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B5 THE HARTFORD COURANT SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 ONNECTICUT Lender Continued from Page 67 on the board, Bob Rinker, a retired top state labor union official, said the vacancies need to be filled so the board can meet regularly. "It's an important board that is supposed to be a watchdog on procurement and contracting out" of state government functions, he said. The varied duties of the board and its staff, according to law, include not only monitoring and auditing state agencies' contract procurement, but also requiring a cost-benefit analysis to be performed if a state agency decides to "privatize," or hire an outside contractor, to do work previously performed by state employees. The law says the board theoretically could disqualify a contractor. But the limited number of cost-benefit analyses that the board has performed, or ordered state agencies to perform, haven't had much effect.

Twice since 2010, such analyses of the DOT'S bridge-inspection operation have determined that it would be cheaper for the department to hire its own inspectors than to continue hiring contractors to perform those functions. But the DOT continues to use the contractors. That issue arose again on Friday at a meeting of the board's privatization subcommittee as the result of an emailed memo from Rinker, saying, "the most recent cost-effectiveness evaluation shows significant savings by having the work performed by state employees." He asked, "How much work was brought back in-house," and "if none or little, why not?" No definite answers arose, even though a DOT official in attendance said that "there's a lot of hiring going on at DOT, but no bridge inspectors." After the subcommittee meeting ended, Baio, the chairwoman, was asked if she thinks the board is struggling or languishing. "With regard to the description of the board," she said, "I would respectfully disagree." A board member for two years, Baio said she and others new to the agency have improved things after years in which it had been largely dormant. Even though the 2007 law creating the board took effect in 2009, it wasn't until late 2013 that Guay, a veteran executive-branch administrator, was hired as its first executive director.

(He spent a couple of rocky years heading Malloy's new superagency, the Office of Governmental Accountability, and the contracting board has been a subdivision of the OGA since 2011, when Malloy got the legislature to create the superagency.) Baio said: "I think, based upon the fact that there had been a period of time where there was no action taken by prior board members, this new board had to do a lot of organizational work to get up to speed. And we have been trying to lay the groundwork and the framework to move forward, and a lot of the work has been done. So it may have been languishing prior I can't comment on that but certainly since we've been involved I think this board has been doing its best to move forward with its mission." As an example, she said, "We have gone forward moving in conjunction with Malloy's budget office in having the cost-benefit-analysis template established" online, so that state agencies considering hiring an outside contractor "can actually now have a framework, as opposed to trying to figure out what they need to do to fulfill the obligation of a cost-benefit analysis. And it's actually now on the website, so that there is portal that they can go through to fill that out. That was huge.

It was a huge undertaking." But when another board member, Charles W. Casella was asked if he thought the board was being taken seriously enough, he said, "I do not." "I think it manifests itself not only by the number of vacant appointments, but also by the budget," Casella said. "Originally we were set up to have 20 people working for us. We got two." Jon Lender is a reporter on The Courant's investigative desk, with a focus on government and politics. Contact him atjlendercourant.com, 860-241-6524, orco The Hartford Courant, 285 Broad Hartford, CT 06115 and find him on Twitterjonlender.

percent of the board's $300,000 annual budget Guay and the board's chairwoman, Rocky Hill Mayor Claudia Baio, have talked in recent months to Malloy's legal staff about making the board whole, but nothing has happened so far. "We are in the process of making the appointments," Malloy spokesman Devon Puglia said Friday without saying when they would be made. "It takes very specific, particular qualifications and experience to sit on this board." He called the quorum problem "relatively recent" although it dates back more than a year adding, "We are nonetheless working to rectify it as quickly as possible." Duff said Friday that he has made a number of appointments to state boards in the year since he became majority leader. He added that he'll fill the vacancy as soon as he can, though it can be hard to find people willing to serve in such volunteer positions. He said he believes in the board and its mission, although conducting an ethical government doesn't depend solely on "the makeup of any one particular board." The law says board members need to demonstrate "sufficient knowledge by education, training or experience" in one or more of the following areas: contract procurement, negotiation, selection and drafting; contract "risk competitive bidding and proposal procedures; real estate purchase, sale and leasing construction and architecture; insurance and bonding ethics in public contracting; federal and state procurement laws, policies and regulations; analysis of "outsourcing and privatization; "small and minority business enterprise engineering and information technologies; human services; and personnel and labor relations.

Vacancy Problem One of Malloy's current appointees AMSTON MILFORD Anthony Thomas Sylvester Paul D. Console AVON MOODUS Leon 'Lee' Kirk Jenifer (Jewett) Dart Pauline C. (Filipkowski) NEW BRITAIN Roberts Leon 'Lee' Kirk BLOOMFIELD William J. Storey Kiasha D. Holloway Theresa (Plourde) Voisine Nickolas Kotula NEWINGTON Lucy Narem Anthony Botticello BRISTOL Leon 'Lee' Kirk Katherine (Kozlowski) Gerald L.

'Jerry' Rosow Calloway Larry Turf Theresa (Plourde) Voisine Salvator E. 'Sal' Uccello BROAD BROOK Theresa (Plourde) Voisine Ralph T. Senk NIANTIC BURLINGTON Arlene Hannah Kelly Edward Dziedzic NORWICH Dorothy August Rev. Joseph Mary St. Pierre Marshall CANTON OLD LYME Pauline C.

(Filipkowski) Leon 'Lee' Kirk Roberts OLD SAYBROOK Dorothy August Herbert R. Erdman, Sr. St. Pierre Rev. Joseph Mary CHESHIRE Marshall John L.

Harris Beatrice (Lyon) Sutterlin CHESTER ORANGE Rev. Joseph Mary Virginia Marie (Frost) Marshall Waldron CLINTON ROCKVILLE Herbert R. Erdman, Sr. Vincent Francis Kadelski COLCHESTER Anne (Miller) Sheridan Jenifer (Jewett) Dart ROCKY HILL Anthony Thomas Sylvester Stella (Kosloski) Melillo COVENTRY SEYMOUR Jenifer (Jewett) Dart Stella (Kosloski) Melillo DANBURY SIMSBURY John Patrick Murphy Leon 'Lee' Kirk DEEP RIVER Bernice (Clark) Martin Herbert R. Erdman, Sr.

Pauline C. (Filipkowski) EAST GRANBY Roberts Holly-Sue (Griffin) Davis Dorothy August Barbara Jean Walker St. Pierre EAST HADDAM SOUTH WINDSOR Jenifer (Jewett) Dart Beatrice 'Bea' (Kavitsky) Rev. Joseph Mary Grigorian Marshall Joseph D. Lapenta Jr.

EAST HARTFORD Salvator E. 'Sal' Uccello Francis Joseph Fennessy SOUTHINGTON Hugh R. Finkle Suzanne (Bolduc) Bergeron Joseph D. Lapenta Jr. Katherine (Kozlowski) Salvator E.

'Sal' Uccello Calloway EAST WINDSOR Kenneth E. Norton Ralph T. Senk STAFFORD SPRINGS FARMINGTON Andrew S. Beaulieu Pauline C. (Filipkowski) SUFFIELD Roberts Holly-Sue (Griffin) Davis GLASTONBURY TORRINGTON Daniel Wallace Lee Beatrice (Lyon) Sutterlin Stella (Kosloski) Melillo TRUMBULL David William Palmer Paul D.

Console Carol Elizabeth Phillips VERNON GRANBY Andrew S. Beaulieu Barbara Jean Walker Vincent Francis Kadelski GUILFORD Anne (Miller) Sheridan Allan Frank 'Al' Smith WATERBURY HARTFORD Sr. Mary Tina Aldorisio Suzanne (Bolduc) Bergeron WEST HARTFORD Robert Brown Sr. Mary Tina Aldorisio Paul D. Console Salvatore Amara John A.

'Shawn' Droney, III John A. 'Shawn' Droney, III John Fiske III John Fiske Hi Kiasha D. Holloway Helen B. Garde George H. Ramsdell, Jr.

Lucy Narem Gerald L. 'Jerry' Rosow Pauline C. (Filipkowski) Seymour Rothberg Roberts Salvator E. 'Sal' Uccello Gerald L. Jerry' Rosow Theresa (Plourde) Voisine WEST SUFFIELD HEBRON Holly-Sue (Griffin) Davis Vincent Francis Kadelski WESTBROOK Anthony Thomas Sylvester Herbert R.

Erdman, Sr. LEBANON WETHERSFIELD Anthony Thomas Sylvester Paul D. Console LITCHFIELD David William Palmer Roy F. Litchfield, III Lucille (Dame) Sullivan MADISON Anthony Thomas Sylvester Rev. Joseph Mary WINDSOR Marshall Arlene Hannah Kelly MANCHESTER David William Palmer Andrew S.

Beaulieu William J. Storey Laura A. (Andisio) Belfiore WINDSOR LOCKS Francis Joseph Fennessy Salvator E. 'Sal' Uccello Helen B. Garde OUT OF STATE Kiasha D.

Holloway Andrew S. Beaulieu Anne (Miller) Sheridan Grand Junction, CO Caroline (Petsche) Paul D. Console Zachmann Naples, Florida MERIDEN Jenifer (Jewett) Dart Edward Joseph Nyack, NY Danovich, Jr. John Fiske III MIDDLEFIELD Charlotte, NC Beatrice (Lyon) Sutterlin Daniel Wallace Lee MIDDLETOWN Holyoke, MA Salvatore Amara Gerald L. Jerry' Rosow Herbert R.

Erdman, Sr. Naples, Florida Daniel Wallace Lee Seymour Rothberg Beverly Cotteral Montvale, NJ (Ellsworth) Newberg Lucille (Dame) Sullivan Beatrice (Lyon) Sutterlin Kittery, ME Beatrice (Lyon) Sutterlin Brooklyn, NY Marteka season's last plow mixing in with the reddish-brown soil with patches of snow on it. All the barns are closed up awaiting those warm, spring days to awaken. A windmill is silent near the farmhouse. According to the Connecticut Farmland Trust, the state is losing 20 percent more farmland than it can save.

The farmland trust notes there are more than 4,900 family farms in Connecticut today, but for every farmer under age 35, there are six over 65. In the next 20 years, more farmland will go up for sale than ever in our history, the trust says. That's why places like Ives Farm are so important, not only to those who live in Cheshire but also people passing through. We need to see the open fields, the vegetables growing and the corn tassels blowing in the wind. We need to see the fields not only preserved, but worked as an homage to our agricultural past and future.

Take 1-691 to Route 322. Turn south on South End Street, which merges into Cheshire Street. navigate through 6-foot-high weeds along a utility right of way at the far eastern end of the property. The best way to navigate the woodlands is to go clockwise along the blue trail. The portion that runs along the back of Northpond Road can be wet at times, so a good pair of hiking boots is recommended.

The trail eventually winds to the farm fields along the eastern portion of Cheshire Street. From here, the trail briefly skirts the field before entering the forest once again. The rare sighting of a startled buck with huge antlers is my only company on this journey. A yellow trail breaks off from the blue trail and follows the fields with panoramic views of the farm and distant hills. Visitors can continue for another half-mile on the blue trail before reaching the transmission lines.

When you visit a farm in December, everything is in hibernation. The fields have been plowed and are barren with large rocks pulled up by the blades of the Continued from Page B3 remain a reality there." About half the property is broken up into the working farm to the west of Cheshire Street and a wooded portion east of Cheshire Street. The eastern portion is open to the public with a network of hiking trails along the borders of the fertile fields and through the deep forest. The western portion and fields just east of Cheshire Street are worked by Growers, which grows everything from eggplant to peppers and cabbage. The parking area for what is known as the Ives Farm Woodland is just south of the farm at the end of Northpond Road.

There are four trail systems marked with red, blue, yellow and white blazes on the trees. Although the 1.5-mile blue trail loops around the woodlands, it is difficult to Police Denotes name listing only. Please note: not all death notices are in alphabetical order. OBITUARIES CALLOWAY, Katherine and is scheduled to appear at the Superior Court in Enfield on Jan. 26.

Kristin Stoller, David Owens Woman Hit, Injured By Van In Torrington TORRINGTON A 46-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a van Friday in the Torrington Center Plaza, police said. Merlanda Birkenberger, of Harwinton, was struck in the parking lot in front of 99 Restaurant, at 1 S. Main by a 2005 Ford Econoline van at about 5:19 p.m., police said. The van was driven by Christopher Schibi, 34, of Harwinton, police said. The collision occurred when Schibi turned south down an aisle of the parking lot and struck Birkenberger, police said.

Police said they found Birkenberger lying under the van with apparent head, shoulder and hip injuries. She was taken to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and then transferred to Waterbury Hospital, police said. Schibi was not injured, police said. Anyone with information about the incident are asked to contact police at 860-489-2000. Kristin Stoller Man Stabbed In West Haven WEST HAVEN A man suffered serious stab wounds outside the Peroles Latin Fusion Bar early Saturday morning, police said.

Officers responding to a report of a stabbing about 1:30 a.m. at the bar, at 93 Campbell found a large crowd and one person with visible facial injuries, police said. They checked hospitals for other potential victims, and Yale-New Haven Hospital reported that a stabbing victim had just arrived, police said. There, officers found a man who had sustained serious stab wounds to his neck, back and arm and was going into surgery. The incident is under investigation, and anyone with information are asked to contact police at 203-937-3900.

Kristin Stoller Continued from Page B3 said. The person was taken to Hartford Hospital after the crash and died there, police said. The identity of the pedestrian was not released as police notify family members; the identity of the vehicle's driver also was not released. The collision happened about 7:35 p.m., when a vehicle traveling south on Main Street struck a pedestrian crossing at the intersection with Pearl Street, police said. The Manchester Police Traffic Unit and Metro Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the incident, which is currently under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have additional information are asked to contact police at 860-645-5560. Kristin Stoller Man In Custody After Granby Stabbing GRANBY A 26-year-old man was arrested after stabbing another man in the stomach at the Granby Auto Wash on Salmon Brook Street Friday afternoon, according to police. Dellard Martin, of Hartford, was arrested after the altercation between him and another man in his 20s, police said. The two men knew each other and Martin stabbed the other in the abdomen, then fled the scene, police said. Martin's vehicle was located in Bloomfield around the Blue Hills Avenue area and he was taken into custody without incident, police said.

The victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center and underwent surgery, but police said his injuries were non-life threatening. As of 10 a.m. Saturday, he had been released from the hospital, police said. Martin was charged with second-degree assault and first- degree reckless endangerment.

He posted $50,000 bail DART, Jenifer (Jewett) Jenifer (Jewett) Latham Dart of Colchester, Connecticut died on Christmas Day, 2015. She was born in Baltimore, MD on August 3, 1936, the daughter of the late Royal F. and Elizabeth (Stocksdale) Jewett. She attended school in Nyack, New York and for many years ran her own secretarial business, Secretary and V2, in Nyack. She married Fred R.

Dart on May 20, 2000 in Moodus, Connecticut, where they resided until their move to Colchester. She is predeceased by her husband, Fred R. Dart on April 1, 2015; her parents; and her brother, Royal F. Jewett. She is survived by her stepson Peter Dart; stepdaughter Jennifer Yuris; sister-in-law, Marlene M.

Jewett; her niece and nephews, Kimberly, Jeffrey and Brian Jewett, and their families. She will be interred privately in Nyack. The Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of Colchester was entrusted with her care. For online condolences, please visit Katherine (Kozlowski) Calloway, 71, of Bristol, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016.

She was born in Water-bury the daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Polzella) Kozlowski She is survived by a son Kristopher Calloway of Bristol a brother Peter Kozlowski Jr. and his wife Jan of Southington. Services and burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. For online condolences please visit pon request, a flag will be added free of charge to any veteran's listing Rare memories of loved ones in the obituary section on courant.com.