Speedy special town meeting approves removal of easement

WINSTED — It took less than three minutes for residents at a special town meeting to release a water line easement on Lakeview Road.The vote to approve the release was 12-0.There was no debate or discussion before the vote was taken.The eliminated water line easement affects the properties of Marion Vaccari at 52 Lakeview Road, Joan Carrozzo at 54 Lakeview Road and Douglas Griswold at 56 Lakeview Road.The three residents contacted interim Town Manager Mark Douglass asking for the elimination of the easement back in December 2010.According to the minutes of a Water and Sewer Commission meeting held in February, commission Chairman Richard Nalette was in favor of the release of the easement.“We need to wipe our hands of the pipe if something happens,” Nalette is quoted as saying in the meeting minutes.In a letter to the town, Department of Public Works Director James Rotondo wrote that he had no comments to make on the issue.Lambert Kay items to be cleaned outItems from foreclosed properties that the town is currently storing in the old Lambert Kay building will be taken out and sold, according to Town Manager Dale Martin. At the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on June 6, Martin said a person has offered to take away everything stored in the building and sell the items, giving back 20 cents of each dollar he makes to the town. “By far we have met the statutory requirements of how long we have to hold on to them,” Martin said. “I spoke with the town building inspector [Marc Melanson], who said that storing the items in the building creates a safety issue.” Martin said that all of the items will be disposed of whether they are sold or not. During a tour of the building in the winter, The Winsted Journal noted that there were multiple mattresses, television sets, chairs and even a bag or two of laundry lying around in the building.

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