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Commission facing tough choice on bond issue
PROSPECT — What to do about surety bonds? That’s the question troubling the Planning and Zoning Commission. However, one developer feels the commission doesn’t need to fret about it. “I don’t think everyone has to hit the panic button,” Anthony D’Onofrio, a Southington-based developer currently working on a subdivision in town, said before the... »
Residents raise concerns over paving equipment
BEACON FALLS — Representatives from Angelo Benedetti, Inc. met with town residents Tuesday to explain the benefits of their asphalt recycling system. The Joint Boards of Selectman and Finance hosted the meeting to clear up misunderstandings surrounding the equipment, which voters rejected buying by 66 votes as part of a $5.1 million item... »
An opportunity missed
When the dust settled last Tuesday night at Laurel Ledge Elementary School, Beacon Falls voters had given their approval to two of three items on a proposed bond package. The item that failed has got us feeling as if the town of Beacon Falls let a great chance slip through its fingers. The item... »
Beacon Falls voters approve two out of three bond items at referendum
BEACON FALLS – Voters approved two items in a bond package, but rejected $5.1 million for road and sanitary sewer main improvements in a referendum Tuesday. The biggest ticket on the ballot, the $5.1 million for road repairs, fell by just 66 votes, 225 to 291. First Selectman Susan Cable said she thought the... »
Letter to the editor: Benedetti Recycling Equipment Facts
I would like to clarify any misinformation regarding the Benedetti Asphalt recycling equipment purchase contained in the bond package vote scheduled for March 15th in Beacon Falls. I have personally researched and spoken with, at length to Joe Asher, sales rep. at Benedetti Asphalt about their equipment. I have also received letter’s of recommendation... »
Beacon Falls bond package heading to referendum
BEACON FALLS — Voters will get their say on a nearly $6.3 million bond package on Tuesday. For the past several months, town officials have been bouncing around the bond package trying to determine exactly what items to include on it. “This issue’s been going back and forth for quite some time,” said First... »
Beacon Falls to hold town meeting tonight
BEACON FALLS – Residents can attend a town meeting Monday on a proposed bond package that will then be adjourned to a referendum later this month. The town meeting is set for 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave. There will be time for discussion, but the matter will be adjourned to referendum... »
A look ahead – what to expect in Beacon Falls in 2011
Town leaders in Naugatuck, Prospect, and Beacon Falls all echoed the same manta – We’ll do the best we can with what little we have. With the economy seemingly at a standstill, the coming year promises to be a slim one for town budgets. Even so, local town leaders have a lot of projects... »
Bond package vote soon
The Board of Selectmen will vote to pass a resolution to send a bond package totaling about $6.5 million to the Board of Finance on Dec. 13. The package would include $5 million for road repairs, $125,000 for mandated fuel tank removal, $1 million for a sewer plant upgrade, and $230,000 for air breathing... »