5 Things To Know In Norwich: $55M Police Headquarters Question, Early Voting And More

NORWICH, CT — Early voting opens Monday at City Hall, where voters will decide a $55 million bond for a new police headquarters at 300 Main St., and the City Council receives a memo on the project's bonding.

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

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1. Early Voting Opens; Police HQ Bond On Ballot
When: Monday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Nov. 1; Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3
Where: Room 335, City Hall, 100 Broadway
What to know: Early voting and same-day registration run in Room 335 at City Hall, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with hours extended to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 and Oct. 29, according to the city's warning of election. The ballot asks voters to approve a $55 million appropriation and bond authorization for a new police headquarters at 300 Main St. downtown.
More information here.

2. City Council Gets Police Station Bonding Memo
When: Monday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Broadway
What to know: The City Council will receive a memo on municipal bonding for the proposed police station and a resignation from the Golf Course Authority, and hold a hearing and vote on a curb reimbursement for a sidewalk project, according to the agenda. The meeting is televised and streamed on the city website.
More information here.

3. School Building Committee Reviews Greeneville, Stanton
When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Room 319, City Hall, 100 Broadway
What to know: The School Building Committee will get updates on Greeneville and John B. Stanton elementary schools, Uncas and Moriarty elementary schools, and Teachers' Middle School and the central office, and consider vendors for code and structural peer reviews of the middle school project, according to the agenda.
More information here.

4. Public Works Committee And Senior Affairs Meet
When: Monday, Oct. 19; Senior Affairs 9:30 a.m., Public Works & Capital Improvements 4:30 p.m.
Where: Senior Affairs: Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive; Public Works: 50 Clinton Ave.
What to know: The Senior Affairs Commission meets Monday morning at the Rose City Senior Center and the council's Public Works and Capital Improvements subcommittee meets that afternoon, according to the city calendar.
More information here.

5. Temporary Polling Place For District 4
When: Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Thomas W. Mahan Elementary School, 94 Salem Turnpike
What to know: District 4 voters cast ballots at Thomas W. Mahan Elementary School on Election Day, according to the city's warning of election. Other polling places are Moriarty School (District 1), the Rose City Senior Center (2), Huntington School (3), Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (5) and the Ahepa-110-II Apartments community room (6).
More information here.