Politics & Government
Council Wants Funds Restored for Horse Guard in Avon
At a special meeting Wednesday, the council adopted a resolution to ask the state to restore the funds.
At a special meeting Wednesday, the Avon Town Council adopted a resolution to ask the state to restore the funds for the First Company Horse Guard, the Hartford Courant reports.
The resolution asks that the $70,000 be restored and that the two horse guard units - Avon and Newtown - remain as they are.
The vote was unanimous and several residents - and a few people from out of town - attended the meeting to support the effort.
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The unit was established in 1778, which is said to be the oldest cavalry unit in the country, and has been in Avon since 1954.
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