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Town considers tax district for north end

Town leaders are considering a tax district to provide funding for infrastructure in the north end.

fruition. Town officials said the creation of a tax district could provide money for infrastructure the area lacks, such as water and sewer.

“It’s another tool for a developer,” said EJ Kurtz, PlanOver the years, builders have ning and Zoning Commisplanned a mall, a retail cen- sion chairman. The commister and other developments sion could vote on the tax on the land near Interstate 691 but none have come to See District, A3

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A road was cut to access the Clearview Farms subdivision, off Mountain Road in Cheshire. Justin Weekes, special to the Record-Journal

Clearview housing project is underway By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

“It’s good to be at this point,” he said.

Developers hope to break ground soon on the first of 11 houses off Mountain Road, a housing development that was delayed by a court challenge and environmental issues.

Custom homes will range between 2,500 and 3,100 square feet, with three to four bedrooms. They’ll cost around $600,000.

Paul Bowman and his son Phil Bowman have started work on the Clearview Farm Preserve subdivision street — Beechwood Court — off Mountain Road. Phil Bowman said there is interest in several lots and construction could start as early as this month.

If the weather cooperates, Phil Bowman said work on utilities, such as water and sewer, can start soon. The former Fred Bens farm property is bordered by Mountain Road to the east and state- and town-owned land to the west.

Keltic Kick, specializes in Irish music and features former Cheshire resident “Fiddle” Mike O’Reilly, now of Meriden, on fiddle and mandolin; Billy Donaldson of Oxford, guitar and lead vocals; Bob Ross of Fairfield, on bass, guitar and keyboard; and Doug Abel, of Stamford, on drums. The band’s been together for 20 years and is well known to fans of Irish music throughout the state. They boast a deep repertoire of traditional tunes as well as a few original pieces. Ross said, “I think the thing that has kept us together so long is our sense of appreciation for each other – we’re not only band-mates, we’re great friends – all with different and complementary talents. You don’t find that without being very lucky – but being Irish and lucky is kind of our thing.” The band answered five

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“The house plans and price point changed a little bit when the project scope got scaled back,” he said. “The look and the feel of it stayed fairly similar to what was envisioned at the beginning of the project.” He said interested buyers have been split between intown and newcomers to Cheshire. It’s mostly families looking for “that next step up, a little larger home.” Kevin Jewett, a Cornwall Avenue extension resident, still has concerns about contamination from disturbed soil around the dump getting in-

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“It was a waste of everybody’s time,” Jewett said. Robert Isner, waste engineering and enforcement division director with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said there’s a plan to cap the landfill within the next year or two and to install groundwater monitoring. The work will be funded by the sale of the property by Bens’ family. Groundwater testing should let authorities know if contamination is moving out of the dump site, Isner said. “If there’s a problem we’d develop an appropriate action plan,” he said.

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district this week. When a developer builds shops, restaurants or makes other improvements, the taxes on a property go up. In a tax increment financing district, the town can set aside a portion of the increase in taxes to reimburse a developer for infrastructure improvements. The arrangement was created by state statute. David Pelletier, Economic Development Commission chairman, said the Town Council could structure a tax increment financing deal with a builder to give rebates over a number of years for infrastructure work.

town. Another consulting firm, Camoin Associates of New York, helped town officials draft a tax district master plan presented to the planning commission last month. The planning commission must vote on the location of the district but the council would decide the financing, such as the percentage of tax increase that’ll be used to fund land improvements.

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“The council has complete control over the whole process, what type of an agreement would be made with a developer, what it would cover,” Pelletier said. “It’s all controlled by the council.”

“It’s been mentioned — maybe the West Main Street area around the Ball & Socket building, maybe we establish one there,” Pelletier said.

The creation of a tax district was recommended by economic development consultants hired by the

The Town Council also was expected to consider the tax district proposal at its meeting this week.

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quick questions for The Citizen. What's the essence of Irish music -- why do you think it has such wide appeal? All folk music expresses the history of a people. Happiness, sadness, love, regret – all of humanity feels these

things. The message is universal. I think that any people who are oppressed for hundreds of years find ways to deal with the pain, and music helps to do that. Oppression also helps to create an incredible sense of humor in the oppressed, which is reflected in the music and the lyrics. Where do you typically play and do any venues stand out?

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“Fiddle” Mike O’Reilly and Billy Donaldson, of Keltic Kick, perform at a recent concert at Levitt Pavilion, Westport.

We play local Irish festivals, private parties, weddings, and some clubs. We’ve played private parties in Cheshire. We did play a wedding once where the groom’s relations were Irish, and the bride’s relations were non-English speaking South American. I’m not sure the subtleties of our humor went over very well.

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More than the venues, we cherish the relationships with the interesting people who come out to hear us play. They mean everything to us. Without an audience, we’d just be a bunch of guys who like to hang out with eachother. The band has never been to Ireland, but Bob has been there six times and Mike has been there twice, even playing a few fiddle tunes in a pub in Mountmellick. You’ve recently started playing library gigs, tell us about that. Library gigs are so different than our normal shows, which usually involve alcohol, dancing, and people not paying attention to us. When we play a library, everyone is polite and attentive - we were kind of shocked when we got a standing ovation at Bristol Library. In bars, peo-

ple don’t stand up unless they need to use the bathroom. How did you get started? Billy and Doug know each other from high school days in Fairfield. Billy, Doug and Bob started playing together in 1980 in a rock and roll band. The Irish music started in 1977 with Bob when he attended Fairfield University. Three of his friends from the Glee Club needed a bass guitar player to fill out the Irish group they put together. Bob joined, and pretty

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soon we were booked at an Irish pub in Westport, the Tin Whistle Café. The band, named the Bold Fenian Men, was the start of our Irish music adventure. Other influences on us were the Wolfe Tones and the Dublin City Ramblers. Billy did sound for The Bold Fenian Men, and got bitten by the Irish music bug so badly that he started his own Irish band, but reunited with Bob and Doug in 2000. We pride ourselves in our vocals – we all sing, and love adding harmonies – that makes us a bit different than a lot of other bands. Four voices and four instruments simultaneously playing gives us the sound of an eight piece band, modeled after our heroes, the Beatles. What’s the role of the fiddler in Irish bands? I wouldn’t say a fiddle is essential - the Wolfe Tones, probably the most successful See Band, A9

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Irish folk band, don’t have a fiddle player – but you’d be hard pressed to walk into a bar in Ireland and not hear a fiddler. I think the fiddle is an extension of the fiddler’s range of emotions – and we’re lucky to have someone as talented as Mike. Plus, he also plays the mandolin, which gives us more flexibility in how we shape a particular song. We auditioned some fiddle players, but as soon as we heard “Fiddle Mike” O’Reilly, we knew he was the missing piece. He made us “legit” as an Irish band. Mike was in a band called The Reilly Clan prior to joining Keltic Kick in 2003. His path was along a different type of Irish music. He had been classically trained and studied under some big names across the country but in 1984, while a student at the Hartt School of Music, he took a job at the House of Delaval dinner theater in Plainville so he could eat. There was his first exposure to Celtic music and he could not get enough. He started going to sessions in Hartford and studying the music of The Bothy Band, Silly Wizard, The Chieftains, Planxty, and The Tannahill Weavers. He performed all over New England from Greenwich Village to Brunswick, Maine in Tara, a Hartford based trio. After that ended, he spent some time playing in and even directing some community and high school musicals as well as being principal second violinist in the Bristol Symphony Orchestra. After some significant changes in his life he landed with the New Haven band Reilly Clan. This is where Mike kept crossing paths with Billy. After dis band and dat band disbanded, we all rebanded and rebranded into the band we are today. For more about the band, go to keltickick.com.

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Bird event Board of Education considers First Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, has scheduled "Birds Are Human, Too," for Monday, March 25, 7 p.m. The free program is presented by Dr. Robert Giddings, avian specialist and founder of the Kensington Bird and Animal Hospital. All are welcome. For more information, call 203-272-5323.

Mental health training Chesprocott Health District has scheduled free Mental Health First Aid training, over two days, April 2 and 4, 4 to 8:30 p.m., at Cheshire Town Hall, 84 Main St. A light meal is included. Registration is required and seats are limited. Like CPR, Mental Health First Aid 8-hour certificate training provides community members with tools to respond to someone who is in crisis. It also helps participants to recognize the signs and symptoms of a developing mental health or substance use problem. To register, visit eventbrite.com (event #55705034257) or contact Valerie English Cooper at 860-6710674, venglishcooper.mhfa@ gmail.com.

lowering school building fees By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

The Board of Education will consider policies and fees for the use of school buildings after a request from the Town Council to lower costs for town youth programs. The council now charges $15 per hour for a Parks and Recreation Department building supervisor after lowering the rate from $28 per hour earlier this year. A building supervisor is sometimes sufficient to oversee the use of schools by outside groups, according to Vincent Masciana, the school district’s chief operating officer. However if cleanup or other work is needed, the schools charge $50 to $65 per hour for a custodian. The school’s don’t have building supervisors and if someone is needed to attend an event, it’s always a custodian.

Leaders of local youth sports programs had complained to councilors that the fees charged for building use were hurting their organizations. After lowering the rate for building supervisors, councilors asked the school board to consider its policies to lower costs for groups. Since reserving school space through the town’s Parks and Recreation Department can be much cheaper, councilors were worried about the town turning into a booking agency. Kimball said that hasn’t happened yet. “So far we’ve had some inquiries. But we haven’t seen an increase in bookings just yet,” he said. “Many of these groups have already set their schedules for the season.” Masciana said groups aren’t charged for a custodian if there’s already one in the building. Often clubs such as Girl Scouts meet right after school

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The district’s fees are only charged to help cover the costs of paying custodians. “It’s primarily cost recovery,” Masciana said. “It’s not a net generator of revenue.” The district had 9,300 events at the schools in the last academic year. The school board’s finance and policy subcommittees will review information on the booking policies and fees later this month. Kathryn Hallen, education board chairwoman, said the board is interested in the issue. “We are trying to figure out if there is a way to provide some relief,” she said. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ

Dream Big! college savings competition State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden has launched the 2019 Dream Big! collegesavings competition that will award up to $1,000 each to 48 students in grades K-8. The competition asks students to use a creative outlet, in the form of a drawing or essay, to answer the question: “What

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Kindergarten through third grade students are asked to share artwork depicting what they want to do after they go to college.

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Fourth through eighth grade students are asked to answer in a 250-word essay how they will change the world after

Entry deadline is Friday, March 29.

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Calvary Family Worship Center, 174 East Johnson Ave., Sunday service - 10 a.m. Visit calvarylife.us for more information or call 203272-1701. Cheshire Lutheran Church, 660 W. Main St., Sunday worship - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School at 9:10 a.m. 203-272-5106. Cheshire United Methodist Church, 205 Academy Road, Adult Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Children’s Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Sunday worship - 10 a.m. The Rev. Kenneth J. Kieffer, 203-2724626.

Christ Chapel in Nelson Hall at Elim Park Place, 150 Cook Road, traditional Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome, not just Elim Park residents. 1-800-9441776. Cornerstone Church, 1146 Waterbury Road, Sunday services - 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is available for all children up through grade 5; youth group - 6 to 8 p.m. cornerstonecheshire.com. Fellowship of Life Church, 150 Sandbank Road, Sunday - 10 a.m. worship and teaching; Wednesday 7:30 p.m. revival prayer, 203-272-7976.

First Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, Sunday - 8 and 10 a.m. services. 203-272-5323. Oasis, 176 Sandbank Road, Sunday - 10:15 a.m. 203439-0150. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 59 Main St., Sunday - 8:15 a.m. Rite I; 10 a.m. Rite 2 with choirs. Children’s Worship and Faith Formation – 9:45 a.m. 203-272-4041. Temple Beth David, 3 Main St., Shabbat services every Friday at 7:30 p.m. except for the first Friday of every month when family services See Services, A15

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Services take place at 6:30 p.m. 203272-0037. The Preaching Hour, with Brother Tobin, airs Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m., on Cox Cable PATV Channel 15 in Cheshire, Meriden and Southington. zionpentecostmission.com or 203-2009177. White Oak Baptist Church, Cheshire Campus, formerly Christ Community Church, 120 Main St., Sunday - 9:15 a.m. service; Sunday school 11 a.m. 203-272-6344. Word Church Ministry, Bovano Plaza 830 S. Main St., Saturday 1 to 3 p.m. 203-4350906.

School Notes Scholarships The Daughters of the American Revolution is accepting applications for its $1,000 scholarship (renewable at $500 for three additional years). Applicant must pursue an undergraduate degree with a concentrated study in prelaw, criminal justice or American government, history or civics. For more information, email scholarship@ladyfenwickdar.org or contact the high school guidance department. Applications deadline is Monday, April 1 to the high school guidance department or mailed to DAR Scholarship Committee, 3 Wyndemere Court, Cheshire, CT 06410.

The Robert T. Kenney Scholarship Program at the American Savings Foundation is accepting applications from current high school seniors, current college students and nontraditional adult students who will be enrolled in college for the 20192020 academic year. For more information and to apply, visit asfdn.org or call 860-827-2556. Application deadline is Sunday, March 31. The Women’s Club of Cheshire, Inc. is offering a scholarship to a Cheshire woman who is seeking to further her education at an accredited college for a better employment opportunity. For more information and an applica-

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tion, contact Jane Richards at 203-272-8249. Application deadline is Sunday, March 31.

Any parent who would like to help should email Maura Esposito and Laura Lombardo at AllNightGradParty@CheshireHighPTO.com or sign up online at

All Night Grad Party The Cheshire High School PTO sponsors a substance-free, safe and fun event for the graduating senior class. Parents of senior students usually plan the party, but rely on parents of underclassmen. Many help with decorations, fundraisers and more. Help is needed with food pick-up and delivery, as well as a large space

15 and the remaining half ($1,000 each) upon the successful completion of the first semester of their college studies.

Nancy Solcum and Tracy A. Andrews to Beverly Maconi 2012 RET and John V. Maconi, 780 Bethany Mountain Road, $270,000.

This is the 11th year Cheshire’s Lights of Hope has awarded scholarships to graduating seniors who best exemplify the organization’s mission and vision.

Pablo Florin and Maria VillagasFlorin to Armon MermaranDadgar and Joshua L. Kalla, 1783 Tuttle Ave., $495,000.

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Recipients will be announced in May and scholarships will be awarded directly to the students, half ($1,000 each) by Aug.

querque Balloon Fiesta Trip Presentation with Collette Travel, 1 p.m.

The Cheshire Sherlock Holmes Society, 1 p.m.; Whist, 1 p.m..

From A6 9:30 a.m.; Pilates, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling League, 10 a.m.; Balance & Coordination Class, 10:30 a.m.; Mah Jongg, noon; Nickel, Nickel, 12:45 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Busy Bees Crafts, 1 p.m.; Steady Steps Program Presentation, 1 p.m.; Albu-

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Friday, March 22

Walking Group, 9 a.m. (weather permitting); Line dancing – intermediate, 10 a.m.; Travel Club Office, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Moderate Exercise, 10:15 a.m.; Line Dance – beginner, 11 a.m.; Scrabble, 12:30 p.m.;

Cheshire Key-Note Singers, 10 a.m.; Golf Cards, 10 a.m.; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Set-Back, 12:45 p.m.; Current Events and More Discussion Group, 1 p.m.

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