| When: 7pm Thursday, March 16th Join us in-person! Hamden Board of Education, 60 Putnam Ave(user the side entrance, meeting will take place in the board room) Or join us on Zoom! Interested in making our neighborhood more sustainable and eco-friendly? Join the WCA Thursday, March 16th, for a community meeting and Q&A featuring Bob Pattison and Susan Sternberg with a discussion on pollinators, native plants, watershed-friendly practices, and all things sustainable gardening! As spring eagerly approaches, the WCA is excited to host Bob and Susan to share their knowledge and lessons learned in creating a healthy and natural landscape that promotes biodiversity and enhances the local environment. Their Spring Glen home garden earned the August 2022 Residential Green Award from Hamden Land Conservation Trust and Mill River Watershed Association. #shrinkthelawn |
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Category Archives: News
October Meeting Information
How old is the town Charter? Does it still work? How can I have input?
Join us Thursday, October 20th at 7pm to learn about the the Town Charter and the Charter Revision Commission. Jackie Downing, two-time Charter Revision Commission member and life-long Hamden resident, will talk about the processes and procedures and about how we, as residents and voters can be involved.
The meeting will be at the Board of Education building, 60 Putnam Avenue (entrance off the driveway, look for signs) and a Zoom option will be available for those not wishing to attend in-person (Zoom link will be emailed out day-of and will be posted here on our website).
Time pending at the end of the meeting, we will review results from the community survey and discuss how the responses will shape upcoming WCA initiatives. Here is a link to the survey – we are still accepting responses, please take a couple minutes to provide feedback if you haven’t already.
March Meeting Information
Thursday, March 17, 7pm
Whitneyville Cultural Commons
1253 Whitney Avenue
The Whitneyville Civic Association will hold its regular meeting this Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Our featured speaker will be Mayor Lauren Garrett. She will present on the Hamden Transition Report, updates, and have time for questions.
See you on Thursday evening!
Register now for League of Women Voters forum with state senators
| Saturday, January 30, 10-11:30am (Zoom) The LWV of Hamden/North Haven has organized a Zoom webinar to replace our usual Breakfast with the Legislators. We will have two panels: the first for our state senators on January 30, and the second for our state representatives, to be held in February. Our state senators, Martin Looney, Paul Cicarella, and Jorge Cabrera will be live on Zoom to discuss the issues facing our state this year. We welcome questions in advance to pose to our senators. Use the link below to register. You will be sent a reminder with the zoom link the morning of January 30. https://bit.ly/39PREF3 Please send questions for the senators or about this event to Alice Baxter at LWVHNHtreasurer@gmail.com |
Standing Room Only at Nov 29 Library Event
More than 30 people packed the Whitneyville Branch Library last evening for the latest “Evening in the Stacks” event co-sponsored by the Civic Association and Hamden Public Library. Bruce Coffin, read excerpts from The Long Light of Those Days, his memoir about growing up in Woodstock, Vermont.
The event featured great conversations with neighbors and the author, book signing, and delicious snacks (including homemade donuts from our favorite librarian).
Mark your calendars for our next event on Saturday morning, February 9, featuring award-winning local children’s author, Deborah Freedman.
Mill River Watershed Plan
The final plan for the Mill River Watershed was released this fall. You can see the full plan at: http://www.ctenvironment.org/what-we-do/saving-sound-rivers/restoration-project-gallery/mill-river-watershed-management-plan/.
To learn more about the Mill River Watershed Plan or upcoming events, please contact Nicole Davis at reducerunoff@savethesound.org.
Become a Voting Member!
The Whitneyville Civic Association supports local events including our summer music concerts at Denicola Park and the annual Whitneyville Fall Festival. Please consider becoming a voting member — annual dues are $10 for individuals and $20 for businesses.
You can join online at whitneyvile.org/join or mail you membership fee to:
Whitneyville Civic Association
PO Box 6031
Hamden CT 06517
Thanks!
Flowers in Whitneyville
Thanks to our local merchants for beautifying the neighborhood!
Wine 101 article
A nice article today on Wine 101, one of our sponsors for the Summer Music Concerts (along with Framed).
Keep Whitneyville Clean
The Whitneyville Progressive Action Network created a one-page reminder on how to keep our neighborhood clean. Just in time for April, which is bulk trash pick-up month.
Keep Our Neighborhood Free of Illegal Dumping!
If you have bulk garbage you need to get rid of:
- You can put it out by the curb during April and October and the city will pick it up. Please note that the town cannot pick up TVs.
- During the months in between, you can put something out in the hope that someone will pick it up. However, please don’t put it out for more than a couple of days and only in good weather.
Consider donating the furniture to a charity:
- Salvation Army: (203) 230-2323, 1359 Dixwell Ave.
- Goodwill (203) 248-1600, 2901 State Street or 2369 Dixwell Ave.
- Take to the town dump. 341 Wintergreen Ave. in New Haven (203-387-2435). Bring ID to prove residency. The town dump will accept TVs.
If you see bulk garbage left out for weeks on end during months other than April and October:
- Report it on SeeClickFix. https://seeclickfix.com/
Residents on this site can notify the town about issues in their neighborhood, upload photos, and track the town’s response. You don’t need to identify yourself.
- Call Hamden Planning and Zoning (203) 287-7070 and report the problem.
Be sure to give the address where the garbage has been dumped. You don’t need to identify yourself.
- Ask your neighbors to do the same! A volume of calls is more likely to be effective. One way to do this is to post the information on NextDoor.com https://nextdoor.com/ and ask others in your neighborhood to report it. You can upload a photo on NextDoor as well.
Feel free to copy this notice and give it to your neighbors!
We live in a beautiful neighborhood! Let’s keep it that way!
Sponsored by Whitneyville Progressive Action Network (WPAN Works)