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Town of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Ye most auncient towne in Connecticut. 1634.

Weekly Management Report

 

Jeff Bridges, Town Manager
May 18, 2012

  1. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
    1. Manager
      • This year, in recognition of all veterans who have returned home, the Memorial Day Parade theme will be "Welcome Home Veterans." The parade will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2012 and will begin at 9 a.m.
      • May 17th was the opening day of the Wethersfield Farmer’s Market. Check out their new location by the DMV in front of the Solomon Welles House, 220 Hartford Ave., every Thursday from 3–6 p.m.
    2. Upcoming Events
      • Walk Now for Autism Speaks—The team Friends of Phoenix is looking for more members to walk with them on June 3rd and/or make donations towards their goal of raising $5,000. Visit http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/greaterhartford/dcivitillo for more information.
      • A Household Hazardous Waste Collection event will be held in Wethersfield on June 23, 2012 at Wethersfield High School.
    3. Council and Board/Committee Dates
      • High School Building Committee, Thursday May 24th, 6:30 p.m.
    4. Liaison Meetings:
      • Historic District Commission, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, Deputy Mayor Console
      • Library Board, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, Councilor Drake
      • Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, Thursday, May 24, 2012, Councilor Hurley
    5. Department/Division News
      • Police Department: The April 2012 Monthly Report is attached.
      • Social & Youth Services: The April 2012 Monthly Report is attached.
      • Tax Office: The Tax Collections report for FY 11/12 through April 20, 2012 is attached.
      • Parks & Recreation: The April 2012 Monthly Report is attached.
      • Library: Attached is the April 2012 Monthly Report and Statistics, along with a copy of an article from the May 11th edition of the Wethersfield Post about the “Time to Talk” program held on Tuesday evenings at the library.
      • Social & Youth Services: On May 15th and 16th, Panera Bread held a Spring Cleaning drive for the Wethersfield Food Bank. House cleaning and personal hygiene items were collected at th new Panera Bread in the Wethersfield Shopping Center. Each donor received a Panera gift card valued from $2 to $500 (two $500 gift card recipients were identified).  A total of 867 items were collected and an additional fifty food items were donated. The Department of Social and Youth Services wishes to express their thanks to Panera Bread and their very dedicated staff for a most successful event.
    6. Chamber of Commerce
      • Upcoming Events
    7. CCM
    8. CRCOG
  2. PROJECT UPDATES
    • Wayfinding Signs: Sign repairs were initiated. No new sign placements staked; designer still unavailable.
    • Morrison Avenue Sidewalks: GEG Construction returned for final lawn restoration; stone pillar repairs to begin end this week or next week weather permitting.
    • Road Maintenance: Milling completed this week on Church Street, Holly Lane, Woodland Street and Folly Brook Blvd. Paving begins end of this week.
    • Olney Road Drainage: Double C Construction has begun storm drain install.
  3. ATTACHMENTS
    1. Autism Flyer
    2. Police Department Monthly Report
    3. Social & Youth Services Monthly Report
    4. Parks & Recreation Monthly Report
    5. Tax Office Collections Report
    6. Library Monthly Report & Article
    7. Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
 
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