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Votes at a glance: Norwich council adopts appointments, zoning hearings and legal-service resolutions
Summary
The council on Dec. 15 approved a slate of appointments and routine resolutions — mostly unanimous — set two zoning items for Jan. 20 public hearing, and reported a $19 million school bond sale with a 3.723% true interest cost. One contested appointment to the Norwich Community Development Corporation passed 6-1.
Norwich — At its Dec. 15 meeting, the Norwich City Council cleared a broad array of routine business: appointments to commissions and boards, several administrative resolutions and the introduction of zoning ordinance changes for public hearing.
Appointments and administrative resolutions: The council appointed members to the Harbor Management Commission, Dangerous Buildings Board, Public Parking Commission, Recreation Advisory Committee, Sachem Fund Board, Rehabilitation Review Committee, Norwich Housing Authority and others. Most actions passed unanimously by voice vote or roll call (typically 7-0). A contested appointment to the Norwich Community Development Corporation (NCDC) prompted debate over bipartisan representation; the NCDC appointments were approved on a 6-1 roll call with Alderman Peter Nystrom voting no.
Legal and financial items: The city manager reported on a recent $19,000,000 bond sale for the school building project, noting a true interest cost of 3.723% on 30-year bonds. Council also adopted a resolution to provide legal services and completed several reappointments including the city manager's liaison and various commission posts.
Zoning items: Council introduced two zoning-related ordinances (comprehensive Appendix A zoning amendments and a zoning-map change) and set them for public hearing at the Jan. 20 city council meeting; the zoning map amendment will be referred to the City Plan Commission for review.
What happens next: The zoning items will be the subject of public hearings on Jan. 20. Appointees and reappointments take their seats according to each board's process.
