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Letter to the Editor - June 25, 2026

Thanks to community and volunteers for Fix-it

The organizers of the second annual Salisbury Fix-it Pop-Up would like to thank the community and the volunteers for making this year’s event a wonderful community building event. On May 23, over seventy people attended with over 100 items in need of repair. Our skilled volunteers - Paul Bascik, Rob Buccino, Arthur Fort, Angela Lomanto, Shepherd Myers, Pastor John Nelson, Karin Noyes, Bob Palmer, Pat Palmer, Barbara Reeves and Steven Wolf - worked diligently to repair as many items as possible. A shout out to Karen Vrotsos for promotional emails and scheduling through the library and Sarah Curtis for assisting with registrations. Thank you to Barbara Bettigole and the Salisbury/Sharon Transfer Station for supporting the signage around town. Thank you to the Congregational Church of Salisbury for the use of the parish hall. Thank you to the Lakeville Journal for putting our event in your events calendar and for printing Patrick Sullivan’s photo and article that appeared in the May 28 issue of The Lakeville Journal.

Thank you,

From the Organizers:

Angela Lomanto and Pat Palmer, the Congregational Church of Salisbury

Karen Vrotsos, Scoville Memorial Library

Barbara Bettigole, TRAC (Transfer Station Recycling Advisory Committee)


Notice of Decision

Town of Salisbury

Planning & Zoning

Commission

Notice is hereby given that the following actions were taken by the Planning & Zoning Commission of the Town of Salisbury, Connecticut on June 15, 2026:Approved - Subdivision

Application #2026-0324 by owner Robert A. Belter, for a Family Subdivision Resulting in the Creation of One New Lot. The properties are shown on Salisbury Assessor's Map 07 as Lots 8 and 9 and are located at 220, 226, and 228 Salmon Kill Road, Lakeville. Approved - Special Permit Application #2026-0321 by owners Michael S. Shuster & Deborah A. Morel, for a detached apartment on a single-family residential lot in accordance with Section 208 of the regulations. The property is shown on Salisbury Assessor's Map 11 as Lot 31 and is located at 94 Salmon Kill Road, Salisbury.

Approved conditioned on utilization of a crossing guard, remote parking of employees, and parking flexibility limited to a 99-seat theater - Special Permit Application #2021-0320 by Andrus Nichols, for change of use from single-family residential to theater in the Flood Plain Overlay District and Parking for Existing Building in the CG20 Zone in accordance with Sections 401.3 and 703.7 of the regulations. The property is shown on Salisbury Assessor's Map 49 as Lot 107 and is located at 16 Farnum Road, Lakeville.

Any aggrieved person may appeal these decisions to the Connecticut Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes §8-8.

Town of Salisbury
Planning & Zoning Commission
Robert Riva, Secretary
07-02-26

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