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🌱 Patch AM: Oxford Charter Changes Could Eliminate Annual Capital-Plan Town Meeting

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Greetings Oxford! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Oxford considers replacing its Capital Plan Town Meeting with a hearing
  • How September roadwork on Route 487 will affect your Oxford commute
  • Oxford responders helped search for missing Shelton man found dead

Also on today's calendar: St. Jude's Parish Italian Festival (Wednesday Aug 19 - Saturday Aug 29th) and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oxford Charter Changes Could Eliminate Annual Capital-Plan Town Meeting (patch.com) — Oxford officials are weighing a charter change that would replace the annual March Capital Plan Town Meeting with a February public hearing jointly run by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance. Residents would still review and comment on a five-year plan for major projects, but no funding would be approved at the hearing, with final project recommendations made later by the selectmen and subject to voter approval.
   

• Milling and Resurfacing on Route 487 in Southbury and Oxford (ct.gov) — Expect lane closures on Route 487 in Oxford starting September 1 as the state begins milling and resurfacing between Kettletown State Park and Route 67. Weekday work will run 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. through September 18, with traffic control guiding drivers and possible schedule changes if weather interferes.
   

• Missing 73-year-old Shelton man found dead Monday, police say (ctpost.com) — Oxford Fire/EMS and Oxford K9 Search and Rescue played a key role in the multiagency search for a 73-year-old Shelton man who was sadly found dead Monday. Shelton police say the circumstances remain under investigation and thanked all regional partners, volunteers, and residents who helped.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 26
  • NHS Senior Sunrise
    Nonnewaug High School NHS Field
    5:45 am
  • Coffee & Conversation: The Beecher Building Project →
    Woodbridge, CT Calendar, 4 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge
    10:00 am
  • Mahjong Meetup
    Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
    11:00 am
  • FILM FESTIVAL NIGHT!
    Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
    6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Skip Traditional Garden Beds: The Rustic Solution That'll Give Your Yard An Upgrade (housedigest.com)
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Seymour

  • Two Valley Students Receive Green Building Award (newhavenindependent.org)
  • CT man killed by falling rocks during construction accident in Seymour (courant.com)
  • Seymour quarry worker struck, killed by falling rocks (fox61.com)

Naugatuck

  • Naugatuck Home With 'Heated Pool, Deck' Listed For Sale (patch.com)

Ok Oxford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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