Annual Report 2007-2008(color).pub - Town of South Windsor

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Town Council Cary Prague Mayor Our 2007-2008 Annual Report reflects the work of our town staff and countless volunteers who make living in a community like South Windsor possible. I became your Mayor in September 2008 after Matthew Streeter became the Town Manager in Palmer, MA. We wish Matt all the best in his new career and thank him for over 20 years of service to South Windsor. Over the last ten years our Town Manager, working with our past and present Town Councils, Boards, and Commissions, has presided over unprecedented economic development such as Town Center, Evergreen Walk, Aldi’s Distribution Center, ECHN Health Care facilities, DST Output Technologies, many over 55 housing properties, the Wentworth Park office condominiums, and several assisted living facilities. We made much progress towards the work of prior successful referendums which include: • Purchased several new open space properties including one half of the Foster Farm property that abuts Avery Street. We also accepted several parcels of open space at the former Dzen Tree Farm including the pond on Barber Hill Road, home of the annual Super 60’s Sportsmen Fishing Derby, a favorite among our families. • Completed Miller Road drainage and Graham Road culvert projects and completed design on the Felt Rd bridge replacement over Farm Brook and the Main Street bridge over Stoughton Brook. Also made progress on Avery Street drainage projects and road widening on Deming Street. • Made significant progress towards a future referendum planned for November 2008 for the planning, acquisition, and construction of upgrades to the Water Pollution Control Facility Treatment Plant and applications to the Connecticut Clean Water Fund. We also made progress on a variety of projects throughout town including: • Opened a new Bark Park for dogs at the end of Chief Ryan’s way. On any day you can see hundreds of dogs and their owners enjoying the park. A special thanks to Police Chief Gary Tyler and the Friends of the Bark Park for their support. • Completed new football, soccer, and lacrosse fields at Rye Street Park. These were funded by a grant from the State of Connecticut, thanks to our state legislators Senator Gary LeBeau and Representative Bill Aman. We also look forward to working with Representative Tim Larson who represents the Pleasant Valley district. Also, the football club, South Windsor Panthers, raised money and installed a beautiful new scoreboard at the park. • Agreed to a matching funds grant of up to 6 | Town of South Windsor: Annual Report 2007/2008
Town Council Town Council Members Top Row: Deputy Mayor Gary Bazzano Councillor Kathryn Hale Councillor Edward Havens Councillor Lisa Maneeley Bottom Row: Councillor Kevin McCann Councillor Paul Oates Councillor John Pelkey Councillor Keith Yagaloff $50,000 to construct an indoor pitchingbatting facility at Rotary Field to benefit all baseball players in town. Also submitted a grant application for $15,000 to the CT department of Office Policy and Management for this facility. Additionally provided matching grant money for the Moms Club for new park benches at Rye Street and a new scoreboard for the South Windsor Panthers Football program. • Increased safety on Troy and Brookfield streets by banning large trucks not delivering on these roads. • Funding a partnership with the South Windsor Chamber of Commerce to develop a retail and tourism website to be called DiscoverSouthWindsor.com • Completed a new parking area at the Community Center that will increase the parking for seniors and others by 30%. • Increased the multiplier for our local option tax benefit for qualified senior and disabled citizens from 1.0 to 1.3 times (a 30% increase). • Thanks to the Osit family and many contributors, a new pavilion and garden area named Jacobs View in memory of their son was added next to My Friend’s Place. • Work was started at Wapping Park on Clark Street, thanks to Public Works and a variety of Eagle Scout projects resulting in a new parking lot and many walking trails. We also passed a resolution becoming a “20 by 2010” town agreeing to buy 20% of our energy from clean energy sources by 2010. This also allows us to receive solar panels for a municipal building at no charge based on the number of our residents signing up for the program through Northeast Utilities. We mourned the loss of Barry Scanlon, one of our outstanding employees who this year’s report is dedicated to. We will miss Barry’s smile and his dedication to his work and family. The next year will bring a new awareness of ourselves and a renewed spirit of hope and community. As a town, we are in good financial shape and are prepared to handle the adversity of the coming year. We will prevail. We will thrive. We are South Windsor. Town of South Windsor: Annual Report 2007/2008 | 7
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