Woodbridge First Selectman Updates Residents On Key Issues

Shared by the town of Woodbridge and First Selectman Beth Heller

Here is a brief update on topics that were discussed at the September 12th Board of Selectmen meeting. Please follow the links to further detail available at our Town website on any items that interest you – and as always please let me know if you have ideas or thoughts you would like to share with me!-- First Selectman Beth Heller

The Selectmen received updates on several ongoing issues and projects:

• The CT Economic Resource Center (CERC) presented its Fiscal Health Analysis Preliminary Results. The Selectmen discussed the presented material with the CERC Team who will now incorporate this additional input into a Final Report to be delivered at our October BOS meeting. The key findings of this analysis are expected to provide timely insights to help us hold down costs and save taxpayer dollars as we begin consideration of next year's budget. The CERC presentation has been posted to the Town website -- to view it please visit: Current Issues & Projects - Woodbridge Board of Selectmen
• The Selectmen also received an update on the Town Center Beautification Plan, and heard the details of a plan for a Garden on the Town Green, across from Town Hall. Robin Gordon Schafer attended the meeting to provide details of a gift from her family to the Town that would make this garden possible. Garden designer Leslie Martino displayed the garden plan and described how the garden will highlight the entryway to the beautiful space that is our Town Green and kick-off our larger project of beautifying the Town Center. I would again like to invite other interested community members and organizations to get in touch to find out how they can also donate to help complete some of the other projects outlined in the Beautification Plan. The draft plan is online for review. Please email Betsy Yagla for details or to comment.

Improved Sound and Video

The Selectmen also received an update regarding a grant that has been received from the Cable Advisory Council to upgrade the sound system in Town Hall's Central Meeting Room. The planned enhancements will provide a better listening experience both in the room for those attending our meetings, and for the home audience who view our meetings either on Cable Channel 79 or online at the Town's YouTube Channel, WGATV. In addition to this sound system project which will begin shortly, the Town has also ushered in Live video streaming of meetings -- please visit the WGATV YouTube Channel to watch live coverage of upcoming meetings, or see video re-plays of recorded meetings on-demand.

Former-Country Club of Woodbridge Property view this portion of the video of the meeting to learn more. The Selectmen have made no decisions yet. Any proposal for this property will of course ultimately be considered by voters in a referendum and I will continue to keep the public informed of all developments along the way.

Meetings, Events & Reminders • The Town Plan & Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing regarding the adoption of proposed Zoning Regulations for the Town of Woodbridge, on Thursday, September 20 at 7pm in the Senior Café of the Center Building. Further information and documents for public review are available on the website.

The next meeting of the Board of Selectmen's Ordinance Committee will take place on Thursday, October 4 beginning at 5pm in the Main Meeting Room at Town Hall. Please refer to the Town website for information as it is posted.

Fallapalooza 2018 events will take place between October 6th and October 31st. Visit the Town website for details and updates to information as it becomes available. Come join in the fun!