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Friday, April 6, 2012
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Council subcommittee picks new town planner By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
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A new figurehead has been chosen to promote the town’s economic growth and spur development, while preserving what’s important to Newington residents. After a lengthy selection process to replace recently-retired Town Planner Ed Meehan, town officials chose Bristol resident Craig Minor, who held the same position in Cromwell for 22 years. A Town Council subcommittee picked Craig “One thing I found interesting is that Minor, who worked for 22 years as town planCromwell and Newington are very simi- ner in Cromwell, as the new town planner. lar,” said chairman of the Town Plan & Zoning Commission Dave Pruett, who Volume 53, No. 11 Free will be working closely with Minor to review business applications as well as zoning and subdivision applications that come through the town. “Route 372 in Cromwell is very similar to the Berlin Turnpike and residential areas