First Selectman Marty Klein instructed Highway Foreman Jim Ward to have the single yellow line painted on the complete list of Town 'footprint' roads this week. By Friday afternoon, Ward said the job was completed.

Klein said he was following through on a decision made in the prior administration and that he agreed that the roads should be lined for safety reasons. He said he has received some negative feedback, but explained that Killingworth is changing, there are a lot more cars on the road, and that people are going faster and being less cautious.

Ward drew up the original list of footprint roads at the Selectmen's request last year. He said the 24 miles of road include all through roads and connecting roads, but not dead ends or subdivisions. Klein said the entire job cost approximately $6800.

In April 2004, the Board of Selectman voted to have the lines painted. The project was delayed when residents began voicing opposition. In June 2004, approximately 60 Roast Meat Hill Road residents petitioned the Town to have the issue decided in a Town Meeting. The Board of Selectmen voted against it and the first round of nine roads were striped. The same nine roads were re-striped earlier last month and Tuesday, Klein authorized Ward to completed the job.

Killingworth volunteer firefighters took a few moments to put up their holiday lights last night at Fire Headquarters on Route 81.

If you are a resident of Haddam or Killingworth and have need, you are invited to register your child to receive a toy from Youth and Family Services of Haddam Killingworth on Thursday, December 15th from 7:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Youth and Family Services, room C109 at Haddam-Killingworth High School.

There is no charge for the toys and this program is confidential. These toys are given to the community by the students of Haddam-Killingworth High School and Haddam-Killingworth Middle School. Please call 345-7498 to register by December 9, 2005.

Haddam-Killingworth High School Principal Charles Macunas has announced the First Quarter Honor Roll for the 2005-2006 school year. Find the complete list here.

The Congregational Church in Killingworth will hold its Annual Christmas Fair and Bake Sale on Saturday, December 3 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Organized by the Missions Committee and the Wednesday Eves Women's Organization, the fair will also offer a silent auction that includes a cut your own Christmas Tree donated by the Cumpstone's of Winterberry Farm. There will also be Christmas wreaths, ornaments and Christmas items for sale. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

On Monday evening, December 5 at 7:30 pm., at the KES All-purpose Room, the town's land use commissions will sponsor a NEMO presentation on GIS software. GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems, and is a powerful tool for using many different sets of data to create maps of specified geographic areas.

GIS maps are being created by the Conservation Commission for a Town Community Resources Inventory, and these maps include existing open space; soils maps showing wetland, farmland and non-buildable soils; watersheds; rare species and more. To see the types of maps created please click here.

The program on Monday will be presented by Emily Wilson, NEMO's Geospatial Technology Specialist. Emily has extensive experience working with satellite imagery for land cover classification, modeling urban growth and forest fragmentation, and interactive internet mapping. She is a graduate of Connecticut College with a BA in environmental science and botany. She received her M.S. in forestry and remote sensing from the University of Maine.

All Town residents are welcome to attend the program and learn more about this useful tool to be utilized in planning for Killingworth's future.

At his first official Board of Selectmen's meeting last night, First Selectman Marty Klein proposed permanently closing Lover's Lane. Klein said the egress from the Town road onto Routes 81 and 148 is a serious safety concern. He also said he didn't want to spend any more money on the popular, yet beleaguered cut through. Selectman Fred Dudek and former Selectman Louis Annino were quick to comment that they thought it would require a Town Meeting to permanently close the road.

Dudek said the road is closed six months out of the year anyway; it should be open the other six. He was not concerned however that response time for safety vehicles would be significantly changed if they could not use the road. He said it would add only 90 seconds to a normal response.

Annino said that a simple traffic accident on Route 81 near the new Intermediate/Middle School could cause a huge back up if vehicles could not use Lover's Lane.

Built on a peat bog, the road has been sinking several inches each year for decades. The Town closes the road during heavy rains and in the winter when the road is impassable because of ice.

The previous Board agreed in December 2004 to ask the Inland Wetlands Commission for approval to install pipes across the road to increase the flow of water. The IWWC required the installation of monitoring wells on the downstream side, to determine if changes in water flow might damage the wetland habitat. The wells were installed and have been monitored regularly by Town workers. The project has not recently been on the BOS agenda and no motion was brought at last night's meeting.

Haddam-Killingworth Middle School Principal, Miriam Furey-Wagner, has released the honor roll listing for the first marking period of the 2005-2006 school year. Middle School Honor Roll

On Saturday, December 3, the Killingworth Nursery School Association will sponsor its Annual Christmas Craft Fair from 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. in the Killingworth Elementary School All-Purpose room.

The fair will feature high quality items handcrafted by local artisans. KNSA will be sponsoring a bake sale, silent auction and a children's craft area where youngsters can make their own ornaments and gifts. Door prizes!

Admission is $.50. For more information please call 860.663-2950.

Scarlett Fade, a teenage family rock band will open for Brace 4 Impact, a local rock band recognized by "Focus on the Family's" and chosen by Breakaway Magazine as one of its "Talent Trek" winning bands, on Saturday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m at the Haddam Youth Center.

Scarlet Fade, a family band of three teenage sisters and a brother have been singing together for most of their lives. Now with the support of a voice coach and booking agent they are growing in popularity. Brace 4 Impact won a nationwide talent search to publish their song, "Guiding Light" on a nationally released CD.

Firehouse Concerts are held at the The Haddam Youth Center; The Old Firehouse located at 7 Candlewood Hill Dr. Higganum. The concert is free for students. For more information visit www.firehouseconcerts.com.

A Tenth Anniversary Celebration has been planned by the Killingworth Library Association. The two part event will take place on Saturday, December 3 at the library with a morning event for children and an afternoon reception for everyone.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus will grace the library with their merry presence from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00. Children will be invited to pose with the couple while parents take pictures with their own cameras. Refreshments will be served.

Holiday gifts of funky socks (mismatched with care) and giant coloring books will be available for purchase as a library fundraiser. Adult socks will sell for $16 a pair and children's, which include a spare, for $18. The giant coloring books can be purchased for $6 a book.

From 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon, there will be a reception in celebration of our tenth anniversary milestone in our beautiful building. The event will also honor the many volunteers who have served the library either as group members or individuals. Volunteers are the heart of our library which in many ways is the heart of our town.

Killingworth's citizens and dignitaries are invited to celebrate this gracious space and its dedicated volunteers. Refreshments will be served, memories exchanged, and progress noted.

The Haddam-Killingworth High School Spirit Club is sponsoring a Holiday Classic Toy/Train Show on Saturday, December 3 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

Vendors from all over Connecticut will be offering great gift ideas for the holidays. The HK Cougar will also be available for holiday pictures.

Admission is $3.00 and children under 10 are free. Stop by, look around, have lunch and have your picture taken with the Cougar!

Agenda
Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen
Monday, November 28, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Office Building

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes of Meeting held November 14, 2005
3. Visitors: PAYT Comm.
4. Tax Abatements & Refunds
5. Appointments/Vacancies:
    1. IWWC
     2. P & Z Alternates
6. Old Business:
    1. 2006 Selectmen's Meeting Schedule
7. New Business:
    1. Request for Fee Reimbursement/Region #17
8. MK Announcements:
9. Selectmen's Concerns
10. Executive Session: Contract Negotiations and Land Issues
11. Adjournment
Agenda as of 9:10 a.m., Wednesday, 11/23/05
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The Killingworth Historical Society will hold its Annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 3rd at the Black Rock School on Route 81 and Recycle Way. The fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Shoppers will be delighted in the selection of hand made gifts, ornaments, baked goods and jams. Numerous gift baskets have been created, including theme baskets in many sizes. Fresh Killingworth greens will be available in wreaths, centerpieces and holiday decorations.

"A Photographic History of Killingworth" by Thomas Lentz will be for sale. The book is filled with interesting information about the town and photographs from the Historical Society's collection are featured. The cost of the book is $30.00 and makes a wonderful gift.

The sale will also feature the 2005 Historic Women of Killingworth Doll Ornament. This year the doll is "Goody Wee". According to local folklore, witches and ghosts lurked in our area. Legend has it that Goody Wee was one of them. She and her daughter Betty Wee supposedly traveled through Killingworth and were chosen to be blamed for cream not being worked into butter and carts losing there loads of wood. Historical society member and local artist, Sandra Smith designed the doll. The price of the doll is $25.00 and supplies are limited. Please call S. Smith at 860-663-1583 to place an order.

The Historical Society welcomes everyone to come and enjoy the season at the cheerful one room school. Happy Holidays!