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Meeting announcement

July (mini) Meeting, July 15, Denicola Park

July 15, 6:00-6:10 pm

Denicola Park, Treadwell St. at the Summer Music Slam.
Agenda:

  • Brief updates from the Association: traffic and fall festival
  • Opportunity to raise new issues individually with officers
  • Thanks to all performers!
The Association has historically cancelled the July meeting due to summer travel and vacations. This brief meeting will be a chance to touch base and gather any issues to help plan the regular September meeting.
Meeting announcement, Minutes

January meeting, Thursday, January 8

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January 8, 7:00-9:00 pm

basement of 1253 Whitney
(new co-working space in old Whitneyville church)

1253 Whitney Ave

  • Rochford Field update
  • Hamden Hall building plans
  • WCA bylaws changes
  • Roundtable to raise new issues

 

MINUTES:

Greeting, agenda review, intro officers 7:00 – 7:05

Overview of by-laws changes – Scott (no discussion) 7:05 – 7:15
–post list of standing committees
–open up a commenting post

Dale Kroop, Dir. Economic and Community Development 7:15 – 7:30
–Rochford Field and Vilano Park, ex Mill Rock Park
–Part of consent order related to cleanup, this is phase 2 (residential=1, middle school=3)
–Lights- limited to 10 night events per year (all lights off by 10pm per ordinance)
–Hamden $8m, CT DEEP is $4m – $10m construction, $2m is engineering & operation/mgt cost + contingency
–Operational as sports fields in spring 2016 (one year to get grass established)
–Basketball courts (2), tennis, and multi-age playground, stage, etc. open partially in fall 2015.
–Major accomplishment includes all new storm drainage – should help with major storm events
–Parking at old house sites will remain parking, working with police on street parking, esp. on Mill Rock
–call Dale at 287-7033 with questions

Hamden Hall head of school Bob Izzo 7:30 – 8:15
–Christian Dinkeloo, architect
–565 students preK-12, ~160 from Hamden
–Short video presentation
–Review of plans with architect
–Two phases – relocate parking and gym renos, this summer; new lower school after that
–Pending Zoning approval
–Parking expansion will be pervious surface to preserve drainage, per code

Introductions of attendees 8:15
Kath Shumacher, 5th District rep.
–2015 is an election year: Mayor, Clerk, some BoE, and all Councilmembers

Mike D’Agostino, State rep 91st
–Session started yesterday
–PILOT reform is pending… Sen. Looney & Rep. Sharkey are on it
–Transportation funding discussion, major push for Governor
–Education bonding projects for local pre-K and special ed are proposed
–Continuing Care Community resident council bill-of-rights proposed

Roundtable, announcements 8:45 – 9:00

Announcement of next meeting
March 12, 2015

Picture with Rep. D’Agostino

Meeting at 1253 Whitney.
Meeting at 1253 Whitney.

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