs who are instrumental in ensuring the financial health of their organizations and apply their expertise in financial planning helping to bring cost-effective, innovative, up-to-date, and accessible healthcare to their communities.
“Paul’s inclusion in Becker’s list highlights his expertise in navigating the unique challenges faced by rural healthcare facilities,” said Kyle Kramer, chief executive officer, Day Kimball Health. “His strategic engagement and his focus on performance improvement within the unique confines of rural health services have significantly strengthened our organization’s financial foundation, enabling us to continue providing excellent care while concurrently expanding our services”.
As DKH’s Chief Financial Officer since 2016, he is responsible for the development and administration of DKH’s financial operations. He provides recommendations for strategic and financial planning to the system’s administration and board of directors. Amid economic pressures, he successfully navigated the sudden withdrawal of a proposed healthcare affiliation, securing $15 million in legislative financial support to stabilize and improve Day Kimball’s services. His strategic financial maneuvers included a $28.6 million debt reduction through a pension settlement, renegotiation of service agreements, and the optimization of property use.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial management of community hospitals. Before joining DKH, he oversaw the financial operations of Kent Hospital and Memorial Hospital, both part of the Care New England system in Rhode Island. There, his leadership stabilized and grew the hospital’s financial performance and services.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bryant College and holds an MBA. He is a Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Fellow and past board member and treasurer of the Massachusetts/Rhode Island chapter.
.
- Details
- Category: Current Issue
Interact Club
at work already
PUTNAM — Working already. The Putnam Rotary Interact Club is collecting backpacks and school supplies for TEEG at Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center. The last day to drop off new backpacks and school supplies at the Hale YMCA is Aug. 13.
If you live near TEEG (15 Thatcher Rd., N. Grosvenordale), you can drop the school supplies directly to TEEG. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Interact Club’s first meeting of the school year will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Putnam Public Library. The club meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at the library, September through May.
For more information contact Roberta Rocchetti 862-933-8603, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Details
- Category: Current Issue
caption, page 1:
The sinkhole on Needles Eye Road in Pomfret. Courtesy photo.
caption, page 5:
Wider view of the sinkhole on the "bridge" on Needles Eye Road, Pomfret. Courtesy photo.
Sinkhole sets town
on search for grants
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
POMFRET –It may be a long while before the sinkhole that appeared on Needles Eye Road can be fixed.
First Selectman Maureen Nicholson said she’s been gathering information and advice from local officials including Pomfret’s road foreman, the town engineer, Putnam’s Highway Superintendent Travis Sirrine (who brought along a couple contractors Putnam has used on its bridge projects) and Pomfret’s Zoning Enforcement Office Ryan Brais.
As with most infrastructure woes, it has to start with finding funding. “First we’ll have to find an engineer for recommendations,” she said.
The state’s Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grant application process opens in September, she said. One bit of hopeful news — the Airline Trail and the Connecticut Audubon Society facility use that road and that may open up possibilities for the funding search.
Since there is no longer any water flowing under the “bridge” it’s not really a bridge anymore. It’s not a wetland so a bridge is not needed, she said.
There is a culvert far below the road surface. The area from the top of the culvert to the road surface, 15 feet above, was filled with sand, possibly from the Murdock property about 70 years ago. A crack developed in the culvert and the sand flowed through the crack and into the flowing water, leaving a void that resulted in the sinkhole in the road’s surface July 22.
The structure has “dry laid” stone walls which are not structural. The dry stone head wall and downstream retaining wall are about 20 feet high. Because it’s not structural, sadly “we cannot recreate that and it will have to go,” Nicholson said.
The state requires towns to inspect all bridges that are shorter than 20 feet, and culverts. Unfortunately the Needles Eye Road structure was never on the list.
.