5 Things To Know In Hartford: $6.4M Police Tech Deal, Land Bank Transfers And More

HARTFORD, CT — The City Council takes up a $6.4 million, five-year police technology agreement with Axon on Monday, along with transferring six city-owned properties to the Hartford Land Bank and a ground lease for 20 mixed-income apartments on Edwards Street, while fall milling and paving continues.

Here are five things to know about life around Hartford this week:

1. Council Weighs $6.4 Million Police Technology Deal With Axon
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. (hybrid)
Where: City Hall and online (hpatv.org, Comcast Channel 96); 550 Main St.
What to know: The City Council will consider a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprise consolidating the Police Department's three Axon contracts, for body-worn and in-car cameras, TASERs, Fusus and patrol drones, and adding 100 TASERs and drone technology for ATV and street takeover enforcement, according to the council packet. The deal totals $6,440,038.58: $850,165.71 in the first year and $991,255.13 in the second, the same amounts already due under existing contracts, then $1,532,872.58 a year. The mayor's letter says consolidating saves about $1 million. At an Oct. 19 committee meeting, a deputy chief said the TASERs would double officers' supply from 100 to 200.
More information here.

2. Six Properties To The Land Bank, Edwards Street Housing Lease
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. (hybrid)
Where: City Hall and online; 550 Main St.
What to know: Also on the council agenda: transferring six city-owned properties acquired through tax deed sales or blight lien foreclosures to the Hartford Land Bank for redevelopment, at 25 Edgewood St., 99 Dart St., 83 Mansfield St., 262 Palm St., 331 Capen St., and 128 Kent St., according to the packet. The council will also consider a development agreement and ground lease with VASE Management LLC for 98 and 104 Edwards St., where the company proposes a 20-unit mixed-income building, and $200,000 in surplus funds for Connecticut Children's Hospital-based violence intervention program.
More information here.

3. Fall Milling And Paving Continues
When: Through Nov. 15
Where: Citywide; questions to Hartford 311, 550 Main St.
What to know: The city's 2026 milling and paving program runs through Nov. 15, according to the city, with daytime and overnight work on streets listed in the city's 2026 milling and paving plan. Schedules can shift with weather, traffic and utility work.
More information here.

4. Parks Commission Discusses Park Safety
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.
Where: Second-floor conference room, 50 Jennings Road
What to know: The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission will hear a recreation update and discuss health and safety in city parks, including items from a subcommittee meeting and planning for a November meeting with the mayor, according to its agenda. The meeting is hybrid, in person and on Microsoft Teams, and includes public comment.
More information here.

5. Council Public Works And Parks Committee Meets
When: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m.
Where: City Hall and online (hpatv.org); 550 Main St.
What to know: The City Council's Public Works, Parks, Recreation and Environment Committee meets Wednesday, according to the council's meeting portal. The agenda had not been posted as of Thursday, Oct. 22.
More information here.