The Torrington City Council proclaimed November to be Epilepsy Awareness Month, recognized the Torrington High School football team on its second consecutive 3A state championship appearance and voted to rename a street in honor of Mayor Mike Varney, who will be retiring when his current term ends in January.
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TORRINGTON – The Torrington City Council proclaimed November to be Epilepsy Awareness Month, recognized the Torrington High School football team on its second consecutive 3A state championship appearance and voted to rename a street in honor of Mayor Mike Varney, who will be retiring when his current term ends in January.
The council voted 4-0 in favor of renaming Industrial Park Avenue, which branches off of the Hwy. 26 overpass, to Varney Boulevard. Varney was first elected to the council in 1974. He had to abstain from the vote, as it directly affects him.
“Thank you, everyone,” Varney said jokingly. “I couldn’t figure out why they were pulling me away. I couldn’t figure out what I did wrong.”
Local women Holly Sanchez and Brenda McCranie appeared before the council to request November be recognized as Epilepsy Awareness Month. Both women have children who are living with epilepsy. Sanchez said she educated herself about epilepsy, but wanted to inform the community, as well.
“I decided to push it a little farther,” she told the council. “We worked to promote it district-wide in the schools and then we came to Mr. Varney to get the town involved with it.”
The proclamation passed 5-0.
The council also voted 5-0 in favor of proclaiming Nov. 12-16 as Torrington Apprenticeship Week to advocate for trades apprenticeships in the area.
City clerk Lynette Strecker told the council that the city is due for a Electric Cost of Service Study. The last study was completed in 2008, and Strecker said it’s time to look at an update.
“It has been 10 years,” she said. “A lot of things have changed that need to be addressed.”
The chief concern, she said, is the city now pays an annual rate instead of a seasonal rate. Strecker received a quote for the cost of the survey from specialized contractors. She said the cost of the survey will be between $35,000 and $40,000. Strecker said the city does have money in the budget for the study.
The council voted 5-0 in favor of conducting the study.
