Haddam meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Haddam agendas list transfer station hire, commission appointments and cove signage; minutes not yet posted

Three Haddam boards were scheduled to meet between Oct. 8 and Oct. 14, with agendas covering a transfer station hire, two commission appointments, signage for the Higganum Cove overlook and a review of the town's visitor's guide. Agendas for all three are on file. Minutes have not yet been published for any of them, so this roundup reports what was listed for discussion, not what was decided. The agenda records provided contain no vote tallies and no dollar amounts.

Board of Selectmen, Oct. 13

The Board of Selectmen's agenda listed four items: hiring John Belz as Transfer Station Attendant; appointing Stacey Kinney to the CT River Gateway Commission; appointing Seth Thomen to the Higganum Cove Preserve Commission; and a review of tax refunds. The agenda does not state the terms or hours of the attendant position, the length of either commission appointment, or the number and value of the tax refunds under review. Whether the board acted on any of these items is not established by the records available.

Higganum Cove Preserve Commission, Oct. 8

The commission's agenda listed a discussion of its responsibilities regarding the master plan and its interaction with the First Selectman's office, a review of the Public Works mowing schedule and area, the purchase of 3 stands and 3 signs for the overlook, and the nomination of a vice chair. The agenda gives no cost for the stands and signs and does not name a nominee for vice chair. The summary describes these as matters the commission will discuss; no outcome is recorded.

Economic Development Commission, Oct. 14

The commission's agenda listed review and approval of a Business Spotlight article for Hi-Way Package Store; discussion of the Discover Haddam visitor's guide format and categories; an Eco-Tourism plan and a proposed workshop from RivercoG; Pole Banner Project Phase I bracket selection and design; and a Haddam 250 commemorative booklet and t-shirts. The meeting summary also lists town updates including sidewalks and the POCD. The phrase "review and approval" appears as an agenda item only; the record provided does not show whether the article was approved, and no budget figures for the banners, booklet or t-shirts are given.

What the records do and do not show

All three entries are marked as agenda only, with minutes not yet published. That means the items above are proposals, discussion topics and scheduled appointments, not confirmed decisions. Residents who want the outcomes will need the minutes once they are posted, or the record of any vote taken at the meetings.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings for the next 14 days appear in the records provided for this roundup. That reflects the data supplied, not a finding that nothing is scheduled. Readers should check the town's posted meeting calendar and agendas for Haddam boards before planning to attend.

Haddam boards elect officer, approve minutes; sidewalk review and town hires sit on unpublished agendas

Haddam's land-use and conservation bodies spent the past two weeks on largely procedural business — electing an officer and approving minutes — while several items with wider reach, including a state-law review of a sidewalk project and a possible transfer station hire, remain on agendas whose minutes have not yet been published.

POCD Committee elects vice chairman, reviews Tylerville section

At its Sept. 29 meeting, the Plan of Conservation & Development Committee elected Mike Karam as vice chairman in a unanimous vote. Members also approved the minutes of the July 28, 2026, meeting; that vote carried, with Baird and Maggi abstaining.

The committee reviewed and discussed proposed updates to the Tylerville section of the Plan of Conservation and Development, focusing on walkability, zoning and historic preservation. The record describes these as review and discussion items; no vote on the Tylerville language is recorded.

Conservation Commission approves minutes, hears updates

The Conservation Commission met Sept. 30 and approved its agenda and the minutes of its Aug. 26, 2026, meeting, both unanimously. Members received updates on the Natural Resource Inventory, the White Oak Heritage Project and the POCD review process. No new ordinances or land use actions were decided.

Planning and Zoning: sidewalk review and CT Yankee property

The Planning and Zoning Commission met Oct. 1 with an agenda that listed a CGS 8-24 review for Phases 1 and 2 of the Higganum Center Sidewalk project, a discussion regarding the former CT Yankee Nuclear property, and a Town Planner report on the POCD. Minutes for that meeting have not been published, so no decisions or votes from it are recorded here.

Higganum Cove Preserve Commission

The Higganum Cove Preserve Commission met Oct. 8 to discuss its responsibilities regarding the master plan and its interaction with the First Selectman's office. The agenda also listed a review of the Public Works mowing schedule and area, the purchase of 3 stands and 3 signs for the overlook, and the nomination of a vice chair. Minutes have not been published; these were agenda items, not recorded decisions.

Coming up

Board of Selectmen, Oct. 13. The agenda includes hiring John Belz as Transfer Station Attendant, appointing Stacey Kinney to the CT River Gateway Commission, appointing Seth Thomen to the Higganum Cove Preserve Commission, and a review of tax refunds. These are agenda items; no votes have been recorded.

Economic Development Commission, Oct. 14. The agenda includes review and approval of a Business Spotlight article for Hi-Way Package Store, discussion of the Discover Haddam visitor's guide format and categories, an Eco-Tourism plan and proposed workshop from RivercoG, Pole Banner Project Phase I bracket selection and design, and the Haddam 250 commemorative booklet and t-shirts.

About this roundup

This summary is drawn from official agendas and minutes summaries supplied for these meetings. Where minutes were not yet published, items are reported as agenda items only, and no outcome is stated. No dollar amounts or binding spending decisions appear in the records reviewed for this period.