Warren Connecticut

Warren Volunteer Fire Company received shipment of a new Tanker / Pump Truck this November and intends to put it in Service December 1st of this year. The new Tanker #7, which is much easier to drive than the older Tanker #7, has a larger capacity to transport water along with being a pump truck. The fire company began training on it immediately to learn all of the new features and would like to thank the town for its support in the purchase of the new apparatus.

Warren Volunteer Fire Company received shipment of a new Tanker / Pump Truck this November and intends to put it in Service December 1st of this year. The new Tanker #7, which is much easier to drive than the older Tanker #7, has a larger capacity to transport water along with being a pump truck. The fire company began training on it immediately to learn all of the new features and would like to thank the town for its support in the purchase of the new apparatus.

By Dr. Everett Vreeland

If you watch the natural world at all you can’t help noticing the gathering and bustling of birds. Groups change daily as a flock moves on and another arrives. Their numbers and species seem to be in constant change and often are in mixed groups buzzing with mutual excitement. Geese go by, way high, especially on moonlit nights and, on those nights, I don’t think the world looks much different to them as it does in daylight.

A few people have spoken of the large groups of blackbirds that sometimes stop to feed and I have noticed that these are often mixed groups containing redwings and grackles.

People agree that there is present, in the fall, a melancholy feeling when the leaves change and the weather cools and also that it is somehow pleasant. I have been sure for a few years now that we did, in the dim past, in fact, migrate for many reasons and the melancholy we feel now is because we no longer do it and miss its excitement. How about that.

Two things, related to color are evident currently. The beech trees in most places retain their leaves longer than any others and remain brilliant and gold in the darkening backgrounds. The deer a few have mentioned, are indeed getting much darker coats as the bulk of where they live becomes only dark tree trunks. I see this not as a wondrous happening, but more a function again of natural selection. Over a million years ago, or longer. if you were a deer who held a red coat in fall, you were spotted and soon in the stewpot and if you were dark and hid among the brush you remained in the gene pool to beget many little kids who, in addition, could return to a reddish blend-in coat come spring. Hunters know that a deer can “hide” by standing still - with a dark coat.

Notes from P & Z Meeting November 12, 2003

At the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission applications were approved for:

William O’Donnell, 39 Windy Ridge Road for home occupation, sign and storage addition.  The Commission reminded the homeowner that signs must be on the owner’s property and not in the roadway right of way.  They must conform to size regulations as well.

David Logan representing John and Darla Karlton, of 27 Arrow Point Road for an addition to a residence and a new attached garage.

The chairman, Wayne Wilson reminded everyone that all applications must be accompanied by a check for the correct fee in order to be considered and acted upon at a meeting.

Chairman noted the plan calls for building very close to the setback line.  The submitted drawing includes a survey, but the chairman pointed out that the Zoning Enforcement Officer has the right to ask for a survey after the building is done to be sure it is within the setback limit. Board members asked if it was within the 100 foot setback from the lake. The drawing shows that it is JUST within.
The application was approved with stipulation that “as built” survey be conducted before the ZEO signs off on occupancy permit.

The commission noted that the State has levied a new $10 fee on all applications. Commission members decided to raise fees again to cover the state increase, effective immediately.

Chairman Wilson noted the annual report for 2002-2003 has been turned in and that there was a considerable increase in activity over the past year.

The report of the ZEO was accepted.  There was only one permit issued between October 10 and November 6 and that was to James and Antoinette Richardson at 170 Brick School Road for additions and renovation to the dwelling.

In other business a member asked whether the ZEO can decline to sign off on a certificate of occupancy if he believes there is another zoning violation somewhere else on the property such as another building that does not have a permit. Chairman Wilson indicated he does not believe there is anything in the regulations about this, but there could be a relevant state statute. The member questioned further whether the ZEO is required to inform the party in writing of his decision to decline to issue the permit.

After considerable discussion, the Commission decided to defer a decision about giving instructions to the ZEO about this matter until the next meeting when he will be present.

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