Town of Farmington
Coverage (20 articles)
Farmington Parish Home Can Replace Its Woodpecked Siding
The St. James Episcopal parish home on Diamond Glen Road can trade its woodpecker-damaged wood clapboards for composite siding, as long as the boards are the narrower kind. The vote was Sept. 15.
Divers Would Dredge Trumpf Pond by Hand, Around Turtles
Trumpf wants divers to clear about 1,600 cubic yards of muck from the pond behind its Hyde Road building, feeding it into a hose by hand and setting aside any turtles they find. Farmington's wetlands commission is to vote at its next meeting.
Farmington Aquifer Checkup: Three Renewed, One Waits
The town's emails to the Valero on Farmington Avenue went unanswered, so staff stopped by the store. Four days later its registration was renewed.
Farmington Saltbox Can Raise Its Roof to Fight Ice Dams
Working from outside spares the house's finished second floor and attic, the architect said, and no one voted against it.
Farmington Plans One Polling Place for Spring Budget Vote
Farmington's registrars plan to hold the spring budget referendum at Town Hall only. The Town Council also passed a veterans' tax break and approved the school administrators' contract Oct. 13.
Early Voting Opens Today at Farmington Town Hall
Your neighborhood polling place opens only on Election Day, and you can register and vote in the same visit during early voting hours.
What Farmington Police Told Parents About E-Bikes
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, community service officers put in 427 hours on the trails and in the parks and made 153 bike patrols.
Farmington Aquifer Checkup: Six Approved, Three Wait
Of the 15 registrations on file, 11 are now renewed, and one more, on New Britain Avenue, is still to come.
Hayes and Shea Split on Taxes, Iran and Immigration
At their League of Women Voters forum, Rep. Jahana Hayes and Republican Chris Shea disagreed on the tax law, tariffs, military action in Iran and health care, and on how to change immigration policy. All of Farmington votes in their race Nov. 3.
22nd District and 6th Senate: Farmington's Split Races
Three Farmington precincts vote in races the rest of town doesn't see: the 22nd House District, Rebecca Martinez vs. Richard Mette, and the 6th Senate District, Rick Lopes vs. Tremell Collins.
Farmington's Registrars and Probate Judge, Explained
The last two offices on Farmington's Nov. 3 ballot are settled by the ballot itself: state law seats both registrar candidates, and the probate judge is unopposed. Here is what each office does.
Demicco vs. Palumbo: Farmington's 21st District Race
Five of Farmington's seven precincts choose a state representative between Mike Demicco, the Democrat first elected in 2012, and Gary Palumbo, a Republican and former Town Council member. Here is the record each brings.
Register by Friday in Farmington. Early Voting Opens Monday.
Friday, Oct. 16, is the regular deadline to register for Farmington's Nov. 3 election. Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Nov. 1 on the third floor of the new Town Hall, and for the first time any voter can ask for an absentee ballot without giving a reason.
East Farms Pond Deck Gets Wetlands Approval for Repairs
Farmington's Inland Wetlands Commission approved repairs to the observation deck at the East Farms School pond, plus a ramp on the path to it, and a second driveway on Garden Street. Proposed changes to the town's wetlands rules still had not gone to the state.
Farmington's Draft Town Survey: Here Is What It Asks
Farmington's draft town survey asks residents how high a priority it should be to increase tax dollars in 19 areas. A town committee reviews that half of the survey Wednesday, and the launch date is no longer on its agenda.
Farmington Pool Can Stay After Town Map Error
Before the pool went up at 12 Lake Garda Drive, its owner checked with Farmington's planning office. The town's map had the property line in the wrong place, and a permit review step was never reopened. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-0 to let the pool stay.
Farmington Appeals Board Asks Zoning to Wait on Solar Rules
Farmington's zoning rules say nothing about solar panels in the yard, and the planning commission takes up a draft Monday. The elected Zoning Board of Appeals has asked it to wait. The dispute is over who decides the hard cases, and whether sheds come next.
Farmington's Food-Scrap Compost Pilot Waits on Town Hall
Residents told a Green Efforts Committee member they would compost "when the town's paying for it." The committee priced a one-year food-scrap pilot at $12,484 and has roughly $30,000 of its own, but held off: the pickups would outlast the pilot, and the town has not said it will pay for them.
Farmington Adopts Its Version of the State Housing Law
Farmington's zoning commission let the owner of a long-vacant office at 1422 Farmington Avenue turn it into a two-family home under Connecticut's new housing law, then adopted the town's own version of that law at the end of a four-hour meeting, after staff said they did not expect a vote. The rules leave residential neighborhoods out.
Connecticut's Solar Program No Longer Ends in 2027
A resident asked the Green Efforts Committee whether to wait on a home battery until after 2027. The deadline behind the question had been repealed three months earlier. Connecticut's solar program now runs into 2028, and its replacement starts January 1 of that year.