At a Special Meeting of the Wethersfield Town Council, held on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield Street, the following motions were made and voted upon. All Councilors were present and all voted; Councilor Console by conference call.
The State's Attorney Office has released their report concerning the shooting death of Gerard Chapdelaine in Wethersfield on November 6, 2007.
The Wethersfield Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to have the availability of Online Registration for its instructional classes. Everyone can register for programs from the comfort of their home using a credit card, 24 hours a day/seven days a week, all through an encrypted and secure Internet connection.
On January 25, 2008 the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism announced that the Town of Wethersfield and the Wethersfield Historical Society were awarded a matching grant of $25,200 from the Co-operative Grant Program for use with Historic Wethersfield Billboard Advertising. The funds will be used to support the placement of billboard advertising along the major thoroughfares of Connecticut during the summer months of 2008.
The Tax Office is pleased to announce the installation of a new Payment Drop Box located at the main entrance to Town Hall, accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Residents wishing to use the box should remit all payments in an envelope and we request that you use checks only. No cash please. Residents may also leave parking ticket payments in the box as well, but again please no cash. Envelopes should include the appropriate bill remittance advice, or the check should clearly be marked with the appropriate bill number identification.
At their January 15, 2008 meeting the Wethersfield Planning and Zoning Commission approved a series of amendments to Section 6.3 (Sign Regulations) of the Wethersfield Zoning Regulations.
The regulation changes are designed both to clarify existing sections of the regulations and to add language that would permit new signage in both residential and commercial zones. Specifically, the changes affect the following: sponsorship signs on baseball and softball fields, maximum wall sign area in business zones, flashing and animated signs, open signs in business zones, temporary signs for off premise events, signage for historical organizations, seasonal banners on streetlamps, portable signs in business signs and temporary signs for tag sales.
The regulations went into effect on Friday, January 18, 2008 and a detailed copy of the changes are available in the Planning Department at Town Hall and are available online*.
*This linked file is in Adobe's Portable Document Format. To view it you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer. It is available for free download at:
Since 1998 the Wethersfield Department of Social and Youth Services has benefited from their collaboration with the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving through the Steven M. Salter Memorial Fund. Through disbursements over the last ten years the Department's Positive Youth Development programs have been enhanced. The year 2007 was no exception.
The 2008 Town Guide, Calendar and Chamber of Commerce Directory was delivered to residents in the December issue of Wethersfield Life and is also available at the Town Hall and the Public Library for residents to pick up.
At their November 19 meeting, Town Council voted to change the location of future meetings to the Silas Deane Middle School auditorium. Starting time will continue to be 7:30 p.m.
The expanded Interim Library is now open! Internet computers are available to the public. It is now possible to browse our collection of books, CDs, audio books, DVDs and videos. All of the children's materials may now be browsed by the public. See the expanded spaces by taking the "Interim Library Tour."