Friday, September 25, 2009
Middlefield Town Briefs
Middlefield Government Calendar
Housing
(Unless indicated, meetings are in the Community Center.) Monday, Sept. 28 11:30 a.m. — Housing Commission at Sugarloaf Terrace Tuesday, Sept. 29 NOTE DATE CHANGE 7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Memorial School. On the agenda will be the District 13 athletic project. Monday, Oct. 5 7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen
(Continued from page 14) picnic table. The vote was five to four to leave the table outside the third courtyard, and a vote will be taken again in the spring to see if it should remain there. The commission reported that Jeremy Newell’s Eagle Project is just now gaining approval, and David Wollak’s project is underway. A picnic to commemorate summer and the 30th anniversary of Sugarloaf was to be held on Sept. 11. (From minutes/ Stephanie Wilcox)
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Ridge. Labor Counsel also came in over-budget, with the board approving the transfer of $1,821 from Town Counsel into Labor Counsel. Nine hundred fourteen dollars went to training for the Town Clerk and the Assistant Town Clerk, $269 for the Brookside Drive Sewer System, and a few other miscellaneous expenses of $10 or less. The board also had to transfer
Art Guild Photo submitted by Alma Elder
Standing above, Bob Elder, selectwoman Mary Johnson and housing authority director Brenda Cowett joined residents of Sugarloaf Terrace at the 30th anniversary party of the housing complex on Sept. 11. The planned picnic was moved indoors to the Community Room because of rain. $217 into the Municipal Agent’s salary for working additional hours. This was merely a matter of bookkeeping as the cost was actually covered by a grant. Another transfer went to the Fire Marshal’s mileage. Although the town approved the $95 expense, they checked with First Selectman Jon Brayshaw to ensure that a record of mileage was actually being maintained. Brayshaw stated it was. A transfer for 2009-2010 also
came before the board. Six hundred seventy five dollars was required to cover the cost of tax refunds due to over-taxing. Otherwise, Geruch informed the board that revenue was above expectations and that the town came in at $200,000 under budget in 20082009. However, interest earnings are down and the town’s going to have to take the loss of the Mattabeseck Bridge grant into account in the next budget cycle. (In attendance/Chuck Corley)
The Art Guild of Middletown is honored to have a nationally known watercolorist as their guest at the Thursday, Oct. 8 meeting at 7 p.m. Charles McCaughtry is an accomplished artist whose work is represented in many museum collections. McCaughtry is a landscape painter whose work shows a fascination with the interaction of earth, water, sky and light. He will demonstrate watercolor painting using a limited palette of only three colors and will discuss color theory.
The meeting will be held at the Middlefield Federated Church, 390 Main St., Middlefield. Members are reminded to bring their work for the painting of the month contest. The public is invited and welcome. A $3 donation is suggested for non-members. The Guild still has openings in the Wednesday morning pastel class. Three Art Guild members — Barbara Beck, Sue Hall and Bivenne Staiger — are exhibiting watercolor paintings at the new gallery at Luther Ridge in Middletown through Nov. 6. For information, call (860) 632-7334.
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