Wetlands OKs Cemetery Road and Garage; Hill-Stead Path Waits
July 16, Inland Wetlands Commission okays cemetery road shift, private garage, and Scout benches while Hill‑Stead’s historic walkway awaits a September site walk.
Jack Beckett·Jul 19, 2025
Development— Page 2
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Farmington Bike Committee Eyes Trail Links, E-Bike Laws
Farmington’s Bicycle Advisory Committee tackles development updates, e-bike rules, and school sidewalk planning, with help from new BOE liaison James Ratcliffe.
Jack Beckett·Jul 18, 2025
Unionville OKs Shaker Door, Joins UConn Oral-History Tool
Unionville Historic District Commission approves a new Shaker-style fiberglass door at 48 Cottage Street and votes to join UConn’s free “Their Story” oral-history platform.
Jack Beckett·Jul 14, 2025
Farmington TPZ OKs Land Trust Boardwalk, Red Oak Hill Home
Farmington TPZ approved removal of an eroding fishing platform to build an accessible boardwalk, widening the driveway, and a blasting permit for a 3,600 sq ft home on Red Oak Hill Road.
Jack Beckett·Jul 9, 2025
Wetlands OKs Big Sky Parking, Scout Bridge, Cemetery Paving
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
1928 Committee Targets January Finish, Contingency Holds
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
Enclave Plan Reviewers Press for Trails, Public Space
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 TPZ Weighs Crown Equities’ 65-Acre Midway Plan
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 TPZ OKs Zoning for 22-Unit Contractor Park
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
Unionville to Capture 1955 Flood Memories in Oral Histories
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
Two New Signs, One Preschool, and a Garage in the Floodplain
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
1928 Building Committee Logs Progress, $1.6M Approved
$1.6M approved. Attic hatch added. Ceilings full of holes. One meeting canceled. Progress marches uphill.
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2025
Farmington School Builders OK $1.1M, ADA Parking Design
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 Wetlands Panel Clears Riverfront Overhaul
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
Commission OKs Exterior Details for 7 Church Street 🏠
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 Approves a Sourdough Bakery Stand in the R20 Zone
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 HDC Sets Plans in Motion for Oral History Project
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
A Trail Moves Forward While a Pool Goes Nowhere
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 OKs Café Expansion, Debates Housing Change
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
You Call That a Platform? The River Had Other Ideas
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 HDC Votes to Add Two Houses to Historic District
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 TPZ Hears Neighbors on Eli Road Blasting Plan
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
Farmington HDC Rejects Vinyl Windows, OKs Heat Pump
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
Farmington TPZ, March 24: Asphalt, Sourdough and Lit Signs
Full Farmington TPZ breakdown 🧾: food trucks, porch pickups, illuminated signs, and one very convincing asphalt argument 🛠️🍞
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2025