Minutes & Agendas

8/5/2025 Board of Selectmen – Regular Meeting – Minutes & Recording

Posted on August 5, 2025August 6, 2025 by townofcornwall

Minutes:

08-05-2025 BoS Minutes

Zoom Recording:

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/PHr7wW01z6fH7e3n5CVhL7e4-TRbLBFtbRbmB36ASVX8FAI1tcmiqhLR0iWOaj5zQYQA2HRtQ_bL6xPn.MaOSLCmzSSQUawjd

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				2 events 1 2 events, 1 2025-12-13 Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Annual New Year’s Day Pancake Breakfast – UCC Parish House January 1 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST Annual New Year’s Day Pancake Breakfast – UCC Parish House Pancakes, sausage, beverages. Proceeds go to local charities.	1 event 2 1 event, 2 2025-12-13 Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall	1 event 3 1 event, 3 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Ice Skating – Hotchkiss School January 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST Recurring Ice Skating – Hotchkiss School Saturday, Jan 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th. NOT on 31st Hotchkiss Ice Skating 7-8pm Ice skating at Hotchkiss school. Mars Athletic Center. Must wear hat or helmet. Skating only, no pucks [Read More...]
0 events 4 0 events, 4	0 events 5 0 events, 5	2 events 6 2 events, 6 5:30 pm Recurring Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid January 6 @ 5:30 pm EST Recurring Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid 1st Tuesday - 5:30 or 7:00 p.m., as noted Zoom/Hybrid/ or in person Town Hall or Cornwall Library January 6th- 5:30 - Library February 3rd -5:30-Library March 3rd -5:30-Library April [Read More...], 7:30 pm Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library January 6 @ 7:30 pm EST Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library Clerk: Jane Hall - (860) 672-4959 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 7:30pm Hybrid/Zoom & In Person - Cornwall Library Unless otherwise changed by the Board of Selectmen	2 events 7 2 events, 7 4:00 pm Recurring Board of Education Meeting – CCS January 7 @ 4:00 pm EST Recurring Board of Education Meeting – CCS Clerk-Annie Kosciusko- (860) 672-2939 ext.3 1st Wednesday of month (Except July & August) 4:00 p.m.CCS Library or on Zoom if indicated, 7:00 pm Cornwall Republican Town Committee Caucus – Library January 7 @ 7:00 pm EST Cornwall Republican Town Committee Caucus – Library The Cornwall Republican town committee will be holding a caucus to elect members of the Cornwall Republican town committee on January 7th at 7:00pm at the Cornwall Library, 30 Pine [Read More...]	1 event 8 1 event, 8 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS January 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS Thursday, Jan 8th (8 weeks) Pickle ball at Cornwall Consolidated School 6-8pm. Adults 18+, Three courts-nets, balls provided. Paddles available for use. Note: Holidays and school cancellations or early closings [Read More...]	1 event 9 1 event, 9 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm LEGO Club – Library January 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST LEGO Club – Library Calling all builders! Join us in the community room for a monthly LEGO club meeting. We will work on a theme-related project together and then spend time free-building. We'll provide [Read More...]	5 events 10 5 events, 10 10:00 am - 11:00 am Hart Preserve Hike January 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST Hart Preserve Hike Announcing a new 2026 roster of hikes to showcase our preserves on the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. The First will be January 10 at the Hart [Read More...], 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library January 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library Saturdays – January 10, 17, and 24 (10 am to 11:30 am). Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time. Beginner [Read More...], 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library January 10 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, January 31. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. + 2 More
0 events 11 0 events, 11	1 event 12 1 event, 12 6:30 pm Recurring Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library January 12 @ 6:30 pm EST Recurring Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library Director-Bethany Mastrocola- (860) 672-4071 3rd Monday of month, except as noted* 6:30 p.m Cornwall Library, Hybrid/Zoom & In Person January 12 at 6:30* February 9 at 6:30* March 16 April [Read More...]	4 events 13 4 events, 13 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House January 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House MUST RSVP by Jan 9th to park.recreation@cornwallct.gov or call/text Bethaney Mastrocola (860) 419-5337, 5:00 pm Recurring Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library January 13 @ 5:00 pm EST Recurring Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library 2nd Tuesday of month at 5:00pm Hybrid/Zoom/In Person - Cornwall Library January 13 February 10 March 10 April 14 May 12 June 9 July 14 August 11 Septembers October 13 [Read More...], 7:00 pm Recurring Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library January 13 @ 7:00 pm EST Recurring Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library Clerk-Spencer Musselman- (860) 672-4957 Planning & Zoning Commission 2nd Tuesday -7:00 p.m. Except as noted*** Zoom/Hybrid/or in person - Cornwall Library + 1 More	0 events 14 0 events, 14	3 events 15 3 events, 15 9:00 am - 10:00 am Recurring Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person January 15 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EST Recurring Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person 3rd Thursday of month, except as noted* at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom (In person at Cornwall Library in March and November) January 15 February (No meeting) March 19 In Person [Read More...], 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS January 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS Thursday, Jan 8th (8 weeks) Pickle ball at Cornwall Consolidated School 6-8pm. Adults 18+, Three courts-nets, balls provided. Paddles available for use. Note: Holidays and school cancellations or early closings [Read More...], 7:00 pm Recurring Board of Finance Meeting – Zoom or In Person January 15 @ 7:00 pm EST Recurring Board of Finance Meeting – Zoom or In Person Clerk-Barbara Herbst - (860) 672-2707 3rd Thursday of month, except as noted * at 7:00 p.m., Zoom or in person meetings January 15 February 19 March 19 April 9* May [Read More...]	0 events 16 0 events, 16	4 events 17 4 events, 17 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library January 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library Saturdays – January 10, 17, and 24 (10 am to 11:30 am). Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time. Beginner [Read More...], 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Adult Charcuterie Board Class – UCC Parish House January 17 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST Adult Charcuterie Board Class – UCC Parish House Adult Charcuterie Board Class: Create your own charcuterie board at UCC Parish House on January 17 from 11am-1pm. Sign up on corwallparkrec.org by Jan 14th. Cost is $25/per person, all [Read More...], 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Art Opening: Peter Gerakaris, “Oculus Serenade” – Library January 17 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST Art Opening: Peter Gerakaris, “Oculus Serenade” – Library In his latest exhibition entitled Oculus Serenade, Peter D. Gerakaris’s selection of vibrant tondo paintings literally and figuratively focus the gaze on our wondrous natural world, merging microcosmic and macrocosmic [Read More...] + 1 More
0 events 18 0 events, 18	0 events 19 0 events, 19	1 event 20 1 event, 20 7:30 pm Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library January 20 @ 7:30 pm EST Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library Clerk: Jane Hall - (860) 672-4959 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 7:30pm Hybrid/Zoom & In Person - Cornwall Library Unless otherwise changed by the Board of Selectmen	1 event 21 1 event, 21 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House January 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House Just drop by UCC Parish House for a snack and drinks with friends.	2 events 22 2 events, 22 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Book Discussion: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt – Library January 22 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST Book Discussion: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt – Library "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt argues that the rise of smartphones and social media since the early 2010s has caused a dramatic decline in youth mental health, creating an [Read More...], 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS January 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS Thursday, Jan 8th (8 weeks) Pickle ball at Cornwall Consolidated School 6-8pm. Adults 18+, Three courts-nets, balls provided. Paddles available for use. Note: Holidays and school cancellations or early closings [Read More...]	1 event 23 1 event, 23 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Recurring Kids Beginner Basic ASL Classes – Town Hall January 23 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST Recurring Kids Beginner Basic ASL Classes – Town Hall Kids ASL Grade 1-6 Beginner Basic ASL Classes after school at town hall. Friday 3:30-4:30 for 4 4-week session. This is a fantastic opportunity for our young learners to develop [Read More...]	2 events 24 2 events, 24 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library January 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library Saturdays – January 10, 17, and 24 (10 am to 11:30 am). Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time. Beginner [Read More...], 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Ice Skating – Hotchkiss School January 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST Recurring Ice Skating – Hotchkiss School Saturday, Jan 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th. NOT on 31st Hotchkiss Ice Skating 7-8pm Ice skating at Hotchkiss school. Mars Athletic Center. Must wear hat or helmet. Skating only, no pucks [Read More...]
2 events 25 2 events, 25 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Opening Reception: “When Time Stands Still” – Lazlo Gyorsok – UCC Parish House January 25 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EST Opening Reception: “When Time Stands Still” – Lazlo Gyorsok – UCC Parish House "When Time Stands Still," an exhibit of photographs by Lazlo Gyorsok, will take place at the UCC Parish House from January 25th until February 26th. The theme of the show [Read More...], 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Digital Safety for Youth: What Parents Should Be Talking About – Library January 25 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST Digital Safety for Youth: What Parents Should Be Talking About – Library Workshop presented by Project Sage. Registration is requested at conwalllibrary.org. Stranger danger is nothing new – but online gaming and social media have brought strangers into the home in the [Read More...]	2 events 26 2 events, 26 5:00 pm Recurring Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library January 26 @ 5:00 pm EST Recurring Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library Last Monday of month ( except as noted) At 5:00pm Hybrid/Zoom/In Person at Library January 26 February 23 March 30 April 27 May 18 June 29 July 27 August 31 [Read More...], 7:00 pm Recurring Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person January 26 @ 7:00 pm EST Recurring Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person 4th Monday except as noted * 7:00 p.m. - on Zoom and/or in person Town Hall Meeting Room Monday January 26 Monday February 23 Monday March 23 Monday April 27 [Read More...]	2 events 27 2 events, 27 9:00 am - 10:00 am Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House January 27 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EST Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House MUST RSVP by Jan., 23rd to park.recreation@cornwallct.gov or call/text Bethaney Mastrocola (860) 419-5337, 7:30 pm Recurring Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid January 27 @ 7:30 pm EST Recurring Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid 4th Tuesday at 7:30pm (except as noted*) On Zoom and/or in person at Cornwall Library January 27 February 24 March 24 April 28 May 26 June 23 July 28 August [Read More...]	0 events 28 0 events, 28	1 event 29 1 event, 29 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS January 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST Recurring Pickle Ball – CCS Thursday, Jan 8th (8 weeks) Pickle ball at Cornwall Consolidated School 6-8pm. Adults 18+, Three courts-nets, balls provided. Paddles available for use. Note: Holidays and school cancellations or early closings [Read More...]	1 event 30 1 event, 30 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Recurring Kids Beginner Basic ASL Classes – Town Hall January 30 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST Recurring Kids Beginner Basic ASL Classes – Town Hall Kids ASL Grade 1-6 Beginner Basic ASL Classes after school at town hall. Friday 3:30-4:30 for 4 4-week session. This is a fantastic opportunity for our young learners to develop [Read More...]	2 events 31 2 events, 31 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library January 31 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, January 31. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita., 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Adult Winter Snowman sign painting – UCC Parish House January 31 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST Adult Winter Snowman sign painting – UCC Parish House Adult Winter Snowman sign painting UCC Parish House at 1-3pm. Come create a winter snowman sign with painting on the gogh CT. Instruction and supplies provided. Sign up on cornwallparkrec.org by [Read More...]

December 13

All day

Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall

December 13

All day

Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall

December 29, 2025 @ 5:00 pm EST

Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library

December 13

All day

Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall

December 13

All day

Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall

December 13

All day

Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall

January 1 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Annual New Year’s Day Pancake Breakfast – UCC Parish House

December 13

All day

Twelve Days of Christmas – West Cornwall

January 3

January 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Ice Skating – Hotchkiss School

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

January 6

January 6 @ 5:30 pm EST

Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid

January 6 @ 7:30 pm EST

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

January 7

January 7 @ 4:00 pm EST

Board of Education Meeting – CCS

January 7 @ 7:00 pm EST

Cornwall Republican Town Committee Caucus – Library

January 8

January 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Pickle Ball – CCS

January 9

January 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST

LEGO Club – Library

January 10

January 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST

Hart Preserve Hike

January 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library

January 10 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

January 12

January 12 @ 6:30 pm EST

Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library

January 13

January 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House

January 13 @ 5:00 pm EST

Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library

January 12

January 12 @ 6:30 pm EST

Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library

January 13

January 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House

January 13 @ 5:00 pm EST

Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library

January 13 @ 7:00 pm EST

Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library

There are no events on this day.

January 15

January 15 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EST

Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person

January 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Pickle Ball – CCS

January 15 @ 7:00 pm EST

Board of Finance Meeting – Zoom or In Person

There are no events on this day.

January 17

January 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library

January 17 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST

Adult Charcuterie Board Class – UCC Parish House

January 17 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST

Art Opening: Peter Gerakaris, “Oculus Serenade” – Library

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

January 20

January 20 @ 7:30 pm EST

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

January 21

January 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House

January 22

January 22 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST

Book Discussion: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt – Library

January 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Pickle Ball – CCS

January 23

January 23 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST

Kids Beginner Basic ASL Classes – Town Hall

January 24

January 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners – Library

January 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Ice Skating – Hotchkiss School

January 25

January 25 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EST

Opening Reception: “When Time Stands Still” – Lazlo Gyorsok – UCC Parish House

January 25 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST

Digital Safety for Youth: What Parents Should Be Talking About – Library

January 26

January 26 @ 5:00 pm EST

Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library

January 26 @ 7:00 pm EST

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person

January 27

January 27 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EST

Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House

January 27 @ 7:30 pm EST

Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid

There are no events on this day.

January 29

January 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Pickle Ball – CCS

January 30

January 30 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST

Kids Beginner Basic ASL Classes – Town Hall

January 31

January 31 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

January 31 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Adult Winter Snowman sign painting – UCC Parish House

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