Warren Connecticut

Selectman Jack Travers convened a town meeting on January 26 at 8 pm to consider three items of business.

First was the election of a member of the Board of Education to fill out an uncompleted term. Jann Tanner was elected to the position by a unanymous vote of the meeting.

The second item was the approval of the expenditure of up to $100,000 by the selectmen to build a second story on the town hall above the town clerk’s office. Mr. Travers explained that the addition would be done in brick, would provide cold storage in the short run and would solve the problem of water seeping through the flat roof above the town clerk’s office. There was discussion about how this addition fits into the plans for new town office space and whether it would be premature to construct this addition when the town has not yet voted to approve the new town office building. Mr. Travers said that something had to be done to stop the leaks and to provide storage for emergency supplies, regardless of the status of the proposed new office space. The meeting voted to approve the expenditure.

The third item was a motion to approve transfer of funds to the Capital and Nonrecurring line in the budget. This was proposed in response to recommendations of the town’s accountant. This motion passed.

The Warren Historical Society has been dormant for many years.  Recently some townspeople have been talking about reorganizing the society and establishing some regular meetings and projects to help preserve the town’s history.

Ellen Paul, the curator of the historical holdings of the town, Toni Richardson, the last chairperson of record of the society and Jann Tanner, a townsperson with an interest in local history, will meet on February 10, 2006 at 2 pm at the Academy to begin the process of reorganizing the Historical Society.

Anyone with an interest in the town’s history is welcome to join the group at this meeting and help to reestablish the society and to revitalize its mission.

Topics for the meeting will include the steps needed to reorganize and the mission of the society.

My mother was born on a farm in Warren about 1924, It was her Grandmothers and Uncles farm the last name was Sabo or Szabo. She recently started to ask me if I would look this town up and what it was like. I enjoyed looking through all the photos of present and past. Very nice job. Any info would be appreciated.

The Annual Report for fiscal year 2004-2005 is now available. Pick up a copy at the town hall or library-great reading!!