Town meeting set to vote on granting easement

WINSTED — The Board of Selectmen has set a special town meeting for Monday, March 12, at 7 p.m. for residents to consider a request for a land easement.The easement request comes from Peter and Jan Cohn who own property at 812 West Wakefield Blvd. They are seeking the easement in order to reconstruct a retaining wall and parking area on town-owned land adjacent to their property.The Planning and Zoning Commission previously approved the easement request at a meeting in January. However, at a previous selectmen’s meeting, questions were raised concerning taxes owed on the property.According to Town Manager Dale Martin, the taxes in question, $4,719.06, were not delinquently owed by the property owners, but were actually unpaid because it is the annual January installment of property taxes.Attorney David Cusick, representing Jan and Peter Cohn, sent a letter to Town Manager Martin that said the property owners have paid their January taxes.In the letter, Cusick also protested a Register Citizen article about the selectmen’s meeting where the taxes were questioned.“Inasmuch as, based on the newspaper article, my clients were portrayed as possible ‘scofflaws,’” Cusick wrote. “I would be most appreciative if you would advise the board as to the correct information.”

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