Commission on Aging Expo Working Group advances September exposition. The group, led by Dr. M. Cookie Mankowski, confirmed approximately 51 vendors after the high school declined gym use due to floor maintenance, pivoting to a hallway and cafeteria layout with Chatham Health coordinating blood
America 250 Committee approves prior meeting minutes and advances fall programming. Co-Chairs Kevin Reich and Jack Solomon led the eight-person committee in voting unanimously to adopt the September 8 agenda and approving the August 11 minutes, with Terry Concannon abstaining. Reich announced that
Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approves Skinner Street mixed-use permit, defers ADU housing amendment. The commission voted 7-0 to close the public hearing and approve the special permit modification for 46 Skinner Street, allowing expanded mixed-use and commercial uses; Chair Ray
Water Pollution Control Authority approves 2026-2027 budget and holds sewer rates. The authority voted 6-0 to approve the $2,293,999 fiscal year budget and unanimously endorsed the Joint Facilities FY 2027 budget as submitted. Sewer rates remained flat at $605 per equivalent dwelling unit; the
Clean Energy Task Force moves forward with Bronze Certification and VoltPost redesign. Chairman Russ Kaplan's board unanimously approved prior meeting minutes and confirmed submission of a Sustainable CT Bronze Certification application with 265 to 270 points against a 250-point threshold,
The Middle Haddam Historic District Commission unanimously approved three applications for certificates of appropriateness at its August 27 meeting. Chair Charles Roberts presided over hearings for David Parks' roof and shed project at 3 Knowles Road, Jordan Hunt and Bill Aitken's entrance
Inland Wetlands Agency finds no violation at Collie Brook Road parcel. Chairman Josh Wilson investigated a Notice of Violation after abutting property owners reported concern about construction activity in wetlands on property owner Stanley Stanko's vacant parcels; the agency determined test pit
East Hampton Housing Authority approves July minutes and updates on property recovery. The board, chaired by Pete Brown and meeting August 20, voted unanimously to adopt the agenda and approve prior minutes. Executive Director David Schumacher reported that the Bellwood property was struck by
East Hampton Design Review Board approves two sign applications. The board unanimously backed a 12-by-18-inch sign for Happy Hands Art Studio at 41 West High Street with recommendations to match existing border styling. A second application for 55 Main Street passed 3-1, with the board recommending
East Hampton's Agricultural Commission votes to rewrite its ordinance and revisit a $150 farm stand fee. New member Chris Caldwell, who sold a certified-organic farm on Martha's Vineyard, was introduced before the panel voted unanimously to make youth membership optional rather than mandatory.