Town of Wethersfield

580 Silas Deane Highway - Catcher's Sports Bar - Former Boiler Room

Interior renovations have been completed and this restaurant/bar has reopened under new ownership.

200 Main Street - Keeney Center - Farmer's Market

The new Farmer's Market has begun operations outside of the Keeney Center. The first market date was held on Thursday, May 28 and every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.

123 Progress Drive CREC School

A TCO has been issued to permit occupancy of the first 2 phases of this expansion project.

137 Main Street - State Farm Insurance

431 Hartford Avenue - Wethersfield Academy For The Arts

On Wednesday June 3, 2009 a ceremonial ground breaking was held to celebrate the start of construction for this arts facility.

Hartford Medical Group - 1025 Silas Deane Highway

On Wednesday June 3, 2009 a ceremonial "topping off" ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of the framing for this medical office complex at the Wethersfield Shopping Center.

Wethersfield Family Dental - 899 Silas Deane Highway

Interior renovations are underway to accommodate this dental office on the second floor of this building.

1303 Silas Deane Highway - Farm Fresh ( Goff Brook Shops)

Construction has begun to create a new storefront space for a fruit and vegetable market in a portion of the former Baby Boom space.

• Working with prospective property owner for purchase of 322 Silas Deane Highway and conversion to a financial services office. An application for façade funds has been submitted to the EDIC.
• Conducted walk thru of former Masonic Hall on Main Street for prospective purchaser with Town Code officials.
• Working with realtor and prospective tenant for use of vacant property at 330 Silas Deane Highway.
• Assisting with site search for owner/developer on Silas Deane Highway.
• Met with prospective purchaser for Fun Zone building.
• Met with owner and prospective tenant for the vacant space in the Marcus Insurance building on the Silas Deane Highway.
• Working with architect and engineer on final code issues for assisted living project on Ridge Road.

Economic Development and Improvement Commission

• The Commission is planning for the initiation of a Shop Wethersfield program and will soon be compiling information for the development of an electronic business directory. The Commission will be sending out a mailing to all local businesses to solicit input into this new program.
• The EDIC welcomed new members Jay Amoruso and Jonah Evenson.
• The Commission approved additional façade improvement funding for the Wolcott Center Commercial Condominiums (Leo's Pizza etc.) at 685 Wolcott Hill Road.
• The Commission is discussing with the Chamber of Commerce the creation of a more comprehensive business directory and Town Guide.

Tourism/ Preserve America

• Last week we received 13 responses to the design portion of our wayfinding signage RFP. Interviews are scheduled in the near future.
• On June 3 a meeting was held with the Historic Wethersfield Stakeholders Group to share information of mutual concern.
• On June 11/12 the Old Wethersfield Shopkeepers will be hosting a travel writer from Journeys Magazine for a future article in that publication.

Noteworthy

• A draft of a new ordinance that would authorize our Land Use Commissions to charge additional Land Use Fees will be submitted to Council for consideration this month.
• Working on RFP for consultant to update 2000 Plan of Conservation and Development.
• The Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Wednesday May 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wethersfield Country Club.
• The Chamber has hired an Executive Director Ellyn Laramie who will support the agency and its new office at 200 Main Street. We welcome Ellyn to her new position.
• On May 26 staff participated in the Bond Rating presentation.
• On May 22 staff attended a workshop entitled "Swift, Certain & Smart: Best Practices In Land Use" at North East Utilities in Berlin.