Panel delays warehouse hearing over setback concerns

From Bloomfield News

• Charter panel elects chair, opens public hearing. Bloomfield's Charter Revision Commission opened its first public hearing on charter changes, as nine residents pushed back on the budget referendum's signature and turnout thresholds and raised conflict of interest questions about town employee input.Bloomfield News
• Design board reviews 210-unit apartment plan. Bloomfield's Design Review Board reviewed revised plans for a 210-unit apartment project at Bloomfield Avenue and Gabb Road, as the developer touted more than $3 million in public improvements tied to a traffic-calming grant he described two different ways.Bloomfield News
• Subcommittee interviews three board candidates. Bloomfield's Committee on Committees subcommittee interviewed three candidates for town boards and heard beautification committee chair Sharon Mann describe a deteriorated $250,000 landscape installation and years of unanswered requests for a town horticulturist.Bloomfield News
• CEC presses for POCD farmland role clarity. Bloomfield's Conservation and Environment Commission learned the town center's state grant application was denied for a second time, pushed back on its farmland-preservation role in the draft town plan, and flagged an unresolved bear-feeding complaint as a public safety concern.Bloomfield News
• Schwab forms advisory panel for town budget. Bloomfield's town manager launched a new Blue Ribbon Committee on Budget Development, after a councilor said the town's revaluation shifted roughly $20 million a year in tax burden from businesses to homeowners, with a former finance chair warning the panel must tackle those costs early.Bloomfield News
• Council approves RFP for former GEMS building. Bloomfield's Town Council weighed competing options for the former GEMS school building, appraised at $1.9 million, with one councilor pushing to sell outright and another opposed to any future where the town becomes a landlord. Town Clerk Andrea DiStephan said records requests have surged.Bloomfield News
• Wetlands panel approves 4-H farm road overhaul. Bloomfield's Inland Wetlands Commission took up a driveway and parking lot overhaul at the 4-H Education Center after an engineer said the flooding gravel entrance is in bad shape, and pushed a Granby Street warehouse hearing to November 16 over wetland setback concerns.Bloomfield News

Bloomfield on Tue, Oct 20

• Early voting opens for Nov 3 election. Bloomfield's early voting period for the November 3 general election began October 19, the town announced, ahead of in-person voting on Election Day.Town of Bloomfield
• Ambulance sets CPR class for November 14. Bloomfield Volunteer Ambulance will host a Community CPR & First Aid Class on Saturday, November 14, starting at 9 a.m. at 12 Southwood in Bloomfield.Town of Bloomfield

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 22, 4:00 p.m.: Library hosts teen consent and boundaries program. The Bloomfield Public Library partners with Interval House for a teen program on domestic violence prevention Thursday, October 22, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Prosser branch, 1 Tunxis Avenue.Bloomfield Public Library
• Thu, Oct 22, 7:00 p.m.: Town Plan & Zoning Commission meets Thursday. Bloomfield's Town Plan & Zoning Commission meets Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m.Town of Bloomfield
• Thu, Oct 22, 7:00 p.m.: Library offers virtual program on bad bosses. The Bloomfield Public Library hosts a virtual program, "Breaking Free From a Malignant Manager," Thursday, October 22, from 7 to 8 p.m., for residents dealing with difficult supervisors.Bloomfield Public Library
• Fri, Oct 23, 2:00 p.m.: Library screens Get Out Friday afternoon. The Bloomfield Public Library screens the film "Get Out" in the Prosser Community Room Friday, October 23, from 2 to 4:30 p.m., with an optional chat afterward.Bloomfield Public Library
• Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 a.m.: Farmers market returns to Filley Park Saturday. The Bloomfield Farmers Market runs Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Filley Park on Tunxis Avenue.Town of Bloomfield
• Sat, Oct 24, 12:30 p.m.: Author Dana Rau visits library Saturday. Author Dana Meachen Rau leads an interactive program on authorship at the Bloomfield Public Library's Prosser branch, Saturday, October 24, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.Bloomfield Public Library
• Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m.: Old Farm School hosts fall activities Sunday. Old Farm School at 151 School Street hosts fall family activities Sunday, October 25, from 1 to 4 p.m.Town of Bloomfield
• Sun, Oct 25, 3:00 p.m.: Old St Andrews hosts Oktoberfest Sunday. Old St. Andrew's Church at 59 Tariffville Road hosts an Oktoberfest with live music from The Swedish Meatballs starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 25.Old St. Andrew's Church
• Mon, Oct 26: Town clerk's office closed Monday Oct 26. The Town Clerk's Office will be closed Monday, October 26, 2026, the town announced in a service alert.Town of Bloomfield
• Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 p.m.: Town Council meets Monday evening. The Bloomfield Town Council meets Monday, October 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Town Hall, 800 Bloomfield Avenue.Town of Bloomfield
• Tue, Oct 27, 5:30 p.m.: Beautification Committee meets Tuesday. The Bloomfield Beautification Committee, whose chair Sharon Mann is seeking another term, meets Tuesday, October 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall.Town of Bloomfield
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m.: Charter panel returns to referendum rules Tuesday. Bloomfield's Charter Revision Commission meets Tuesday, October 27, at 7 p.m., when it is scheduled to review Sections 308 and 310 governing referendum petitions and bond issues.Town of Bloomfield

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