Bush is training to be town's ZEO

NORTH CANAAN — The town needs a new zoning enforcement officer now thatZEO Karl Nilsen, who served the town for the past three years, isretiring.

Ruth Mulcahy, who was the zoning enforcement officer before Nilsen, is filling in as needed.

North Canaan resident Corey Bush is already attending Planning andZoning Commission meetings and working on the process of qualifying forthe job.

“It’s 60 classroom hours and a lot of testing,� he said at the Nov. 5meeting, “so it will take a while. But I have a lot of experienceresearching records in Town Hall and working on easements for the phonecompany, so I have a good idea of what I’ll need to do.�

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The building leased to McDonald’s at 18 East Main Street was sold for $345,000 by a commercial real estate broker after two years on the market according to Loop Net.

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