UpdatedTue, Mar 16, 2021 at 8:42 pm ET
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The Somers Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 Tuesday in favor of an appeal brought by neighbors of the Four Town Fairgrounds. (Tim Jensen/Patch)
SOMERS, CT A marathon hearing by the Somers Zoning Board of Appeals, encompassing eight hours of discussion over three sessions, finally ended Tuesday night with the board voting 4-1 to sustain an appeal brought by neighbors of the Four Town Fairgrounds, overturning a decision by the town s zoning enforcement officer regarding off-season rentals of the property.
Last summer, Zoning Enforcement Officer Jennifer Roy issued a ruling enabling the Union Agricultural Society of Somers, Enfield, Ellington & East Windsor, Inc. (UAS) to continue renting the property at 56 Egypt Rd. to outside organizations during off-season periods, other than the annual Four Town Fair and Hartford County 4-H Fair. Roy said based on more than 60 years of precedence, a special use permit was not required for