Isabella Meibauer

1 week ago | primepublishers.com | Isabella Meibauer

WOODBURY – At a meeting on Thursday, April 10, the Board of Selectmen reviewed the draft revision of the town’s charter presented by the Charter Revision Commission and scheduled a public hearing for its review on April 28. The selectmen reviewed the process by which the revisions will become binding. It was noted that the commission’s revisions are recommendations and are not binding, and the board may reject a recommendation.

3 weeks ago | primepublishers.com | Isabella Meibauer

WOODBURY – The Inland Wetlands Agency approved several applications at a meeting on Monday, March 24. The agency first granted a one-year extension to Amanda Soucy for remediation at 922 Main St. North as a well in the area, which is now stabilized, was in need of repair. The agency approved an application to construct a two-story addition to a house at 66 Quanopaug Trl., owned by Julie Levesque and Joseph Dunlop, within a regulated area.

3 weeks ago | primepublishers.com | Isabella Meibauer

WOODBURY – The Zoning Commission denied a petition to decrease the minimum setback from property lines for structures housing animals from 100 feet to 50 feet at a meeting on Tuesday, March 25. Resident Jacob Amorando, himself an alternate on the commission, had requested the change, explaining in a prior meeting that it would enable more people to own livestock on lots less than 5 acres. The 1.4-acre minimum requirement to keep livestock would remain.

3 weeks ago | primepublishers.com | Isabella Meibauer

WOODBURY — Burt Stevens, the former chairman of the town’s Charter Revision Commission, tendered his resignation to the Board of Selectman at a meeting on Thursday, March 28, explaining he was stepping down for political reasons. In a letter addressed to the selectmen, which is now public record, he explained his efforts to keep the commission apolitical during his tenure as chair.

3 weeks ago | primepublishers.com | Isabella Meibauer

WOODBURY — The Board of Finance reviewed a proposed capital plan for the town’s upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year budget at a meeting on Wednesday, March 26. Chair Paul Zulpa expressed his gratitude to the town’s employees for their work on the proposed budget, which dropped from an originally proposed 32 percent increase to an approximate 3.9 percent increase, and to the Board of Selectmen for cutting 3.6 million.