The Coelhos Asked for a Special Permit. Farmington Said No. They Can Build Anyway.
The Farmington Town Plan and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 on June 8 to deny a special permit for a new home at 8638 Pine Drive.
Jack Beckett·Jun 11, 2026
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A Farmington Truck-Stop Hearing Comes Down to One Disputed Number
Noble Energy wants to build a diesel travel center and warehouse on 86 acres that drain toward Batterson Park Pond — the public pond the state is spending roughly $10 million to restore.
Jack Beckett·Jun 6, 2026
Farmington's 1928 Building Committee Spends $17,700 to Cool a Server Room That Runs at 84 Degrees
Two weeks after the May 14 ribbon cutting, the Ad Hoc 1928 Building Committee approved $17,700 for a standalone air-conditioning unit serving the new Town Hall's server room — and pushed exterior…
Jack Beckett·May 30, 2026
Tim Kelly's Next Fire-Station Question: How Old Is the Volunteer Force?
At the May 26 Farmington Town Council meeting, Westview resident Tim Kelly asked the council for an inventory of the town's current volunteer-firefighter ranks by decade — twenties, thirties…
Jack Beckett·May 29, 2026
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…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
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…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
Tinty Park Stays a Park: Legal Opinion Closes Farmington's Cemetery Question
A legal opinion delivered to the Farmington Town Council on May 26 concludes that using the Don Tinty parcel for cemetery purposes would violate the 2004 deed covenant, and that the town has no legal…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
Travel Center or Truck Stop? What Noble Energy Is Actually Proposing in Farmington
Noble Energy's owner insists his proposed Fienemann Road project is "a mini travel plaza," not a truck stop — a distinction he argues turns on scale and a business model aimed at the local trucks the…
Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026
Where Does the Water Go? One Night at the Farmington Wetlands Commission
The Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission worked through a backyard patio, a post-fire wetland restoration, an 18-unit active-adult subdivision, and the third hearing on Noble Energy's diesel travel…
Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026
Batterson Park Pond Is Set to Reopen This Summer. You Still Won't Be Able to Swim in It.
Most of the testimony at the May 20 Farmington wetlands hearing was about Noble Energy's proposed diesel travel center — but the stakes kept circling back to Batterson Park Pond, which is set to…
Henry Whitfield·May 22, 2026
Noble Energy Redesigns Its Stormwater Plan; Farmington Wetlands Hearing Continues to June 3
Noble Energy returned to the Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission on May 20 with a redesigned stormwater plan built around Contech "jellyfish" biofiltration filters — a system the project's own…
Jack Beckett·May 22, 2026
Farmington TPZ Schedules July 27 Hearing on Noble Energy Rezoning
The Farmington Town Plan and Zoning Commission voted Monday night to accept Noble Energy Real Estate Holdings, LLC's application for a partial R40 to B1 rezoning at 8261 Fienemann Road and to…
Henry Whitfield·May 19, 2026
Farmington Council Sets May 26 Discussion, June 9 Vote on Meadow Road Sidewalk
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…
Jack Beckett·May 18, 2026
Farmington Bicycle Committee Renews Jug-Handle Trail Push After Route 4 Crash
The Farmington Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee renewed a years-long push for a separated bike trail along the Route 4 jug handle at its May 13 meeting, three days after a 13-year-old riding a…
Henry Whitfield·May 18, 2026
Farmington Sets Mill Rate at 27.36
The Town Council voted unanimously to set the property tax rate at 27.36 mills for fiscal year 2026–27 and to divide an unexpected $1.7 million state aid grant — half for current taxpayers, half in…
Jack Beckett·May 15, 2026
A Cemetery Proposal for Don Tinty Park Resurfaces in Farmington
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…
Jack Beckett·May 14, 2026
Farmington Advances a $30–35 Million Fire-Station Overhaul
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…
Jack Beckett·May 14, 2026
Farmington TPZ Approves Reservation Road Staircase 6-1, With Davidson Dissenting
The Farmington Town Plan and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 Monday to approve an exterior staircase at 6 Reservation Road, with Commissioner Josh Davidson casting the only audible no vote in a sustained…
Henry Whitfield·May 14, 2026
Unionville Historic Commission Sets Five Priorities for 2026, Welcomes New Liaison Bill Beckert
Nine months after a wave of departures left the Unionville Historic District and Properties Commission with three empty seats, two alternate seats remain vacant.
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026
Farmington Wetlands Commission Accepts Intervener Petition in Noble Energy Hearing
The Farmington Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commission unanimously accepted Stephanie Roman's intervener petition Wednesday in the continuing public hearing on Noble Energy Real Estate Holdings'…
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026
Farmington's Budget Referendum Closes With 950 Ballots Cast and a 5.08 Percent Turnout
Farmington's annual budget referendum closed at 8 p.m. Thursday with 950 of the town's 18,707 registered voters casting ballots — a turnout of 5.08 percent.
Jack Beckett·Apr 30, 2026
Farmington Council Defers Meadow Road Sidewalk Vote, Asks for Redesign
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…
Jack Beckett·Apr 30, 2026
Farmington Votes Thursday: Polls Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Across Four Locations
Farmington's annual budget referendum is Thursday, April 30. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. across four locations.
Jack Beckett·Apr 27, 2026
Farmington Wetlands Commission Approves Three-Year Restoration Plan at 24 Somersby Way
The Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commission signed off on removing twelve inches of fill and a three-year monitoring schedule at 24 Somersby Way.
Jack Beckett·Apr 22, 2026