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What Can Town Learn From Irene? (With Poll)

Officials to review "lessons learned" Monday; Your comments and suggestions welcome as well; Meeting is 8 a.m. at town hall, meeting room A; Other items on the agenda include swearing-in ceremony, appointments, senior center.

The Board of Selectmen will review "lessons learned" from tropical storm Irene this past summer at their meeting Monday, Nov. 14. 

That topic is one of several on the agenda for the meeting. There also will be a swearing-in ceremony for officials elected during this week's muncipal elections. Citizen comments are also welcome at this meeting, as with every Board of Selectmen meeting.

The meeting will be at 8 a.m. at town hall, at town campus on Duck Hole Road, in meeting room A.

Other topics on the agenda include:

  • Discussing and taking action on hiring Catherine LeVassuer for the position of MADE Coalition Coordinator/$56,000/year/ E4 - effective November 8, 2011. This position is a grant-funded replacement position.
  • Discuss and take action on moving Ellie Gillespie from part-time Secretary ll at Madison Youth and Family Services to a full-time (35 hrs/wk) secretary at the Senior Center/effective November 7, 2011.  This is a budgeted replacement; lateral transfer.
  • Discuss and take action on hiring Rose Lodice for the position of Town Clerk/$60,000/year/E5 - effective November 21, 2011.  This is a budgeted replacement position.
  • Discuss and take action on a request from Madison Youth and Family Services to apply to the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for a $3,300 Local Prevention Council grant.  This grant supports the efforts of M.A.D.E.

For additional detail and agenda items, please refer to the PDF posted with this article.

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David Moloney May 21, 2013 at 10:07 am
The plan to let dogs off leash needs clarification. The park and the town are in the planning phasesRead More of a fenced off leach area that was designed by landscape architecture students from UCONN. This is part of the overall plan for the the park. The area slated for use is north of the Bauer Farmhouse on the other side of Copse road. It is in the wooded area on the other side of the brook abutting the cliffs. I agree dogs should be allowed off leash, however some dog owners are not in full control of their dogs, so the fenced off leash area is a good alternative for the safety and enjoyment of all.
liz May 21, 2013 at 09:36 am
I think a fenced in area is the way to go. Not everyone has control over their dogs. I often walkRead More there with my dog and little kids and my kids have been knocked down and even nipped at by excited dogs whose owners have no control. We go to the dog park in Clinton all the time and the dogs have a great time and it's great for young dogs who aren't 100% trained yet.
tom burland May 21, 2013 at 09:00 am
Leslie, please note these are not rules being introduced. Madison's leash laws are years old, theRead More new request is to allow dogs off leash in specific areas. To the best of my knowledge dog owners allowing dogs to run free are violating current law. Driving down Copse rd often, i have seem dogs run into the road. I think the responsible thing is to fence in a large portion of the property to allow dogs to be free of leashes, run freely, get great exercise, and frolic with dogs owned by similarly minded and responsible owners who accept the potential risk of an occasional bite or two. I have lived in Madison for 20 years and we have always had a leash law...