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The following can be found in and around Tolland today, October 4, 2011.

1. According to Weather.com, the Tolland forecast calls for light rain in the morning with cloudy skies and showers in the afternoon. The high will reach 63˚F. Tonight, there will be evening showers with some clouds later in the night. The low will reach 47˚F.

2. Travel back in time at the early music concert, happening at the at 7 p.m. Soprano Katharine DeBoer and lute player James Meadors will perform songs by early music composers such as John Dowland and other composers active around 1600.

Admission costs $10, or $8 for Arts of Tolland members and students. For more information on tickets and the performance, call 860-871-7405.

3. is looking for vendors to participate in its , taking place this year on Saturday, December 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Email Alison at Alison.simpson@comcast.net or Karla at irisgirl54@comcast.net by November 11, 2011 to receive and complete an application.

4. Do you have an event that you want to share with the rest of town? How about a call for volunteers? Skip the hassle of email and post your own announcements on Tolland Patch. Some reader-generated announcements will be featured on the home page, giving your news the front page treatment needed to get the word out. Watch to learn how to post, and feel free to email jayme.kunze@gmail.com if you have any questions.

5. Are you a budding photographer and videographer? Did you take some great pictures at the latest town gathering? Then make sure to upload your pictures and videos to Tolland Patch. Tolland Patch is a gathering place for all town residents, so we make it easy to share your view of town. Take a look at to learn how to add your photos to the posted articles on the Web site.

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q May 21, 2013 at 01:25 pm
"Minimal impact" means some. Retiring debts over the next few years is a good thing andRead More doesn't mean you should borrow more. Perhaps when those debts are paid off there will be a little more money available to meet the basic needs of the schools and the town departments. As wonderful as the expansion sounds, it is not an immediate need - it is a "want". We know the potential benefits of the expansion. Please give specifics as to the cost per taxpayer per year and for how long to pay off this specific project. Thank you.
Betty-Lou Griffin May 21, 2013 at 11:48 am
The "complete reworking of the library" only included HVAC renovations being done on theRead More whole building, repair of the leaking roof and skylight that was ruining the library, and replacement of the circulation desk. No space was added. I am glad to hear that you recognize the benefits of expanded library space. Town Manager Steven Werbner has indicated that Tolland will be retiring several debts over the next several years, and this expansion would therefore have minimal impact on Tolland's debt burden or tax level. If we wait, multiple existing grant opportunities may disappear. Let's NOT wait another decade to address this problem. Let's at least send it to public hearing and referendum so that we can have a sincere and wide-reaching community discussion on this important issue, and allow our citizens the OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.
q May 21, 2013 at 09:33 am
Love the idea of an expanded library space, but is the time really now? We couldn't even afford toRead More fully fund our school and town budgets for next year. We will be experiencing a lower quality of education and reduced town services and until we can bring that back up to par we should not be taking on new debt. Just a quick look at next year's budget shows we are still paying on the new High School, the Geothermal project, bonding for roads improvement, sewers, open space bonds, Cross Farms development, the new Library roof, and now the artificial turf/lights project at THS. Even if some grants are available to help with the cost, the Library Expansion Project will add more debt for the town (taxpayers). Is this really the time to do that?
q May 21, 2013 at 10:10 am
Love the idea of an expanded library, but we saw with this latest school/town budget that this townRead More cannot afford to maintain the level of education and town services we now have. How much will this library extension cost per year per taxpayer? Perhaps we should pay off some of our existing debt (including all the new debt incurred in just the past 3 years) before taking on new. Also, you mention the need for quiet tutoring rooms. Are these paid tutors you're referring to? If so, will they be charged rental fees for using the spaces paid for by the taxpayers? Aren't there spaces available at the new Rec Center at Parker? How about space at the schools? With fewer teachers and fewer students there are now empty classrooms.