5 Things To Know In South Windsor: Worship Campus Rules, 645 Clark Street, Early Voting And More

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — South Windsor's planners continue a hearing on rules that would allow places of worship to build campuses with housing, two town boards take up the proposed purchase of 645 Clark Street and early voting enters its final week.

Here are five things to know about life around South Windsor this week:

1. Planners Weigh Rules For Worship Campuses With Housing
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
Where: Madden Room, Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Ave.
What to know: The Planning and Zoning Commission will continue a public hearing on The Golden Lampstand Association's proposed regulation change that would allow places of worship and worship campuses by special exception in RR zones with up to 50% impervious coverage, with campuses allowed up to 12 attached or detached housing units with an affordability component, according to its agenda. Commissioners will also consider Sharpshoot LLC's site plan for a 9,900-square-foot warehouse at 58 Edwin Road and continue discussing a referral on a resolution authorizing the town manager to sign a purchase and sale agreement for 645 Clark Street. The meeting airs on Cox Channel 16 and streams on YouTube and Facebook.
More information here.

2. Open Space Task Force Takes Up 645 Clark Street
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 5:45 p.m.
Where: Madden Room, Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Ave.
What to know: The Open Space Task Force will discuss and may act on 645 Clark Street at a special meeting, according to its agenda. It's the same property the town manager would be authorized to buy under a resolution before the Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday.
More information here.

3. Early Voting's Final Week
When: Monday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 1 (final week); Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3
Where: Town Council Chambers, Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Ave.
What to know: Early voting for the Nov. 3 election runs daily through Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Thursday, Oct. 29, the statewide schedule. The location is from the Secretary of the State's list of early voting sites. Same-day registration is available at early voting sites.
More information here.

4. Patriotic Commission Plans Veterans Day
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.
Where: Madden Room, Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Ave.
What to know: The Patriotic Commission will review plans for Veterans Day, including a wreath-laying for Lance Cpl. Donald Ouellette at South Windsor High School Nov. 10, veterans' school visits Nov. 10-11 and the 11 a.m. Nov. 11 ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, according to its agenda. It will also take up Wreaths Across America on Dec. 12 and note that requests for 2027 veterans banners are being accepted.
More information here.

5. Public Building Commission Special Meeting
When: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Ave.
What to know: The Public Building Commission holds a special meeting, according to the town calendar.
More information here.