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Volume 24, Number 7
Friday, July 13, 2018
Dog training facility rankles neighbors
Residents approve several measures
By Lauren Takores Town Times
Neighbors are unhappy about a dog training facility that opened in April near their homes. Town zoning regulations allow the facility, Integrity K9 Training, which specializes in training canines to compete in a sport called “IPO.”
By Lauren Takores Town Times
Durham voters approved by town meeting Monday the transfer of funds for Town Hall repairs and two ordinances regarding charitable games. All items passed unanimously.
The owners are up to date on licenses and are members of professional organizations. However, town officials who approved the plan should have considered the nature of the facility, said Meghan Glomb, of 58 Dunn Hill Road. “It’s not an appropriate place for that business,” she said July 6.
Residents voted to transfer up to $33,000 from the reserve fund to the Capital Improvement Projects Buildings fund for repairs to Town Hall.
Integrity operated in a Wallingford warehouse for about a year and moved to Durham in late March. Glomb said one day in April, she heard incessant barking behind her house that continued all month. Integrity had moved onto 361 Wallingford Road, a property bordering
Samantha Smith, owner of Integrity K9 Training, works Monday with Inferno, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, at the new dog training facility in Durham.
See Dog, A9
Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Market offers local goods, adventure By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
MIDDLEFIELD — Shoppers perusing fresh produce and tables made with wood from local mills can add some
adventure with a zip line ride over the tents at the Powder Ridge Mountainside Market. “It’s almost contagious. People will be here checking out the fair and one
Repairs may include painting of exterior upper and lower levels, replacement of a draft inducer and replacement of carpet in building entry areas, as recommended by the Board of Finance at its June 19 meeting. “These are repairs that are on our 20-year maintenance plan,” First Selectman Laura Francis said. Residents also approved two ordinances regulating bazaars, raffles and bingo games.
person will want to try the zip line and everyone will want to do it,” said Ryan Kellarson, a manager at Powder Ridge. See Market, A6
See Meeting, A6
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