FALLS VILLAGE — At the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on March 9, the selectmen reviewed several ongoing matters of interest in Falls Village.
Monica Zinke’s yoga studio is expected to open in early April in the town-owned building at 107 Main St., the space formerly occupied by Furnace: Art on Paper. First Selectman Dave Barger said the town will provide a gallon of paint to touch up the interior before the studio opens.
Barger said the selectmen will consider joining the Northwest Regional Resource Recovery Authority at a special meeting in the near future. Joining the NRRA, a regional organization that helps municipalities manage trash disposal and recycling, would require a town meeting vote on an ordinance.
Barger said the ordinance would be worded to avoid any financial liability should the town ultimately decide not to join.
He noted that the state recently decided to close the Torrington Transfer Station at the end of the fiscal year, one year earlier than expected.
The facility serves several Northwest Hills towns for trash disposal, and its early closure could force communities to find alternative arrangements. Barger said the Northwest Hills Council of Governments is reviewing the unexpected decision.
Town infrastructure projects are proceeding. The “compost containment structure” — a shipping container— has arrived at the transfer station,and a concrete pad will be installed when the weather allows.
Meanwhile, work continues on the pool house and two new trucks are now in service.
The selectmen voted unanimously to approve the road closures and use of town property for the Falls Village Car and Motorcycle Show Sunday, July 12.
Barger said “It ends at 3 p.m. and by 3:15 you wouldn’t know anyone had been here.
“Except for the outhouses, and they get picked up the next day.”
