April 4 Update From Easton First Selectman Bindelglass

**News Release Submitted by Easton First Selectman Bindelglass**

April 4, 2025

Good afternoon,

The Zoning Board of Appeals met on Tuesday to discuss an appeal to a zoning permit issued to Gourmet United for renovations at 440 Sport Hill Rd. The meeting was continued to Tuesday, April 15th, at 5:30 PM at the Town Hall. The public may attend.

EMS has completed their move to 659 Sport Hill Rd. If you can imagine moving from a house you have inhabited for more than 40 years, while still functioning and helping with the repairs to your new home, you can imagine what an undertaking this has been. Particular thanks to Josh Mezaros, Michael Quinn, Danny Ramadan, Kevin Shevlin, and Kie Lee. You will start to see work beginning on the renovation of their headquarters as well. This is a landmark moment for our town. EMS and I would also like to thank our Public Works Department for their incredible work in helping to prepare EMS’s new home.

The Board of Finance met this week to finalize the 2025-2026 budget proposal. The overall increase will be 2.65%. The Board of Education budget will increase by 6.72% and the town’s budget will decrease by 3.52%. The overall budget is $51,290,542. The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, April 28th. The selectmen will finalize the agenda for the Town Meeting at a special meeting on Wednesday, April 9th, at 8:00 pm. The referendum on questions posed at the Town Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 6th.

Activities around town:

The Easton Senior Center, 650 Morehouse Road, is having a spectacular Tag Sale now through April 10th, weekdays from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Many fantastic items, including Jewelry, most are under $5.00.

The Easton Parks and Recreation is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt Egg-stravaganza! Visit with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 5th from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the New Friends Playground, 360 Sport Hill Road. Ages 0-10. Registration required. Easton residents only. (Rain Date April 6th)
The Covenant Church of Easton is hosting a “Feed the Hunger Pack-a-thon” on Saturday, April 5th from 9:30 am to 11:30 am OR 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at 1 Sport Hill Road. Help us pack 25,920 meals for hungry children across the globe! Sign up for a session by following this link https://www.signupgenius.com/g.... There will be a nominal cost to participate. For further info, call (203) 371-8335.

Enjoy a special evening with your Easton friends and neighbors on Wednesday, April 9th for a performance of “Theater People”, a rollicking comedy at the Westport Playhouse 203-227-4177. 6 PM Cocktail Party, 7 PM Performance. Ages 14+. Purchase your tickets HERE and use code “EASTONNIGHT”.

On Wednesday, April 9th at 9:00 am, the Easton Senior Center is hosting the Easton EMS to talk about important emergency procedures, including how to use an AED machine and how to post your “File of Life” card. This talk will be followed by their usual blood pressure and blood sugar screening.
Wednesday, April 9th is CT Save-a-Life-Day. There will be free Overdose Prevention and Narcan Training for Westport, Weston, and Easton residents. This is hosted by Positive Directions, Aspetuck Health District, and Catalyst CT, and will be held at Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Room 201, Westport, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. RSVP at www.positivedirectios.org/events.

The Easton Public Library is hosting “Taste Testers: Goldfish!!!” (grades 6-8) on Thursday, April 10th, 3:30-4:30 pm. Come join the fun with food! This month, we're doing a blind taste test of Goldfish! Can you tell which is which? More importantly, which one is the best? Registration required.

spetuck Land Trust is having their Spring Native Plant Sale! It opens online to the public on Friday, April 11th. Plant preview here. Plant pickup on May 16-18 at Haskins Preserve, 20 Green Acre Lane, Westport, CT.

C2 Education will be at the Easton Public Library to administer a free practice test (both the SAT and ACT) on Saturday, April 12th, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm, and a Results Session on Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 pm (Grades 9-12) Registration required.

The Easton Public Library is hosting “How to Use Today’s AI Tools to Simplify Life & Business”, on Saturday, April 12th at 1:30 p.m. Eddi Khaytman, from PromoAmbitions LLC, will be back to show how AI tools can simplify your daily tasks, enhance productivity, and bring a new level of efficiency to both personal and professional endeavors. Platforms presented will be Perplexity, ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Midjourney, Gen 3 Runway, Suno AI, etc. Registration is recommended.

The Easton Senior Center has scheduled four classes with AARP for SAFE DRIVING CLASSES. The dates are: Friday, April 25th, Friday, July 18th, Friday, September 12th, & Friday, November 7th. All classes are from 11:15 to 3:15. The cost is $25 for non-members and $24 for members. Please sign up for the class you are interested in.

SAVE THE DATE! Easton Learning Foundation (ELF) is hosting a Golf Tournament on Monday, May 19th at Tashua Knolls Golf Course. Check in at 8:30 am, shotgun start at 10:00 am, $225.00 per player, $900.00 per foursome. Price includes 2-hour driving range, continental breakfast, lunch at the turn, 2-hour open bar/wine cocktail reception, gift bag, and door prizes. Register at www.elfgolftournament.com. All proceeds to support Easton Schools.

Happy Spring. Have a wonderful weekend!

Dave