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Farmington’s Inland‑Wetlands Commission packed four approvals—parking overhaul, Scout bridge expansion, cemetery repaving, and a new garage—into one July 2 meeting, all while plotting two summer site…
Jack Beckett·Jul 8, 2025
Cupola gossip hotter than July. The 1928 Building Committee gathered this week to measure progress on Farmington’s most visible construction project: the wholesale renovation of the old high‑school…
Jack Beckett·Jun 28, 2025
Architectural reviewers weighed Crown Equities’ 65‑acre Enclave plan—townhomes, apartments, riverfront trails—and pressed for public space, mixed use, and river access in Farmington’s Midway District.
Jack Beckett·Jun 26, 2025
Farmington’s TPZ weighs a 65‑acre Crown Equities proposal mixing townhomes, apartments, and river‑view houses while traffic, schools, and a 100‑foot river buffer dominate the debate.
Jack Beckett·Jun 25, 2025
Farmington High School Committee tackles punch lists, construction updates, and a superintendent search. Rusty virtual pledges included. 😅🏫
Jack Beckett·Jun 19, 2025
TPZ grants CR→C‑1, special permit, and dual waivers for 22‑unit contractor park; cites Article 4 §2 standards and 1988 buffer rule precedent.
Jack Beckett·Jun 10, 2025
Commission Eyes Digital Platform, Library Partnership for Oral‑History Revival From Tungshu Square’s Flames to Lovely Street’s New Paint: Preserving Stories, One Interview at a Time Unionville…
Jack Beckett·Jun 7, 2025
Signatures, Schools, and a Side Order of Zoning 🤓 FARMINGTON — May 28, 2025. The Town Plan & Zoning Commission (TPZ) settled into Council Chambers at 7 p.m.
Jack Beckett·May 30, 2025
$1.6M approved. Attic hatch added. Ceilings full of holes. One meeting canceled. Progress marches uphill.
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2025
With 24 invoices paid and two design add-ons approved, Farmington’s school builders kept their $135 million program on schedule—and ordered four ADA parking spaces—before adjourning in 45 minutes.
Jack Beckett·May 24, 2025
Farmington’s Wetlands Commission green-lights ADA river platform, three home projects, and nets a 206-cubic-yard flood-plain cut—while keeping the riverbank (and the jokes) rock-solid.
Jack Beckett·May 22, 2025
May 20th’s HDC meeting featured no calligraphy, no MAGA bills, and exactly one commitment to preserving Farmington’s past—no matter how controversial the paint color.
Jack Beckett·May 21, 2025
Farmington’s TPZ approves a home-based sourdough bakery and farm stand at 19 Ridgeview Drive, with no objections, no traffic, and lots of hungry commissioners.
Jack Beckett·May 13, 2025
Unionville’s HDC is advancing a collaborative oral history project, partnering with local institutions to preserve voices before they vanish.
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2025
J.Crew Factory will open at The Shops at Farmington Valley in Canton this fall, joining FP Movement, Sweetgreen, and other recent additions.
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2025
Garage Dreams Deferred—For Now A Backyard Pool Runs Into Regulatory Mud Trail Approved, Pool Denied, Garage Tabled: A Full Docket for Farmington’s Wetlands Commission🕰️ By Jack Beckett | May 8, 2025…
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2025
Farmington TPZ greenlights a café expansion, approves a major home addition, resolves blasting concerns, and debates a dense housing text change in a packed April 28 meeting.
Jack Beckett·Apr 29, 2025
Modeling Floods, Wrangling Debris, and the Great Boulder Strip Compromise “I Gave Up Fishing in Boy Scouts Because I Always Ended Up in the River” FARMINGTON, CT — APR 25, 2025 | By Jack Beckett The…
Jack Beckett·Apr 25, 2025
Farmington’s Historic District Commission votes to expand the historic district, but not before tackling a conflict of interest and a quiet reminder that old houses come with new rules.
Jack Beckett·Apr 23, 2025
Farmington’s TPZ meeting turns explosive 💥 as residents clash over blasting permits at 71 Eli Rd. Neighbors fear for wells, pools, sanity. Coffee required ☕️.
Jack Beckett·Apr 22, 2025
Heat pumps, lattice, and one very firm “no” to vinyl windows. Full report from Farmington’s HDC March 25 meeting. 🧱📏
Jack Beckett·Mar 28, 2025
Full Farmington TPZ breakdown 🧾: food trucks, porch pickups, illuminated signs, and one very convincing asphalt argument 🛠️🍞
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2025
Food Trucks, Apartments, and the Great Farmington Sidewalk War Food trucks, apartment conversions, and—somehow—a heated debate over sidewalk materials dominated the latest Farmington Town Plan and…
Jack Beckett·Mar 12, 2025
Unionville is capturing its past through firsthand stories, documents, and interviews. Share your story at the Farmington Library and help preserve history. 🚀 #Farmington
Jack Beckett·Mar 8, 2025
