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Nadine Canto

Town Council Member, Farmington CT

Coverage (9 articles)

Farmington Advances a $30–35 Million Fire-Station Overhaul

Jack Beckett·

The Farmington Town Council voted unanimously on May 12 to advance a $30-to-$35-million plan to replace two of the town's three volunteer fire stations and renovate the third, seating a new building committee to carry it toward a referendum. The only sustained dissent came from the public comment podium, where resident Tim Kelly argued the town never seriously studied consolidating to two stations.

A Cemetery Proposal for Don Tinty Park Resurfaces in Farmington

Jack Beckett·

A 2004 deed gave Donald Tinty Family Park to Farmington as a public park. On May 12, the Town Council took up — and a dozen residents came to oppose — whether part of it should become the town's next cemetery. The council's direction: a legal opinion on the deed before any work on the ground.

Farmington Council Defers Meadow Road Sidewalk Vote, Asks for Redesign

Jack Beckett·

After a 90-minute public hearing, the Town Council declined to vote on the south-side alignment and asked Town Engineer Russ Arnold to redesign the project as a south-side / north-side split crossing at Wakefield Lane. The vote is now expected at the June Town Council meeting.

Farmington Council Sets May 26 Discussion, June 9 Vote on Meadow Road Sidewalk

Jack Beckett·

Town Manager Kathleen Blonski told the Farmington Town Council on May 12 that the Meadow Road sidewalk project will return as an agenda item at the council's May 26 meeting, with a potential vote at the June 9 meeting. The council is committed to building the project this year regardless of which of two design options it picks — the original south-side-throughout design or the split design that crosses to the north side west of Wakefield Lane.

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