The Farmington Town Plan and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 on June 8 to deny a special permit for a new home at 8638 Pine Drive. But the applicants can still build — because the lot predates the current regulations.
Jack Beckett·Jun 11, 2026
Noble Energy wants to build a diesel travel center and warehouse on 86 acres that drain toward Batterson Park Pond — the public pond the state is spending roughly $10 million to restore. After five hearings, Farmington's…
Jack Beckett·Jun 6, 2026
Two weeks after the May 14 ribbon cutting, the Ad Hoc 1928 Building Committee approved $17,700 for a standalone air-conditioning unit serving the new Town Hall's server room — and pushed exterior signage to the top of…
Jack Beckett·May 30, 2026
At the May 26 Farmington Town Council meeting, Westview resident Tim Kelly asked the council for an inventory of the town's current volunteer-firefighter ranks…
Jack Beckett·May 29, 2026
A Life Scout in Troop 170 of Unionville presented his Eagle Scout project to the Farmington Town Plan and Zoning Commission on May 27: demolish the deteriorated…
Jack Beckett·May 29, 2026
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government·May 22, 2026
Most of the testimony at the May 20 Farmington wetlands hearing was about Noble Energy's proposed diesel travel center —…
government·May 22, 2026
Noble Energy returned to the Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission on May 20 with a redesigned stormwater plan built…
development·May 20, 2026
A plain-English guide to the Farmington Historic District Commission: what it reviews (exterior changes visible from a…
development·May 20, 2026
Eight planning firms have submitted proposals to write Farmington's next Plan of Conservation and Development — the document that will shape the town's growth,…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
FEMA has finalized new Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Farmington, with an effective date now expected in fall 2026. Some homeowners will be required to carry…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
A legal opinion delivered to the Farmington Town Council on May 26 concludes that using the Don Tinty parcel for cemetery purposes would violate the 2004 deed…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
The Farmington Architectural Design Review Committee took its first formal look at the Enclave at the Farmington River master plan on Thursday, May 21, and…
Jack Beckett·May 26, 2026
Noble Energy's owner insists his proposed Fienemann Road project is "a mini travel plaza," not a truck stop — a distinction he argues turns on scale and a…
Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026
The Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission worked through a backyard patio, a post-fire wetland restoration, an 18-unit active-adult subdivision, and the third…
Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026
The Farmington Historic District Commission approved the final exterior details — gutters and a cedar fence — for the…
government·May 19, 2026
The Farmington Town Plan and Zoning Commission voted Monday night to accept Noble Energy Real Estate Holdings, LLC's…
government·May 18, 2026
Town Manager Kathleen Blonski told the Farmington Town Council on May 12 that the Meadow Road sidewalk project will…