KILLINGLY — Planning and development director Jonathan Blake has left under a settlement with the town, The Day reported October 27.
The agreement provides $30,184 in accrued paid time off, a neutral employment reference and no town challenge to unemployment claims, according to the newspaper. Both sides agreed against legal action, and Blake cannot seek future town employment.
The Day reports that the agreement cites differences without explaining the departure. The town declined further comment on the personnel matter. No finding of misconduct is established in the reporting reviewed.
Blake had been Killingly’s zoning enforcement officer for a decade before becoming planning director September 9. The newspaper reports that Robin Newton of Tyche Planning and Policy Group is now interim senior planner, while building official Paul Gazzola has been appointed zoning enforcement officer.
The town says its planning office remains operational and that commission authority, regulations and pending files are unchanged, The Day reports. A staffing transition does not itself decide a land-use application.
Eastern CT News prepared this AI-written article from Sara Bedigian’s full report in the authorized The Day browser session. It has not independently obtained the settlement or personnel file.
Photo: Killingly Town Hall, photographed August 21, 2020, by Kenneth C. Zirkel. This is a file photograph of the municipal building, not Blake or the settlement.