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Sharon selectmen hear community updates: art walk, Town Hall exhibit, historic pound restoration and $4,142 bike-rack grant
Summary
Selectmen heard updates about an Art Walk planned for fall, a May 13 Town Hall Gallery opening by Kathleen Kulig with proceeds benefiting the ambulance squad, privately funded newsletter plans for The Sharon Sentinel, progress on restoring the historic stone animal pound with grant-seeking help, and a $4,142 bike-rack grant.
Board members used the meeting's community-updates portion to brief one another on several local initiatives.
Selectman Brett said he is working with Hotchkiss Library and the Sharon Historical Society to organize an Art Walk for late September or early October to engage professional artists and community institutions. He also announced that Kathleen Kulig will be the next featured artist in the Town Hall Gallery, with an exhibition opening on May 13; a portion of art sales will be donated to the Sharon Ambulance Squad. Mr. Brett said The Sharon Sentinel newsletter project he and a group of residents have been developing will be privately funded.
Selectman Lynn Kearcher reported that Raised Bill #5525, "An Act Concerning a Rapid Response Program for Aquatic Invasive Species," had advanced to the Senate Calendar for final vote and that Senate Bill #521, concerning NRRA acquisition of the Torrington Transfer Station, had likewise advanced. She also updated the Board on restoration efforts for the historic stone animal pound on Sharon Mountain Road: a local arborist has removed dead trees and the next phase is clearing brush; former resident Liz Shapiro, director of Arts Preservation & Museums, is assisting in pursuing grant funding for the restoration.
First Selectman Flanagan announced the Town had been awarded a $4,142 bike grant to install bike racks; he said he will meet with Park & Recreation and Edmund Mander to discuss rack design and placement.
