Government · Planning and Zoning
Zoning Panel Deadlocks on Dorset Car Wash
Simsbury's Zoning Commission deadlocked 3-3 twice on a proposed car wash at Dorset Crossing, leaving the application neither approved nor denied.
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Government · Board of Selectmen
Selectmen approve $600,000 for Apple Barn design
Simsbury selectmen approved $600,000 in year-end surplus for Apple Barn senior center design, splitting 4-1.
Government · Board of Education
Simsbury Board Approves Calendar, Two PTO Gifts
Simsbury school enrollment fell by 93 students this year, to 3,873, prompting the district to drop its longtime demographic consultant.
Government · Other Committee
Open Space Panel Funds Invasive Booklet Reprint
Simsbury's Open Space Committee voted to split the cost of reprinting an invasive plant guide with the Land Trust. The panel approved up to $2,500, half of an estimated $5,000 total, to reprint a booklet previously mailed to every household in town, with the Simsbury Land Trust covering the rest.
Government · Planning and Zoning
Commission Reviews Sweeping Zoning Code Rewrite
Simsbury's Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a roughly 50 percent draft of a complete zoning rewrite, with no votes taken.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Selectmen Adopt Expanded Veterans Tax Exemption
Simsbury Selectmen approved an expanded veterans property tax exemption and sat through nearly two hours of public pushback on Flock license plate cameras.
Government · Planning and Zoning
Zoning Board OKs Signs, FEMA Rule; Car Wash Waits
Simsbury's Planning and Zoning Commission approved two park sign permits and a FEMA floodplain text amendment but continued a contested car wash hearing to October 19.
Government · Board of Education
Board OKs $6,980 in gifts for high school
The Simsbury Board of Education celebrated Simsbury High School's new national Special Olympics recognition for its Unified Sports program and approved $6,980 in gifts at its September 22 meeting.
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