Volume 19, Number 25
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
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Friday, October 10, 2014
Durham sets budget date, elects board members By Mark Dionne Town Times
In a brief and relatively uneventful Annual Town Meeting Monday, residents of the town of Durham voted to hold the Annual Budget Meeting on Monday, May 11, 2015 and elected members to three different town boards. At the Annual Budget Meeting, residents and tax-
payers have the opportunity to vote on the budget and other town business, such as transfers and board elections. Five Durham residents were nominated and elected to town board positions at the Oct. 6 meeting, attended by less than 20 residents. All nominees were unopposed and elected unanimously, with four of the five taking seats they already occupied.
Karen Otte was elected to serve on the Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Commission. Two years ago, Otte filled a vacant position on the commission. Nominated by Lisa Stafford, the commission’s current chair, Otte was elected to a full term ending in 2019. Kary Strickland, Shari Adams, and Jane Eriksen See Budget / Page 4
UNDER THE BOARDWALK Kathy Connolly will lead a seminar on the topic of meadows Oct. 18 at Connecticut Forest & Park Association, 16 Meriden Road, Rockfall.
How to make a meadow is topic of seminar By Diana Carr
Special to Town Times
Five dancers from the Middlesex Dance Center performed in the Miss America “Show Us Your Shoes Parade” recently in Atlantic City, N. J. The group performed a routine to “Under The Boardwalk.” The parade route was the entire two-mile stretch of the famed Atlantic City Boardwalk. This is the second appearance of MDC Dancers at the event. Pictured, from left: Monika Malek, Jessica Carta, Savannah Ngo, Samantha Mierzejewski, Catherine Fay, and Director Toni-Lynn Miles.
Meadow — the word conjures up an image of Mother Nature at her finest, wearing all the colors of the rainbow, tall grass whispering in the wind, butterflies fluttering by. Kathy Connolly, of Old Saybrook, has expertise in meadow creation and will help homeowners who would like to establish this delight in their own backyards. She will lead a seminar on the topic Oct. 18 at Connecticut Forest & Park Association. “I get many calls from people wanting to establish
a meadow,” Connolly said. “They’re seeing it as beautiful native vegetation that is a viable form of landscaping. And the plight of the bees and butterflies has inspired them to do something in their own lives.” Connolly cites many reasons for having a meadow. This landscape feature supports the web of life and creates a garden zone that over time will require less and less maintenance. A meadow requires no herbicides or chemicals once established and with low water consumption it needs almost See Seminar / Page 4