Enfield, CT

Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission

Economic Development Commission

This regular meeting of the Economic Development Commission was cancelled because there was no new business to discuss. No decisions or discussions took place.

Town Council

The Town Council is meeting to vote on a resolution appropriating $511,000,000 for the new construction of four elementary schools and the conversion of Eli Whitney Elementary School into the Eagle Academy Therapeutic Day School. The agenda also includes a resolution to submit this plan to a public referendum, which would authorize the issuance of bonds or notes up to $89,000,000, with the remaining balance funded by grants and other available funds. Both items were previously tabled on August 24, 2026.

• Resolution to appropriate $511,000,000 for new construction of Hazardville Memorial, Prudence Crandall, Parkman, and Barnard Elementary Schools
• Resolution to convert Eli Whitney Elementary School into the Eagle Academy Therapeutic Day School
• Authorization to issue bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed $89,000,000
• Resolution to submit the school expansion and renovation plan to a public referendum

Town Council

The Enfield Town Council is holding a public hearing to discuss a proposed appropriation for schools modernization. No vote is scheduled; the meeting is for public input on the proposal.

• Public hearing on proposed Schools Modernization Appropriation

Tax Increment Financing Advisory Committee

The Tax Increment Financing Advisory Committee will hold a regular meeting to review facade loan applications and discuss the Northgate TIF District development and master plan, as well as a priority projects list. The agenda also includes approval of July minutes and a possible executive session.

• Façade Loan Review Applications
• Northgate TIF District Development/Master Plan
• Priority Projects List

General - Choose Name of Commission

Blight Review Committee

Planning & Zoning Commission

Town Council

Town Council

Enfield Beautification Committee

Agricultural Commission

Shaker Pines Fire Board of Commissioners

Board of Education

Conservation Commission

Prison / Town Liaison Committee

Town Council

Commission on Aging

This is a regular meeting of the Enfield Commission on Aging, covering secretary's minutes, treasurer's report, senior center focus, social services updates, and reports from standing committees such as Senior Living TV, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, and Triad. Under new business, the commission will discuss the COA Navigator initiative and receive a Town Council report.

• Discussion of 'COA Navigator' initiative under New Business
• Reports from Senior Living TV Program, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, TRIAD, and other committees
• Update on Friends of the Enfield Senior Center
• Social Services Update
• Senior Center Focus discussion

Town Council

Town Council

Public Safety Subcommittee

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Planning & Zoning Commission

Joint Facilities Committee

TC/BOE Security Committee

Board of Education

Housing Authority

DPW Subcommittee

Board of Education

Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency

Thompsonville Fire Commission

General - Choose Name of Commission

Board of Education

General Government Subcommittee

Town Council

Town Council

Board of Education

Historic District Commission

Fair Rent Commission

America250 Coordinating Committee

Aquifer Protection Agency

Planning & Zoning Commission

Zoning Board of Appeals

Blight Review Committee

General - Choose Name of Commission

Town Council

Board of Education

Town Council

Town Council

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission

Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency

Economic Development Commission

Tax Increment Financing Advisory Committee

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning & Zoning Commission is holding a regular meeting with standard procedural items including call to order, minutes approval, and reports. No specific applications, public hearings, or bond releases are detailed in the agenda, indicating a routine session with no notable decisions or discussions.

• Bond release(s) listed as agenda item but no specifics provided
• Continued and new public hearings listed but no details given
• Zoning enforcement officer and director of planning reports scheduled
• Authorization for administrative approvals on agenda

Joint Facilities Committee

TC/BOE Security Committee

DPW Subcommittee

Housing Authority

Enfield Beautification Committee

Board of Education

Conservation Commission

Agricultural Commission

Shaker Pines Fire Board of Commissioners

Commission on Aging

Public Safety Subcommittee

Board of Education

General - Choose Name of Commission

General Government Subcommittee

Town Council

Town Council

Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency

Board of Education

Thompsonville Fire Commission

Aquifer Protection Agency

Planning & Zoning Commission

America250 Coordinating Committee

Library Board of Trustees

Zoning Board of Appeals

Library Board of Trustees

The Enfield Library Board of Trustees is holding a regular meeting with a standard agenda covering call to order, minutes review, old and new business, scheduling the next meeting, and adjournment. No specific decisions, proposals, or public hearings are listed, so the meeting appears to be procedural in nature.

• Review of meeting minutes
• Old business discussion
• New business discussion
• Scheduling next meeting date

Board of Education

Historic District Commission

Fair Rent Commission

Planning & Zoning Commission

General - Choose Name of Commission

Town Council

Town Council

Town Council

Board of Education

Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission

Tax Increment Financing Advisory Committee

Economic Development Commission

Blight Review Committee

Planning & Zoning Commission

Housing Authority

DPW Subcommittee

Agricultural Commission

Board of Education

America250 Coordinating Committee

The America250 Coordinating Committee is meeting to discuss education, marketing, budget status, and event development, including July 4-related events, the Abbey Monument re-dedication, and the Veterans Day Parade. Other business includes legacy development and a 2027 encampment request.

• State Recommitment Event on July 4
• Declaration of Independence Reading on July 8
• July 4th Celebration from July 10-12
• Abbey Monument re-dedication
• 2027 Encampment request

Fair Rent Commission

The Fair Rent Commission's regular meeting scheduled for August 26, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Town Hall has been cancelled. No items were discussed or decided.

• Meeting cancelled

Board of Education

The Enfield Board of Education is holding a regular meeting with updates from the superintendent on the start of the school year, staffing, special primary accommodations, and the PK-5 schools and Eagle Academy project. The board will also recognize support staff and teacher of the year, hear public comments, and receive committee and liaison reports. Consent agenda items include approval of meeting minutes from June 9 and July 28, 2026.

• Superintendent's report on beginning of year update
• Staffing update
• Special primary accommodations
• PK-5 schools and Eagle Academy project update
• Approval of meeting minutes from June 9 and July 28, 2026

Town Council

The Enfield Town Council is holding a special meeting to consider a resolution that would schedule a public hearing on issuing bonds and notes for a $511,000,000 appropriation. The funds would cover new construction of four elementary schools and renovation of Eli Whitney Elementary School into the Eagle Academy Therapeutic Day School. The council is deciding whether to set the hearing date, not approving the bonds themselves at this meeting.

• Resolution scheduling public hearing for $511,000,000 in bonds for four new elementary schools
• Renovation of Eli Whitney Elementary School into Eagle Academy Therapeutic Day School
• Special meeting held August 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM in Town Hall Scitico Room

Town Council

The Enfield Town Council is meeting for a public hearing on August 24, 2026. The agenda includes only procedural items: roll call, call to order, legal notice and ground rules, the public hearing itself, and adjournment. No specific topics, proposals, or action items are listed.

• Public hearing (no subject specified)

Town Council

The Enfield Town Council is holding a special meeting to consider several resolutions, most notably a $511 million appropriation for the construction and renovation of four elementary schools and the conversion of Eli Whitney Elementary into a therapeutic day school, with $89 million to be bonded and the rest from grants. The council will also vote on sending this bonding question to a referendum, along with proposed Town Charter revisions. Other items include a revised self-insurance funding policy, a public hearing for a school bus stop arm ordinance, and a grant application for $122,650.

• Appropriate $511,000,000 for new construction of Hazardville Memorial, Prudence Crandall, Parkman, and Barnard Elementary Schools, and conversion of Eli Whitney Elementary into Eagle Academy Therapeutic Day School
• Authorize issuance of up to $89,000,000 in bonds for school projects, with balance from grants
• Submit school bonding resolution to referendum
• Submit proposed Town Charter revisions to referendum
• Set public hearing for School Bus Stop Arm Program and Enforcement ordinance

Social Services Subcommittee

The Enfield Social Services Subcommittee is holding a special meeting to discuss the Early Start Program and an overview of ETC Mental Health & Wellness services. The agenda contains only discussion items, with no votes or decisions scheduled.

• Discussion of Early Start Program
• ETC MH&W (Mental Health & Wellness) program overview

General Government Subcommittee

The General Government Subcommittee will discuss an EMS billing contract, the renaming of JFK Gym, the Lamagna Center Sportsplex, several motor vehicle tax hardship requests, and tax abatement requests. They will also review old business including a tax hardship case, St. Andrews Church, and a finance update on tax collections and fund balances.

• EMS Billing Contract
• Renaming JFK Gym
• Lamagna Center Sportsplex
• Motor Vehicle Tax Hardship Requests (Daniel Wilkinson, Benjamin Hall, Jessica Bowling)
• Tax Abatement Requests and Motor Vehicle Fees

The General Government Subcommittee accepted the July 17, 2026 minutes and voted to accept a recommendation for a bid waiver on the EMS billing contract. Several tax hardship cases were referred or tabled, and the JFK Gym renaming was removed from the agenda. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Accepted July 17, 2026 minutes
• Moved to accept bid waiver recommendation for EMS billing contract
• Removed JFK Gym renaming from agenda
• Referred Daniel Wilkinson MV tax hardship to Social Services
• Tabled Benjamin Hall MV tax hardship until he leaves hospital

TC/BOE Security Committee

The Town Council / Board of Education Security Committee is meeting to discuss security strategy and the deployment of security personnel or devices. The agenda includes an executive session for these matters, followed by discussion of next steps. The meeting is largely procedural, with the substantive discussion occurring behind closed doors.

• Executive session on security strategy and deployment of security personnel or devices
• Discussion of next steps
• Next meeting scheduled for September 11, 2026

The Enfield Town Council/Board of Education Joint Security Committee met in special session on August 21, 2026. The agenda item on e-bikes was discussed and removed. The committee entered executive session and later adjourned without taking any votes, as noted in the record. No substantive decisions were made.

• E-bikes item discussed and removed from agenda
• Entered executive session at 10:16 AM
• Adjourned at 10:48 AM with no votes taken

Thompsonville Fire Commission

Town Council

Town Council

Zoning Board of Appeals

Zoning Board of Appeals

The Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a special meeting to consider two appeals of cease and desist orders issued to Joseph Raschi for properties at 174 and 130 Shaker Road, as well as a variance application for 2 Middlesex Drive. The board will also enter executive session to discuss pending litigation, Heron Homes, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals.

• Appeal of cease & desist order for 174 Shaker Road (ZBA# 2026-4-10A) for violations of Sections 3.00.1, 3.30.14, 6.20 and PH# 2284
• Appeal of cease & desist order for 130 Shaker Road (ZBA# 2026-4-10B) for violation of Section 6.20
• Variance application for 2 Middlesex Drive (ZBA# 2026-07-08) seeking relief from structure location requirements under Section 4.10.3
• Executive session to discuss litigation HHD-CV-26-6221955-S, Heron Homes, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals

The Zoning Board of Appeals denied an appeal of a cease and desist order for 130 Shaker Road, with no votes in favor. The board approved a variance for a garage and mudroom at 2 Middlesex Drive, allowing encroachment on the setback. A related appeal for 174 Shaker Road was postponed to September due to lack of quorum. The board also entered executive session to discuss a lawsuit but took no votes.

• Denied ZBA# 2026-4-10B appeal for 130 Shaker Road (0-4)
• Approved ZBA# 2026-07-08 variance for 2 Middlesex Drive (4-0)
• Closed public hearing for 2 Middlesex Drive (4-0)
• Approved June 22, 2026 minutes (4-0)
• Entered executive session for Heron Homes, LLC v. ZBA (4-0)

TC/BOE Security Committee

Joint Facilities Committee

The Joint Facilities Committee is meeting to discuss updates on roofs and the status of a current study. No votes or decisions are listed on the agenda; the items are for discussion only.

• Update on Roofs
• Status of Current Study

The committee learned that roof testing at Parkman, Crandall, and Stowe elementary schools had not begun due to a lack of funds, contrary to earlier assumptions. The Town Manager has now directed testing to proceed, costing about $15,000, with repairs estimated at $50,000 to $75,000. The committee agreed to request an appropriation from the Town Council for the testing funds. No formal votes were taken on these matters.

• Approved minutes of February 12, 2026 meeting (unanimous)
• Agreed to request Town Council appropriation of $15,000 for roof testing
• Scheduled next meeting for September 10, 2026

Public Safety Subcommittee

The Public Safety Subcommittee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2026, has been cancelled.

Commission on Aging

Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame

The August 11, 2026 meeting of the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2026 at the Enfield Senior Center.

• August 11, 2026 meeting cancelled
• Next meeting: September 8, 2026 at Enfield Senior Center

Shaker Pines Fire Board of Commissioners

Housing Authority

DPW Subcommittee

The DPW Subcommittee will discuss several new and ongoing items, including a film shoot at the Annex, sidewalk work at 23 Abbe Road, updated field maintenance costs, and the facility use policy. Old business covers Annex building issues, EHS field improvements, the 2027 roads plan, roadside mowing, vehicle replacement, and pickleball courts. No votes or decisions are recorded on this agenda.

Blight Review Committee

The Enfield Blight Review Committee will hold a regular meeting to review old business including 122 Windsor Street and discuss hiring additional property maintenance inspectors. No new business is listed. Two properties remain tabled: 42 Asnuntuck Street and 27 Francis Avenue.

• 122 Windsor Street – old business review
• Additional Property Maintenance Inspector(s) – discussion
• 3 Harris Street – discussion item
• 42 Asnuntuck Street – tabled until further notice
• 27 Francis Avenue – tabled until October 2026 meeting

The Enfield Blight Review Committee approved a motion to recommend to the Town Council reducing property maintenance fines for 122 Windsor Street from $66,699 to $1,000, payable at closing by October 1, 2026, with liens released and foreclosure withdrawn upon completion. The committee also approved a motion for staff to finalize the Property Maintenance Inspector job description and send it to the Town Council for a vote on adding new inspectors. No other substantive decisions were made; items like 42 Asnuntuck Street and 27 Francis Avenue were discussed with no action.

• Approved minutes from June 4, 2026 regular meeting (5-0)
• Approved minutes from June 30, 2026 special meeting with date correction (5-0)
• Recommended reducing 122 Windsor Street fines from $66,699 to $1,000, payable at closing by Oct 1, 2026 (5-0)
• Approved staff to finalize Property Maintenance Inspector job description and send to Town Council (5-0)

Economic Development Commission

The August 5, 2026 regular meeting of the Enfield Economic Development Commission was cancelled because there was no new business to discuss. No decisions or discussions will take place at this meeting.

• Meeting cancelled; no agenda items considered

Tax Increment Financing Advisory Committee

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission

Town Council

The Town Council is meeting to schedule a public hearing regarding bonds and notes for school construction and renovation. The body will also receive a presentation on the special primary and discuss the use of prison PILOT funds.

• Public hearing scheduling for $511,000,000 appropriation for four new elementary schools and renovation of Eli Whitney Elementary School
• Presentation by Registrar of Voters on Special Primary
• Discussion of $300,000 in FY 2027 Additional Prison PILOT

The Town Council voted 8-0 to schedule a public hearing for Aug. 24 on a proposed $511 million appropriation to build four elementary schools and convert Eli Whitney into a therapeutic day school, with the town's share capped at $89 million. The council also heard updates on upcoming primaries and discussed, but did not vote on, how to spend $300,000 in state prison PILOT funds, reaching informal consensus to allocate $15,000 to EMS and $285,000 to critical infrastructure repairs.

• Adopted Resolution #7667 scheduling a public hearing for Aug. 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. on the $511M school project and $89M bond authorization
• Heard a presentation from registrars on the Sept. 1 special primary and Aug. 11 Democratic primary, including early voting dates and hours
• Discussed but took no formal vote on allocating $300,000 in FY 2027 prison PILOT funds, with consensus to use $15K for EMS and $285K for critical repairs

Town Council

Board of Education

The Enfield Board of Education is holding a special meeting primarily for a retreat to discuss the district's strategic plan and board governance. No votes or public hearings are scheduled; the agenda is limited to this discussion item.

• Board retreat to discuss Strategic Plan and Board Governance

The Board of Education conducted a retreat to discuss the District Improvement Plan and the Superintendent’s 2025-26 Reflection and Evaluation. Members brainstormed ways to support 2026-27 goals across categories including budgeting and community engagement. No formal votes on policy or spending were taken.

• Adjourned meeting at 6:48 PM (unanimous)

Library Board of Trustees

The agenda for this meeting consists of procedural boilerplate. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items are listed.

The Board unanimously approved two funding requests from the Director for streaming services and furniture repair. The Board also noted the passage of the library budget as submitted.

• Approved $370.00 for SWANK streaming movie licenses (Unanimous)
• Approved $600.00 to reupholster two chairs at Pearl Street (Unanimous)
• Approved previous meeting minutes (Unanimous)
• Passed library budget as submitted