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KENT — Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. via Zoom for an application submitted by Kent Affordable Housing. The plan calls for 13 units in a 2.5-story elevatored building adjacent to South Common affordable housing complex. The 1.15-acre parcel is currently town-owned, but will be turned over to KAH once all the applications are approved.
Justin Potter, head of KAH, said the parcel was chosen because of the built-in infrastructure from South Common, including sewer and water hookup.
Entry to the new apartments would be through South Common, but construction would go through the Transfer Station to ensure the least amount of disruption to tenants.
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SHARON — The Planning and Zoning Commission’s recent decision to approve an application for a controversial housing development faces an appeal from outraged neighbors.
The appellants are Pablo Cisilino and Silvina Leone, who have been outspoken against the proposed development on Hospital Hill Road since the public hearing began in March of this year. Cisilino and Leone entered the appeal Aug. 29 alleging they are “classically aggrieved” by P&Z’s decision in that the enjoyment and valuation of their properties will be negatively impacted by “noise, traffic and diminished viewshed.” The filing was handled by attorneys Kenneth Slater Jr. and Richard Roberts of Halloran Sage LLP on behalf of Cisilino and Leone.
Leone is listed as the owner of 71 Hospital Hill Road, a directly abutting property of the proposed development, and both appellants as the owners of another property on Amenia Road.
The appeal argues that the Commission’s approval “was illegal under the general standards for special exceptions contained in the zoning regulations in that it ignored uncontroverted professional testimony that the project would have a severe negative impact on the value of neighboring properties as well as lay testimony to the same effect from affected neighbors.”
It alleges the Commission was unlawful in that its Aug. 13 decision “was not supported by the record” and that the application does not comply with Sharon’s zoning regulations.
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Cornwall Volunteer Fire Dept. is raising money to upgrade two trucks. A rescue pumper, seen at left, will replace the 1999 Navistar, at right.
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CORNWALL — After nearly three decades of responding to emergencies, two of Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department’s trucks are in need of replacement.
With an expected total cost of up to $1.6 million, CVFD launched a fundraising effort to meet the need.
The goal is to raise $600,000 by December 2025, which will be added to the roughly $1 million of town funding and department reserves that will go toward the new trucks.
The old trucks, which have been in service for a combined 50 years, remain actively involved in emergency response efforts. The 1999 Navistar “Engine 3-0” operates out of the Cornwall Bridge firehouse and is used for fire attack, water supply and motor vehicle accidents with an AED on board. The 2001 International “Rescue 1” does not have a water pump, but carries life-saving tools and gear for responding to motor vehicle accidents, water/ice rescues and other incidents.
A press release from CVFD’s Fire Trucks Fundraising Campaign Honorary Committee stated, “They are technologically out of date – firefighting science and accident scene response needs have changed over the last 25+ years. New trucks will allow us to better respond to incidents and will be safer for our volunteer firefighters and support team.”
The two desired trucks are a rescue pumper, similar to “Engine 6” currently used in Falls Village, and a mini-pumper, similar to “Squad 3” used in Sharon.
A mini-pumper, seen at left, will replace the 2001 International truck, at right.Provided
Committee member Ian Ridgway explained that the rescue pumper “will give us the ability to seat six firefighters. This style truck also will give us much more compartment space than our current engines.” Of the mini-pumper, he stated, “These smaller trucks still have a large pump on them and can move lots of water, but they are more maneuverable and easier to maintain.”
The committee noted, “Both are state-of-the art apparatus that will meet our needs for the next 25 years.”
CVFD anticipates about two years between the order date and the arrival date for the new trucks.
Tax-deductible donations can be made online at cornwallfire.org or by check, mailed to P.O. Box 180, West Cornwall, Conn., 06796. For more info, email president@cornwallfire.org
CVFD President Dick Sears noted, “The high point of this rapid campaign will be our Open House,” which is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 19 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the West Cornwall firehouse.
The Department will also have a booth at the Cornwall Agricultural Fair at the Village Green Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Summer real estate sales in Sharon
Sep 10, 2025
Close to the road on a small lot, 79 Gay Street was sold for $245,000, the least expensive single-family residence recorded in Sharon so far in 2025.
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SHARON — There were nine real estate transfers recorded in Sharon in July and August. The 12-month median sale price at the end of August stood at $605,000 – the high for the year to date, but well below the all-time peak from a year ago when the median price of a home reached $880,000.
Two homes sold for less than $500,000 with the remaining seven closing above the median price of $605,000.
Inventory of houses for sale has been building and at the beginning of September there were 21 single family homes for sale with only three listed below the median price and 14 over $1 million. Additionally, there are 19 parcels of vacant land for sale which have been on the market for an average of 363 days.
Transactions
208 Low Road — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath ranch on 3.16 acres sold by Glen Joseph Cunningham and Michael R. Mohrlang to Theodore Peck and Ingrid Redman for $855,000 recorded on July 14.
72 Herb Road — 1 bedroom/1.5 bath home on 16.29 acres sold by Samantha Cook and Kellen Medway to Leonard H. Pouder for $845,000 recorded on July 29.
20 Jackson Hill Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home built in 1906 sold by Marilyn Mullins Estate to Paricia M. Mullins for $440,000 recorded on Aug. 4.
99 Sharon Mountain Road — 4 bedroom/3.5 bath home built in 1749 sold by Long Springs Farm LLC to Nancy J. Ruddy and John Cetra for $1,675,000 recorded on Aug. 5.
79 Gay Street — 3 bedroom/2 bath antique house built in 1870 on 0.37 acres sold by Samuel N. and Karen E. Fitzgerald to Jennifer Thompson for $245,000 recorded on Aug. 7.
1 Still Meadow Road — 2 bedroom/3 bath Cape Cod built in 1962 on 0.61 acres sold by Richard Carl Yurko and John Joseph Thomas to Mark Pigou for $801,00 recorded on Aug. 7.
14 Joray Road — 4 bedroom/2.5 bath house built in 1984 sold by Estate of Kathleen A. Dance to Craig Wilson for $625,000 recorded on Aug. 13.
28-30 Cornwall Bridge Road — 4 bedroom/2 bath/2 half bath home with one bedroom guest house on 2.72 acres sold by Robert C Schnurr to J. Duncan Edwards and Sarah Kennedy Edwards for $1,650,000 recorded on Aug. 18.
112 Knibloe Hill Road — 3 bedroom/3 bath house built in 1948 sold by Travis Wismer and Travis I. Braha to Lawrence and Elizabeth Gile for $1,900,000 recorded on Aug. 18.
* Town of Sharon real estate transfers recorded as transferred/sold between July 1, and Aug. 31, 2025, provided by the Sharon Town Clerk. Property details from Sharon tax cards. Transfers without consideration are not included. Current market listings from Smart MLS. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Salesperson with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in CT and NY.
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