Farmington Planning & Zoning
Coverage (7 articles)
Farmington's $14.3M School HVAC Bond: Fresh Air, AC, and a $100,000 Electric Bill
Before April 30, voters decide whether to condition the air in four elementary schools. The bond is the simple number. The math around it is not.
Noble Energy Brings a Smaller Plan to Farmington Inland Wetlands
Noble Energy returned to Farmington Inland Wetlands with a smaller plan for 8261 Fienemann Road: no restaurant, a shrunken warehouse and travel center, and wetlands impact cut from 3,700 square feet to under 1,000. The public, when its turn came, wanted to talk about four schools within a half mile. The hearing was continued to May 6.
Farmington's FEMA Flood Maps Are About to Change. Here's What That Means for Your House.
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 flood insurance who weren't before — some will be released. Here's how to check your address, how the appeal process works, and what the TPZ has to do before the maps take effect.
Eight Consultants Want to Write Farmington's Next 10-Year Plan.
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, conservation, and housing priorities for the next ten years. Staff meets Friday, May 29 to narrow the field to four for interviews. The Mercury on why the POCD matters, what Farmington has now, and what the next twelve months look like.
An Eagle Scout Candidate from Troop 170 Wants to Rebuild a Heritage Trail Kiosk. The TPZ Said Yes.
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 wooden kiosk at the Red Oak Hill Crossing of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail and replace it with a covered, pressure-treated, shake-shingled successor. The commission approved unanimously. The chair, who is the mother of an Eagle Scout, added a remark that does not appear in the typical record.
Farmington Town Council Comes Out Against the Truck Stop
Farmington's Town Council issued two unanimous negative referrals June 9, opposing the Noble Energy truck stop at 8261 Fienemann Road and a separate National Land Holdings residential project, even though the binding decisions still belong to the planning and wetlands boards.
Three Farmington Boards Have a Say in the Truck Stop. Only Two Actually Decide It.
Three Farmington bodies weigh in on the fate of the Noble Energy truck stop, but the elected Town Council, the one residents keep asking to stop it, doesn't actually decide. A guide to who votes on what, and the June 17, July 13, and July 27 hearings that do.