Legal Notice

Town of Pomfret

The Town of Pomfret adopted the following amended ordinance at the Annual Town Meeting of May 8, 2014:  “Amended Ordinance Regarding Tax Abatements for Volunteer Firefighters”.  Said amended ordinance shall become effective May 30, 2014 or fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Pomfret.

AMENDED ORDINANCE REGARDING TAX ABATEMENTS 

FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS

WHEREAS, Pursuant to Public Act 99-272 a municipality may establish by ordinance to provide for an abatement of property taxes for volunteer firefighters; and

WHEREAS, The Town of Pomfret is showing its support to our volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service providers who dedicate their time for the safety and welfare to the Town of Pomfret.

WHEREAS, Both the Pomfret Fire District and the Town of Pomfret portion of the tax bill will be abated, as the tax bill is a combined bill listing amounts for both entities, and it has been mutually agreed upon by both entities to apply the abatement to the Fire District portion first, followed by the Town of Pomfret ’s portion.

THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Board of Selectmen and the Town of Pomfret that the following ordinance be adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-81(6) of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by Public Act 99-272.

Section 1. To qualify for the abatement, a member in good standing of the Pomfret Fire Department or Pomfret Ambulance Service (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Department”) must complete at least two years of service by the end of June preceding the date of abatement requested and shall own real property or motor vehicle(s) in the Town of Pomfret.

Section 2. A  member of the Department shall not be eligible for a tax abatement under this ordinance unless the individual, during the preceding  May 1st to April 30th has:  (a) attended at least ten (10) drills, one per month; (b) attended one Public Education function (School Visit, Open House or Positively Pomfret Day); (c) attended a Haz Mat Awareness training, Airborne and Blood borne pathogens training as mandated by State law; (d) kept Department physicals up to date; (e) followed all Department policies regarding calls; (f) responded to twenty percent (20%) of all calls.  If any member misses one of the above requirements and is not able to make it up, the line officers, by majority of vote, can waive not more than one specific requirement.

Section 3. Each fiscal year, the Chief of the Pomfret Fire Department must submit to the Office of the Tax Collector, between May 1 and May 31, a written statement with the name and address and years of service of each member of the Department who is in compliance with Section 2 above and is eligible for the tax abatement.

Section 4. The amount of the tax abatement is based on the following schedule as of July 1, 2000:

(a) Two to Four years of service, Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)

(b) Five to Six years of service, Five hundred dollars ($500.00)

(c) Seven to Nine years of service, Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)

(d) Ten years of service or more, One thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

Section 5. Any volunteer firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic or ambulance driver member of the Department who serves twenty (20) years and has attained life membership status and has reached age 65 will continue to receive the one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) abatement as long as they continue to reside and own property in Pomfret. A  surviving spouse, age 65 or older,  of any such Department member who, at the time of his or her death, was entitled to and was granted such benefit under this Ordinance shall be entitled to a continuation of the same: (1) while such spouse remains a widow or widower, or (2) upon termination of any subsequent marriage of such spouse by dissolution or death and while a resident of this state;  for the time such person is the legal owner and actually occupies a dwelling house or premises intended to be benefitted hereunder.

Section 6. The Town of Pomfret may establish a firefighter’s tax abatement fund where donations, grants and other monies can be deposited and used exclusively for this tax abatement program.

Section 7. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.  If any section, sentence, clause or phase of the ordinance shall, for any reasons, be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this ordinance, but they shall remain in effect; it being the legislative intent that this ordinance shall remain in effect notwithstanding the validity of any part.

Section 8. This ordinance shall be applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2013.  

A copy of the adopted amended ordinance is available for public inspection in the Pomfret Town Clerk’s Office, Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT  06259.

Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut

This 12th day of May, 2014

Cheryl A. Grist,

Town Clerk

 

May 14, 2014

 

Legal Notice

Town of Putnam

Zoning Board of Appeals

The Town of Putnam Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a meeting on May 20, 2014, at 7:00 P.M. at the Town Hall located at 126 Church Street, Putnam. CT.  A public hearing will be continued from the April 15, 2014 meeting on each of the following:

Appeal # 2014-002:  Aleksey Maryanov — Request for a variance from the Town of Putnam Zoning Regulations, Section 730 “Schedule of Dimensional Regulations” for the reduction in side yard requirements from 20’ – 6’ and reduction in front yard requirements from 25’ – 15’ for a proposed 22’ X 44’ addition.  Property located at 72 Woodstock Avenue West, Town Assessor’s Map 001, Lot 007. Zoned R-10. 

Appeal # 2014-003:  Cargill Realty LLC — Request for a Certificate of Approval of Location in accordance with Section 910 of the Town of the Town of Putnam Zoning Regulations for a Repair Garage with a proposed 4400 SQ. FT. 4-bay garage addition to the existing garage. Property located at 135 Providence Pike, Town Assessor’s Map 27, Lot 21. Zoned C-4.

 

Joseph Nash,

Chairman

 

May 7, 2014

May 14, 2014

 

Legal Notice

Public Hearing

Town of Putnam

Zoning Commission

The Town of Putnam Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in the Cafeteria at the Putnam Middle School, 35 Wicker Street (Israel Putnam Way), Putnam, CT, on the proposed comprehensive amendment/restatement of the Town of Putnam Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map.  A hard copy of the proposed regulations and the full-size map at a scale of 1" = 1,000' may be viewed in the Zoning/Land Use Office at the Putnam Town Hall, 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT, during regular Town Hall business hours. A hard copy of the proposed Zoning Regulations and a reduced-size Zoning Map may be viewed at the Putnam Public Library, 225 Kennedy Drive, Putnam, CT.  Electronic copies of the Regulations and Map may be viewed on the Town of Putnam Website: http://www.putnamct.us.

 

Patricia Hedenberg,

Chairman

 

May 14, 2014

 

Legal Notice

Town of Pomfret

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission will hold the following Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 starting at 7:00 PM at the Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut:

1. An application from Ellsworth Chase, Jr., 32 Covell Road, special permit for an addition to an existing barn

 

Town of Pomfret

Planning & Zoning Commission

Dated this 30th day of April 2014

 

Lynn L. Krajewski, 

Clerk

 

May 14, 2014

May 21, 2014

 

Legal Notice

West Putnam Tax District

The Electors of the West Putnam District and those citizens qualified to vote in said District meetings, are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of said District will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Town Hall Municipal Building, 126 Church Street, Putnam, Connecticut, for the following purposes:

1. Treasurer’s Report

2. To adopt a budget for the coming fiscal year.

3. To elect officers and directors for the coming fiscal year.

4. To do any other business proper to come before said meeting.

 

Kelly A. Newth, 

Clerk, 

West Putnam District

Peter G. Newth, 

President, 

West Putnam District

 

May 14, 2014

 

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By Ron P. Coderre

As the softball season quietly slips past the halfway point for most teams, there isn’t anyone exactly lighting up the sports wires.  Plainfield and Putnam each picked up a pair of wins while Killingly, Tourtellotte and Ellis Tech all hit the win column once.

The Preps, Marianapolis and Pomfret School had successful weeks, both posting victories.

Lady Clippers Qualify for State Tournament

Putnam became the first local softball team to qualify for the State tournament with a pair of wins last week that raised their record to 8-5.  Mackenzie Livingston is the horse that the Lady Clippers are riding to the finish line.  When she’s in the circle, the team frequently seems to make it to the winner’s circle.

The Lady Clippers open with an 8-0 victory over Bullard Havens  and then avenged an early season loss to Ellis Tech by taking the measure of the Eagles 10-6 in a game played in Danielson.  Caitlyn Verrette and Jada Thomas with doubles lifted Livingston and Putnam to the win.

Ellis Tech split its other two contests, losing to Bullard Havens 12-11 and beating Whitney Tech 19-10.  The Lady Techsters pounded Whitney pitching for 25 hits in raising their record to 7-5, just one win shy of qualifying for the State Tournament.

Plainfield is also near the qualifying point as it raised its record to 6-7 with two wins.  They are 2-4 in the ECC Medium Division.  

The Lady Panthers shutout Windham 15-0 and rolled over New London 17-2.  Keri Lethenon picked up both victories for Plainfield.  In shutting out Windham she received offensive support from Sydney Meyers and Katarina Devolve who each had three baggers in the mercy rule contest.  

The Lady Panthers were dropped by Waterford in a tough luck contest 4-2 and defeated by archrival Griswold 13-3 as Kristen Drobiak pitched and hit the Wolverines to victory.  She had a double, triple and homerun in the contest. 

Killingly’s only win of the week was a 15-0 shutout of New London behind the tosses of winning hurler Hannah Guari.  In their other games, the Redgals were beaten by Griswold (7-0), Waterford (15-1) and Stonington (6-4).  Killingly is 3-9 overall and 1-5 in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Medium Division.

Tourtellotte, which is 5-7 on the season and 1-6 in the ECC Small Division, picked up a 12-10 victory over Lyman as Crystal Daly managed to hang on for the win.  Carinne Sosnowski had a round-tripper for the Lady Tigers.  Early in the week Tourtellotte lost a heartbreaker to Windham 5-4, and was beaten by Montville 6-1 and St. Bernard 3-1.  Woodstock Academy suffered through a 0-3 week, losing to Griswold (8-1), Ledyard (7-0) and East Lyme (18-1).  The Lady Centaurs are 2-11 and 0-6 in the ECC Large Division.

Marianapolis, led by Jill Bodreau who was 3-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored shutout Hamden Hall 12-0 to raise its record to 8-1.  Pomfret School got by Cheshire Academy 6-3 behind winning pitcher Gena LaBeef (3-4).  McKenna Newkirk had a double and a home run in the win, while Mary Redmond contributed a triple to the winning cause.

RPC’s Super Standings: Marianapolis 8-1; Putnam 8-5; Ellis Tech 7-5; Plainfield 6-7; Pomfret 5-1; Tourtellotte 5-7; Killingly 3-9; Woodstock Academy 2-11.

 

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Farmers Market

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Farmers Market is held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Grill 37 on Rt. 44. New vendors  welcome. Call Sarah Green at 860-792-1104.

 

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Promotions

Several students at Quest Martial Arts were recently promoted. Courtesy photo.

 

 

 

 

PUTNAM --- Grandmaster Mike Bogdanski and Master Kristin Duethorn of Quest Martial Arts recently announced the April graduation list which includes:

Orange Dragon

Gabe Bourget            

Diezel LaPierre                      

Gregory Racicot

Blue Dragon

Gianah DeAngelis     

Aidan Tyler

Red Dragon

Evelyn Young

Yellow

Dylan Lavallee          

Noel Racicot             

Kenzie Sellers

Orange Child

Chiara Cinque           

Ben Gordon              

Owen Rigney            

Ariel Danburg

Orange Blue

Jamiel Andujar          

Sebastian Hanshaw               

Joshua Salop             

Jordyn Butler            

Avery Butler

Blue White

Isabella Selmecki       

Alec Rawson

Green Red

Isabel Alvarez            

Arianna Garnsey

Green Black

Conor Stewart

Red White

Emma Brock             

Zachary Rainville      

Rachel Salop

Red

Nicholas Boligan       

Morgan Potter

Red Black

Seth Dootson

Adult Orange

Chris Desmond

2 Stripe Blue

Doug Ryan

1 Stripe Blue

Gary Powell

3 Stripe Green

Joe Andujar

2 Stripe Green

Troy Davis                

Michael Johnson       

Kate Poplasky

3 Stripe Red

Adrianna Anderson