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Madancy appointed as superintendent By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

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ment on Feb. 8. After executive session meetings about his replacement, the Board of EducaThe Board of Education has cho- tion voted unanimously Thurssen Steve Madancy to lead the day night, Feb. 25, to promote district after schools’ superinMadancy, the district’s assistant tendent Tim Connellan retires superintendent. this summer. Terri Carmody, board chairConnellan announced his retire-

woman, said she gathered the board to work on finding the next superintendent after hearing about Connellan’s retirement. “Our unanimous vote is certainly indicative of our confidence and appreciation of the leader-

By Sara Levinthal

The Southington High School Art Department recently announced that three student from the art department won Connecticut Region Scholastic Art Awards.

Sophomore Mackenzie Monahan earned a Silver Key award for her colored pencil draped fabric drawing and senior Sarah Hofmann earned an Honorable Mention award for her colored pencil still life drawing. The students were honored at the Connecticut Region Scholastic Art

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Key numbers for town’s proposed budget

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Senior Catherine Adamczyk earned a Gold Key award for her conte crayon and charcoal selfportrait drawing. As a Gold Key winner, her work automatically advances to the national level of adjudication in New York City.

ship Steve has shown over the last few years,” she said. “His goal has always been and I know it will continue to be, to prepare our students to be college and career ready.”

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Southington High School Art Department students who won honors from the recent Connecticut Region Scholastic Art Awards are, from left: senior Catherine Adamczyk, sophomore Mackenzie Monahan, and senior Sarah Hofmann. Due to social distancing requirements each student was photographed separately, and the images were combined for this picture. Courtesy of Sara Levinthal

Virtual Award Celebration held Feb. 26. Sara Ossias is the department leader for the Fine Arts department at Southington High School

and also is the K-12 music specialist and director of bands for the school district. The students work was recognized

Town officials held a public hearing Monday night on a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year that increases spending by $2.1 million. The spending plan is before the Board of Finance and ultimately will go to the Town Council for approval. Here are some key numbers in the proposed budget.

$160.4 million That’s the total spending for town and school operating expenses, paying debts

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superintendent in 2015 from his position as principal of John F. Kennedy Middle School. Madancy’s promotion came as Karen Smith, former assistant superintendent, retired. Madancy was hired in 2012 to replace Angelo Campagnano as Kennedy principal. On Thursday, the newly-appointed superintendent said he’d done some thinking and reflecting on the job opportunity before saying yes. “It’s a lot of responsibility

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member, said Madancy’s dedication to education had been apparent since he started in the district.

Board members praised Madancy’s work as a district administrator, saying those nine years were an on-thejob interview.

“He has proven he has not let the board down, he has not let the district down,” Derynoski said. “Thank you for accepting the position. You’ve earned it.”

“We’ve seen some amazing work,” said Zaya Oshana, a board member. Oshana also credited Connellan with putting together a talented team of top school officials. “A solid succession plan is the sign of a very well managed team,” he said.

owners. To bring in the additional $2.1 million needed for the proposed budget, the average homeowner would see a tax increase of $127 next fiscal year. John Leary, Board of Finance chairman, said the number is based on a home value of $200,000.

Education officials have described their portion of the budget as a spending plan that maintains services and makes needed improvements, particularly in special education.

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“I have never thought that Southington had done either,” Keska said, referring to Leary’s comment about the potential to overtax and overspend. She’s a teacher in East Hampton and said the school district will need the additional money to help students who have fallen behind during the disruption of COVID-19 “I will always support tax increase in town. I support both the board of education and town budget,” she said.

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$1.5 million As new homes and businesses are built and new taxable property brought to town, the list of taxable assets in Southington expands. The grand list, a compilation of taxable property, grew by 1.2 percent, which will generate $1.5 million in new taxes at the current fiscal year’s tax rate. Leary said that helps fund growth in the budget without raising tax rates on residents.

$1.8 million Sciota’s proposed budget also includes money from the town’s reserves which have increased beyond what town officials want to save. Southington has a goal of keeping 10 percent of operating expenses in its reserves. Money that accumulates above that amount is used to pay for capital projects, avoiding the need to borrow money. Sciota said he’s proposing to use $1.8 million excess reserve funds in the 2021/22 budget.

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While the town does get revenue from state and federal grants, fees and other sources, the vast majority is collected from property

Only one person, Kristen Keska, spoke at Monday’s public hearing. She supported passing the proposed budget without any cuts.

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The meeting was held via phone and video conference. Madancy’s family, including relatives from Rhode Island, attended.

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“When you’re spending other people’s money on other General government operapeople, it requires very caretions will cost $43.9 million ful oversite,” he said. “Withunder the plan, while educa- out oversight, it’s easy to tion will cost $103.6 million. overspend and overtax.”

Town Manager Mark Sciota said it was a conservative budget appropriate for difficult times. Still, the town was able to fund infrastructure improvements, add firefighters and make other additions that are needed.

Madancy’s salary will be $196,000. Connellan earns more than $200,000.

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on borrowed money and some capital projects proposed for the 2021-22 fiscal year. It’s about $2.1 million more than the current spending plan with the bulk of that hike going to contractual wage increases.

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Rain delays YMCA’s Sloper Plunge till March 6 Left to right: Kelly Cozzolino, Bill Cozzolino, and Terri Connellan, introduced as the "Y picture lady", jump into the Sloper pond during the 15th annual Sloper Plunge, in Southington, Jan. 18, 2020. The event by the SouthingtonCheshire Community YMCAs raises money for local kids to attend camp.

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The Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA has postponed its annual Sloper Plunge for one week, pushing the date to March 6. “We realize this is not ideal and we may lose some plungers due to the date change…however we need to keep in mind the health and safety of all for this event,” said an announcement of the delay on the YMCA website.

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Docs show tensions of former fire chief, board members By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Texts and emails show friction among members of the Board of Fire Commissioners and former fire Chief Richard Butler before the chief ’s departure late last year. Some fire board leaders blame John Moise, a commission member, for hastening Butler’s retirement with frequent questions about operations and requests for documentation. Moise said the board’s role is one of

oversight and that questioning fire department leaders is part of the job. He said his questions were at times met with resistance.

tions due to the pandemic made visiting his son out of state difficult.

But electronic messages and emails obtained by the Butler, hired from a MaryRecord-Journal through a land fire department in Freedom of Information re2018, retired in October after quest show mutual frustration between Moise and just over two years. Fire Butler, as well as disagreeboard leaders said the departure surprised them since ments over whether the board was micromanaging Butler had told them he the fire chief. planned to stay for about five years. Fire board members all said Butler left to return to family in Maryland. Travel restric-

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In 2019, the department was working to remove water damage and mold at a fire

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Butler’s three-word reply came back 10 minutes later. “Then fire me.” Moise forwarded the email to other fire commission members, saying it was “unacceptable.” “It appears during the last few months he does not want to be here by his statements,” Moise wrote. “At the (upcoming) special meeting I would like to discuss the Chief ’s future in Southington and how to move forward with or without Chief Butler.” Moise, a Democrat, formerly served on the Board of Finance.

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agreed with Moise that the chief shouldn’t have responded that way to an email. But Wilson said he was pleased with Butler’s overall job as chief during his time in Southington. Last year, the commission gave Butler a job rating of exceptional, earning 90 out of a possible 100 points. After Butler announced his retirement, Wilson asked him if Moise was a factor in the chief’s decision to leave. Wilson said Butler described Moise’s questions as “extreme oversight” and frustrating. “I definitely know that was a big frustration for the chief,” Wilson said. “Does he have to deal with that? No he doesn’t.” Wilson said Moise would “tap too much into the operational functions” of the fire department. “Yes we’re oversight, but John would tap too much in-

to it and ask too many questions. Let the chief do their job,” Wilson said. “We rely heavily on the chief and the administration to provide us the facts and the expertise.” Butler did not return calls for comment on his departure.

Overtime spending Moise said he had a lot of good things to say about Butler. He credited the former chief with reining in overtime spending, which has dropped by hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past few years. Changes that reduced overtime weren’t popular with career or volunteer firefighters, Moise said, but were needed to make the department run more efficiently. “He did a very good job with the things that needed to be done. The department was a mess and it needed to be fixed,” he said. “We had to get somebody in here from See Documents, A10

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Butler was hired after the departure of chief Harold “Buddy” Clark.

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Moise was disappointed by Butler’s work with volunteers, saying he wasn’t making as much progress toward unifying the department as he could have. Moise said his questions on financial and operational matters were about accountability for taxpayer dollars and had nothing to do with trust. Those questions angered the chief, Moise said, along with former board chairman and Republican Mike Bunko. “They didn’t like when I questioned things. It was my right to question things,” Moise said. “I think the chief ’s problem was that I could not be controlled.”

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Wilson said he did “coach” fire board members on relations with the chief. “I can’t silence somebody. They have every right to ask the questions and ask for all the reports they want,” Wilson said. “We tried to do the best to manage but unfortunately (Butler) left.”

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“One of the issues that we continue to have is that people that do not have the right to do things are overstepping their boundaries. This is a huge reason why this crap keeps happening,” Shanley-Buck wrote. Shanley-Buck said she felt Butler had done a good job of informing the board and wasn’t left with many questions. When there were questions, she said the former chief answered them to her satisfaction. “I had every bit of trust in the chief and in the information he provided to us,” Shanley-Buck said. “I never felt it was lacking.” Butler brought a lot of expe-

New chief search The board voted to hire Municipal Resources Inc., a consulting company that helped the town hire Butler several years ago. The company is still gathering candidates doing initial screening, Wilson said.

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In one text last year, she urged Moise to let Wilson have a conversation with the chief.

“At a certain point, you let the person with the experience do the job they were brought in to do,” ShanleyBuck said.

Once there are some finalists, potential fire chiefs will meet with the board. James Paul, assistant fire chief and fire marshal, is running the department as interim chief. Commission members were unanimous in their praise for Paul’s performance in leading the department.

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Referendum set for golf course preservation By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

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A handful of town residents supported a plan to preserve Southington Country Club as open space during a Town Council public hearing on the $4.5 million development rights purchase.

“Being the city of progress doesn’t mean we keep building on all available land,” Clark said, referring to Southington’s motto “city of progress.” “Please keep this space open for all to enjoy.”

The council also voted to hold a referendum on the purchase this spring.

Under the proposed contract, any future owners of the property would be prevented from using the land for anything other than recreational purposes such as golf, according to the contract. Owners would also be prevented from subdividing the land. The contract allows the property owners to make improvements to the golf course, if they wish.

Three board of education members and a former Town Council chairman spoke at the Feb. 22 public hearing, all supportive of the purchase. Town leaders proposed a contract with Southington Country Club, a Savage Street golf course whose owners include Raymond Kastner, Joseph Calvanese Jr. and Christopher Calvanese. If the sale is approved, the Kastner and Calvanese families would remain owners of the golf course but would lose the ability to build

Carts parked under the pavilion at Southington Country Club on Jan. 25. Town officials are considering a development rights purchase for Southington Country Club, a 4.5 million deal that would prevent housing construction on the golf course. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

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houses on the nearly 100acre property. Owners have approval to build more than 100 homes on the golf course.

Colleen Clark, a Board of Education member, said she was speaking as a South End Road resident and supported preserving the course. She’s lived near the course for more than three decades and said that it provides a place for wildlife in a town

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There's no requirement to keep the golf course in operation. Zaya Oshana, a school board member, said more than one hundred homes that could be built on the golf course would mean many more children in the school system. “That’s a lot of money,” Oshana said. “It’s the impact to the schools, but it’s the impact of the tax dollars as well.”

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Michael Riccio, a former council chairman, said the golf course development rights purchase was “the last opportunity we’re going to have in this community to save this large of a parcel.” The town could borrow the money for the $4.5 million purchase, a move that Riccio supported due to favorable bonding rates. “I don’t think money in our lifetime has ever been cheaper,” he said. “Bonding really is a no-brainer.” Buying the golf course outright would cost the town twice the development rights price. Riccio said development rights achieves many of the same preservation goals and allows the town to put other open space money towards more land preservation. The town charter requires a referendum on projects costing more than $1 million. Voters may decide on the golf course contract during a referendum planned for the spring. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ

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Obituaries Dorothy Garstang

base following her along the way. She cherished her time with her clients who were her friends, whether doing their hair for everyday or styling them for special occasions like weddings. She was an active member at Mary Our Queen Church, involved in numerous fundraisers, groups and activities within the church community, most notably her commitment to organizing the annual Valentine’s Day Dance. She was always involved in her kid’s school activities, whether it be volunteering as a Boy Scout leader, member of the PTO or cheering on the sidelines of their sporting events. In addition to her husband Jim and her mother Veronica, Dorothy is survived by her son AJ Garstang and his wife Rosie of Cheshire and her daughter, Grace Richardson and her husband Blair of Oxford and 5 cherished grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Andy Nagy and his wife Anne Marie of Southington, her niece Alexis Yanosy and her husband Dave

Southington Police Blotter of Southington, nephew, Ryan Nagy of Boston and her extended Hungarian family. Dodie was very creative, this showed through the hair she did, her paintings, and other projects like Advent wreath making, decorating, and so much more. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dodie’s memory may be made to Southington Community Cultural Arts https:// southingtonar ts.org / i n d ex .p h p /a b o u t- u s / make-donation or Southington Bread for Life, which Jim & Dodie support to and will continue to support in the years to come. https:// southingtonbreadforlife. org/donate-online/ A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Mary Our Queen Church, 248 Savage St, Plantsville. This was live streamed by visiting the Mary Our Queen Facebook page (https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / Mary-Our-QueenChurch-12323 7757734390/). A graveside service followed at 11:00 a.m. at St. Thomas Cemetery, 209 Belleview Ave, Southington. Face coverings and social distancing was required at all times. A celebration of Dodie’s life will be announced for a date later this year when it is safe to gather. Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www. plantsvillefuneralhome. com.

SOUTHINGTON — Arrests reported by the Southington Police: Feb. 15 Mark Nance, 39, 224 Beaver St., New Britain, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 11:43 p.m. Feb. 17 Lin Hui, 40, 973 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike, third-degree assault, 5:20 p.m. Velis Durham, 34, 134 Pearl St., Waterbury, sixth-degree larceny, fraudulent use of an ATM card, 7:57 p.m. Daniel Meyer, 32, 340 High St., New Britain, third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, fifth-degree larceny, 3:34 a.m. Feb. 19 Barry Eterginio, 49, 445 Rockwood Drive, disorderly conduct, 10:21 p.m. Feb. 20 Anthony Williams, 28, 45 Barbour St., Hartford, interfering with officers, second-degree breach of peace, seconddegree strangulation, first-degree sexual assault, 12:08 a.m. Feb. 21 Michael Caron, 47, 2 Cedar

Lane, Canaan, use of motor vehicle without permission, second-degree criminal trover, 12:45 p.m. Feb. 22 Issac Burgos, 28, 159 Autumn Drive, risk of injury to a child, third-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, 9:52 a.m. Stephen Cieszynski, 52, 108 Atwater St., first-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, first-degree reckless endangerment, 11 a.m. Cody Valle, 26, 35 Darling St.., two counts third-degree criminal mischief, two counts sixth-degree larceny, two counts third-degree robbery, interfering with 911, two counts third-degree assault, second-degree strangulation, 3:15 p.m. Rebeka Reid, 32, 20 Blueberry Hill Road, Waterbury, three counts of possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, 5:57 p.m. Christopher Buckley, 39, 280 Newfield Road, Torrington, breach of peace, 7:27 p.m.

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Family restaurant plans opening By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff

A family restaurant is looking to open in the former Hop Knot location on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. Yessica Trujillo recently received town approval for liquor service. She and her family are looking to open La Catrina at 1169 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. Lou Perillo, who owns the building, said Trujillo has been renovating in preparation to open for business soon. The building has been vacant since Hop Knot moved out in late 2019.

“We’re very happy,” Perillo said. “She’s made quite a few improvements… We’re very thrilled to have a nice family restaurant and nice family ownership of it.”

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Trujillo couldn’t be reached for comment. Perillo said she and her family ran a Mexican restaurant in Milford. He had been looking for a tenant for a few months.

The town’s planning department is currently processing a zoning permit application. The applicants also will need permits from the fire marshal’s office and building department.

“We were looking more for a family restaurant,” he said.

Plainville-Southington Regional Health District sanitarian Bianca Maiorino said they are working with the family to schedule a walkthrough of the building.

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“They were a pretty standard request,” said board Vice Chairperson Alicia Novi.

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their forms ...they are still in early stages,” she said. Hop Knot Hop Knot, which also included locations in Hamden and Middletown, specialized in beer and gourmet pretzels. One of the partners left the business and the remaining partner tried to sell the Southington location as a franchise. Those attempts were unsuccessful and the business remained closed. “They had a very good thing going,” Perillo said.

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Wilcox Tech should call Carlos Cintron “The Daily Double.” The senior forward is usually good for one whenever he and the 6-2 Indians take the court. Cintron put up his latest double-double on Feb. 24 when he scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Kaynor Tech. The night before, against Whitney Tech, Cintron scored a season-high 19 points, including in 11 in the fourth quarter. He’s averaging 12.5 a game.

In the stretch of sharpshooting and gaudy point totals that marked the final week of February boys basketball, the marksman down in Ramland was unquestionably Luke Nieman. The junior shooting guard hit for a season-high 22 points against East Haven on Feb. 22 and kept rolling with 20 vs. Hamden and 15 in Branford. Nieman has knocked 21 3-pointers this season and he leads Cheshire at 16.2 points a game.

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What a terrific two-game series between Lyman Hall and Sheehan hockey at Northford Ice Pavilion. LH took the opener 3-2 on Saturday; Sheehan answered 4-2 on Monday. Neither team lacked for stars. From Sheehan, we go with a senior who scored in both games. Dylan Hennessey sniped one over Brendan Reddington’s shoulder in Game 1, then knocked home a bouncing puck from just inside the blue line in Game 2.

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Glistening slopes aren’t the only draw of the two Central Connecticut ski areas. While both feature some incredible ski and snowboard trails, there’s much more to enjoy.

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During my family’s visit, our server remained outside our igloo and passed our meals in through the flap to maintain social distance. An orFor non skiers or aprés ski, der of tableside s’mores, at Mt. Southington Ski Area, complete with personal fire, in Southington, head straight provided a unique ending to to The Red Barn. First check the meal. out local souvenirs found As for non-eating activities at the cozy gift shop located at Powder Ridge, some lessinside, then move on to the hidden gem – the food. Here, er-known winter capers include snow biking, snow many of Southington’s favorite flavors come together tubing, and a Kids’ Snow Zone. This activity does not in one place. From a brick require a reservation oven pizza truck and taco (though one is suggested), shack, to the dining experience of The Mountain Room and can be done alone or in and Patio, there’s something groups. Additionally, on select dates the facility hosts for every palate. “Interstellar Nights”, which Powder Ridge Mountain consist of music, laser light Park and Resort located in displays, and coursing Middlefield, also offers a adrenaline as you barrel wide array of dining options down the hill in the dark. for guests to enjoy. The Each venue can accommo“don’t miss this” feature is definitely the outdoor dining igloo experience at The Fire See Slopes, A20

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LiveWell gets PZC approval for expansion, renovation LiveWell can begin a major expansion and renovation of its dementia care facility in Plantsville following town approval.

pand its main building while adding two new independent living buildings. Much of the new space consists of housing that’s intended to ease the transition from home to a facility. The project would increase the number of units from 73 to 124 and the number of beds from 133 to 141.

The nonprofit group, formerly known as the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, plans to renovate and ex- LiveWell is adjacent to Mul-

berry Gardens, a Hartford HealthCare-owned memory care facility. An attorney with Mulberry Gardens told town planners at a meeting earlier this month that she was concerned about construction and traffic disruption during LiveWell’s expansion. Robert Hammersley, Planning and Zoning Commission chairman, urged attorney Andrea Gomes and LiveWell officials to meet and talk out concerns. At the Feb.16 meeting attorney Lou Martocchio, representing LiveWell, said the two groups had an agreement that was added as a stipulation to LiveWell’s approval.

At the meeting earlier this month, Gomes had said Mulberry Gardens officials were worried about construction traffic and noise disrupting their residents. Mulberry Gardens is off Mulberry Street and to the southeast of LiveWell.

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Stipulations As part of approval, the Planning and Zoning Commission can add stipulations such as requiring landscaped buffers or restricting hours of operation. On Tuesday, Matocchio requested stipulations agreed upon by LiveWell and Mulberry Gardens leaders.

Hammersley said the agreement is now codified as part of LiveWell’s approval. He was glad the two groups were able to come to an agreement, saying it was a better outcome than the commission having to act as an arbitrator between neighbors. “We’d like to avoid that,” Hammersley said. “I think as long as we follow those, both parties will be happy,” said Susan Locks, a commission member.

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The stipulations included reLiveWell intends to add two strictions on construction buildings to the south of its staging at 66 Mulberry St., a current building. Those single-family house LiveWell units, called the river homes, would allow for more independent living and would have a walkway nearby the WEST APARTMENTS Quinnipiac River.

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Local woman among Lamont’s court nominees parity with men in law schools 20 years ago.

Gov. Ned Lamont nominated his general counsel, Robert W. Clark of Durham, to the Appellate Court and named a racially diverse class of eight women and seven men as his first picks for the trial court.

His four previous judicial nominations were to the Appellate and Supreme courts. Three of four were women and two were racial minorities.

Clark, one of 30 trial judges named by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in April 2018 in the last group of Superior Court nominations, left the bench to become Lamont’s legal adviser. On the Appellate Court, he would succeed Douglas S. Lavine, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.

Clark, 49, oversaw the office’s legislative initiatives under Jepsen, which gave him broad background on the issues that came before him as Lamont’s general counsel. For the past year, his office has been consumed with issues arising from the governor’s exercise of emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview last month, Lamont first disclosed his plans to end his informal freeze on Superior Court nominations and fill 15 of the 50 vacancies on the court, which is authorized by the General Assembly to have 185 judges. While the governor has kept judicial positions open as a budget-saving measure, Lamont said he was looking forward to using some of the vacancies to bring a measure of racial and gender diversity to a court system that is predominantly white and male, despite women reaching

As of last July, when Lamont made those nominations, the three tiers of the judicial branch had 118 judges who identified as white, 24 as Black, five as Hispanic, seven as Asian and two as multi-racial. There were 90 men and 66 women.

All judicial nominations are subject to confirmation by both chambers of the General Assembly. Appointments are to eight-year terms, with the expectation of reappointment until reaching age 70.

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The administration shared plans to nominate Clark, who was special counsel to former Attorney General George Jepsen, with legislative leaders. CT Mirror obtained the names of his Superior Court choices Tuesday, Feb. 16.

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