Friday, May 18, 2018
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Volume 13, Number 20
Water tank dedicated By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
Warren Smith and granddaughter Brittney Smith pose for photos during a dedication ceremony of Southington's new Warren Smith water storage tank. The tank will serve portions of the east side of Southington. Justin Weekes, Special to the Record-Journal
A million gallon water tank that has improved flow to hundreds of homes on the east side of town was officially dedicated Saturday, May 12, to the man who sold the town a portion of the land he grew up on. Water Department officials and family met at the tank, which went into operation in October, to thank Warren Smith on the eve of his 93rd birthday for selling the land to
the town. “It’s gone to a great cause,” Smith said, after riding up to the crowd on the back of an all terrain vehicle. “It’s my town...we’ve been here for generations.” While he was happy to see the land go to good use, it was an emotional decision for him; the land has been in his family for five generations and he used to walk through it on his way to Flanders School decades See Tank, A22
‘A cop’s cop’ is honored with bridge
Until last week, town leaders were bracing for a tough budget situation similar to last year when the state withdrew millions of dollars in education grants and other funding.
Boislard, a 25-year veteran of the Southington Police Department, died in 2007 after a battle with cancer. He Southington Police Chief Jack Daly holds a sign honoring the late Detective was born in Biddeford, Maine, in 1955 Bruce Boislard during a recent ceremony dedicating the West Street bridge and moved to Southington during his over Interstate 84 in his memory. Susan Boislard, the detective’s wife, smiles,
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“This is huge. This wouldn’t be possible without the collaboration of our local boards as well as cooperation from the state of Connecticut,” Town Council Chairman Chris Palmieri, a Democrat, said of the zeroSee Budget, A2
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The Town Council unanimously approved town and education budgets Monday that will result in no tax increases for the next fiscal year.
The approved 2018-19 town government budget is just over $53 million. The school district budget is $95.8 million.
A ceremony was held at the police department earlier this month to commemorate the dedication of the Interstate 84 West Street overpass in honor of the late Detective Bruce Boislard.
SIDING SIDING
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Council leaders credited the state budget passed last week, which included restored municipal aid.
By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff
See Boislard, A9
No tax increase as budget gets OK