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Cheshire council approves consent calendar, blight settlement, road acceptance, utility easements, engineering contracts and union agreement
Summary
The Town Council approved consent and several resolutions including a $50,000 blight‑lien settlement appropriation, acceptance of Whispering Oaks Court as a town road, a $287,735 RWA appropriation for Mixville Road resurfacing, waivers for proprietary wastewater equipment, multiple DOT easements for Route 10 signal upgrades, two utility easements for new schools, and a four‑year AFSCME contract.
The Cheshire Town Council used its consent calendar and subsequent votes on Nov. 18 to approve a range of routine and project-specific resolutions.
The consent calendar passed unanimously. Among the individual actions taken during the meeting:
- The council accepted and appropriated a $50,000 blight-lien settlement for 50 Heritage Drive into a newly established Blight Prevention Special Revenue Account to fund remediations and maintenance when properties are subject to blight liens (Resolution 111825-3).
- Whispering Oaks Court was accepted as a town road contingent on a satisfactory maintenance bond, recorded warranty deed and required easements (Resolution 111825-4).
- The council authorized a three‑year lease amendment extension with Friends of Boulder Knoll LLC for two town-owned parcels on Boulder Road, with no substantive changes beyond new dates (Resolution 111825-5).
- The town accepted and appropriated $287,735 from the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for permanent resurfacing of Mixville Road after a water-main installation and directed that the town repave the full roadway as part of the spring paving program (Resolution 111825-6).
- The council approved two bid waivers for proprietary wastewater-plant equipment: Trojan UV treatment modules (not to exceed $350,000) and a full rebuild of a belt filter press by Andritz (not to exceed $375,000); plant staff said the equipment and parts are proprietary and vendor-supplied service is cost-effective (Resolutions 111825-7 and 111825-8).
- Several small takings/easements were conveyed to the Connecticut Department of Transportation for the Route 10 computerized traffic-signal upgrades project, each accompanied by nominal compensation (Resolutions 111825-10 through 111825-13).
- The council granted permanent utility easements to Eversource Energy to serve the new Barnum and Norton elementary schools (Resolutions 111825-14 and 111825-15).
- Finally, the council approved a four‑year collective bargaining agreement with the Town Hall Union Local #1303 (AFSCME Council 4) covering 07/01/2025–06/30/2029, which includes 3% general wage increases each year, the creation of step 7 and stepped employee health‑insurance contribution increases (Resolution 111825-16).
In each case noted above, motions passed unanimously. Several councilors asked staff for follow-up details—e.g., the blight-account spending rules, long‑term track records for blight costs, and the timing of Mixville Road paving to allow the water main to settle. Staff said council may, on a case-by-case basis, choose how to handle settlements when reimbursed in future conveyances.
The meeting concluded with appointments and a scheduled executive session on a stipulated tax agreement and the town manager’s contract.
