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Results of Noank's Annual Meeting 05/21/13

        Results of Noank's Annual Meeting 05/21/13 at 7:00 PM EDT 

 Briefly, over 50 members of the Noank Fire District Approved the following Items at tonight's meeting, following reports from the Executive Committee, Fire Chief/Fire Marshall, Zoning and Water Departments.  

1) Next Year's Budget will total $484,904...resulting in a Fire District Mill Rate of 1.39...up 2/10ths of a Mil... 

 2) Trash Collection annual fees will not exceed $200...  

3) Christopher Nyman was nominated from the floor and then elected to the Zoning Commission... 

 4) There will be 3 new members of the Noank Park Commission, including Michael Porter. I could not hear the other two names properly from where I was sitting because others were talking....my apologies for the omission... .  

5) Barbara Servidio will be retiring as Clerk of the Executive Committee this year and she received a long, standing ovation from the crowd in recognition of her many years of service....  

6) The incumbent Fire District Executive Committee Officers were re-elected to office. These included Chairman Frank J Socha, Paul R. Bates, Katherine Rathbun, and Treasurer Cynthia Steel.... Nancy Gilmore will be the new Clerk of the Executive Committee... 

 During the meeting, there were various questions and comments about expenses and some discussion about Websites and/or District Facebook Pages in the age of computers, some of which may be considered in the future.  

 There were also some concerns with some recent water main breaks in the Tanglewood section of Noank during the period of time that the Town of Groton has been working on the roads in that area with heavy tamping equipment, despite advance warnings by the Noank Water Department.   The meeting ended at approximately 8:15 PM EDT.  

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