Votes at a glance: Cheshire council accepts early-voting grant, deauthorizes capital projects, sets two public hearings

The Town of Cheshire Town Council unanimously approved several procedural resolutions at its meeting.

Key outcomes

- Early-voting grant: The council accepted and appropriated a $15,336.47 grant from the Connecticut Secretary of State’s office for costs related to implementing and conducting early voting (resolution number 930251). The resolution authorizes the town manager to execute grant documents.

- Capital deauthorizations: The council approved two related resolutions (093025-2 and 093025-3) that deauthorize and close out completed or no-longer-intended capital projects listed in Schedule A; the resolutions reduce the related appropriations and bond authorization amounts to $0. Staff said the actions will clean up residual balances and reduce projected future bonding needs.

- Public hearings set: The council set public hearings for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 in Council Chambers at Town Hall to consider (1) adoption of a demolition delay ordinance (resolution 093025-4) and (2) amendments to Section 2-26 (the Public Building Commission ordinance) (resolution 093025-5). The town manager was directed to post and publish legally required notices.

Vote tallies

Each of the above resolutions passed unanimously by those present. The meeting record shows the motions were seconded and carried without recorded dissent.

What the council said

Fiona Pearson introduced the early-voting grant resolution; Mr. Walsh seconded. After brief staff explanation that the grant was formula-driven from the registrar’s office and state allocation, the council voted to accept the grant.

Closing note

The deauthorizations return unspent appropriations to the town’s capital accounts and will allow staff to reallocate those funds; the hearings scheduled for Oct. 14 will allow public comment on the two proposed ordinances before further council action.