Obama had his State of the Union; Slifka had his State of the Town ... Thank goodness West Hartford's Mayor is no Barack Obama ... At least this Democrat, Slifka, has some vision that includes fiscal responsibility and business growth ... West Hartford News reported that Slifka spoke about "controlled spending, the second-coming of Blue Back Square and a commuter rail to mark West Hartford as the new regional hub of the state ... by the year 2020" ... Slifka addressed about 40 members of the
Tax collection is higher than expected: The Revenue Collection Office reported that, despite the struggling economy, tax collection exceeded the 99% collection rate by 0.1% for fiscal year 2008-2009. - WH Town Manager Council Briefs August 21, 2009 ... Even though tax collections are up and we seem to be muddling though this poor economy in our town, we are still seeing store closings in The Center. The last casualties were Zachers Photo Shop and Mimi's Maternity. We haven't heard a peep from
Move over Noah Webster. It looks like West Hartford might be paying homage to a different kind of Noah ... You know - The one with the ark ... In case you haven't heard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has redrawn and revised federal maps of flood-prone places in Connecticut, as well as across the country ... This has some property owners concerned and angry because they will now be required by their mortgage companies to obtain flood insurance, which can be quite expensive,
It's a parking card ... It's a shoppers card ... It's an instant rewards card ... It's cooler than cash! ... It's just like having a new local currency! ... West Hartford's Parcxmart card is an idea that has finally arrived in town ... Parcxmart cards are being used in a few cities, and in Connecticut it's being used in West Haven, Bridgeport and now West Hartford. The list of cities will no doubt grow as people catch onto this, and more cities utilize the technology ... You can use your West
Celebrate! West Hartford ... June 13 and 14, 2009 ... West Hartford, Connecticut ... West Hartford's 23rd annual celebration ... Free Admission - Rain or Shine ... Celebrate! West Hartford is a highly attended, annual tradition that promotes, embraces and celebrates community life ... Attracting well over 30,000 people each year, Celebrate! also provides festival attendees with a wide range of wholesome family activities – an award winning juried arts & crafts show, great food, entertainment,
Besides West Hartford Cable TV, we are fortunate to have another video news source in town: ... West Hartford's new independent online news service, LocalOnlineNews.TV ... They provide extended online video coverage of news and events specific to the West Hartford area. What a terrific enterprise! So far the videos have been pretty good ... Here is an example: ... Visit their YouTube location ...
The total of cost of all of the projects submitted by Connecticut is $2,650,247,958 ... The total cost of all the projects submitted by West Hartford is $66,750,000 according to this report ... The people over at Stimulus Watch lets you see projects by State and Town ... In the online report are the "shovel-ready" projects that the mayors of this state submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss
As if the strain on education budgets weren't enough, the magnet schools are now billing tuition and demanding more money from surrounding area schools ... This article was filed in the Hartford Courant - ... On top of paying tuition for magnet schools run by the Capitol Region Education Council, Hartford's suburban districts are being billed for the first time if they send children to one of the city's district-run "host" magnets ... Most districts have paid the $2,500-per-child bill from the