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COLEBROOK RECREATION BOARD CHAIR RESIGNS

Colebrook Recreation Board chair Tiffanie Meehan announces resignation, leaving board seeking leadership. Meehan announced her departure effective immediately at the June 2 meeting, with four board members present and three absent. The board approved summer programs including soccer clinics at

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Colebrook Board of Recreation discusses field improvements, Labor Day Fair

Colebrook Board of Recreation approves finances, discusses field improvements. Members Mary Stauffer, Kim Demarco, Scott Salmon, and Amy Salmon unanimously approved the June treasurer's report at the July 7 special meeting. The board assigned Scott Salmon and Ryan Farrell to develop ballfield

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Conservation Commission maps Japanese knotweed threat across Colebrook

Colebrook Conservation Commission maps 30 Japanese knotweed sites across town roads and state roads. Chair Joyce Hemingson reported the survey found 10 sites on state roads and 20 on town roads, with both the town and state undertaking spraying and cutting. The commission approved an action plan to

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Resource recovery authority opposes service agreement termination

Resource recovery authority votes to oppose service termination. The Northwest Resource Recovery Authority board unanimously approved sending a letter to Commissioner Gilman expressing opposition to the early termination of Municipal Service Agreements, with motions moved by Michael Magistrali and

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Regional waste authority names interview committee for strategic advisor

Northwest Resource Recovery Authority appoints search committee for strategic advisor. The regional waste management authority serving Colebrook and surrounding towns unanimously appointed a three-member interview committee to recommend a strategic advisor on municipal solid waste management;

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NRRA authorizes extension of Torrington station agreement through 2027

NRRA unanimously authorizes extension of Torrington transfer station DAS agreement through June 2027. The Northwest Resource Recovery Authority voted at its March 13 special meeting to extend the interim agreement with the Department of Administrative Services for continued operation of the

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Northwest Resource Recovery Authority endorses Strategic Advisor

Northwest Resource Recovery Authority Board unanimously endorses Strategic Advisor position with grant backing. The board's four voting members, Daniel Jerram (chairman), Elinor Carbone (treasurer), Michael Magistrali (secretary), and Todd Carusillo representing Goshen, voted unanimously to endorse

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Northwest waste authority authorizes $20,000 transfer station equipment purchase

Northwest Resource Recovery Authority votes to fund equipment and expand regional waste planning. The nine-member authority, which includes Colebrook as a member, authorized $20,000 for two used yard trucks at the Torrington Transfer Station at its July 7 meeting, with Torrington's Dan Jerram

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Northwest Resource Recovery Authority accepts $500,000 state grant

Northwest Resource Recovery Authority accepts $500,000 state grant. The nine-town regional waste coalition unanimously approved a $500,000 award from Connecticut's Office of Policy and Management, authorizing Authority Chairman Dan Jerram to execute a service agreement. The authority also approved

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Northwest Resource Recovery Authority elects new chairperson.

Northwest Resource Recovery Authority elects new leadership in reorganization. Curtis Rand of Salisbury was unanimously elected Chairperson following Daniel Jerram's resignation, while Rachel Oster was appointed Operations Manager with authority to make day-to-day purchases per the bylaws. Rand was

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