5 Things To Know In Trumbull: 3-Tier Bus Plan Would Shift School Start Times, 123rd District Recanvass

TRUMBULL, CT — The Trumbull Board of Education hears a three-tier bus proposal Tuesday that would shift start times at every level, and the 123rd House District race is recanvassed Monday.

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

1. School Board Hears 3-Tier Bus Plan That Would Shift Start Times
When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m.
Where: Long Hill Administration Building, 6254 Main St.
What to know: Under the proposal in the board packet, the middle schools would start 33 minutes later (8:08 a.m. to 2:53 p.m.), Middlebrook would start 27 minutes earlier on the middle school schedule, the other five elementary schools would start 18 minutes later (8:53 a.m. to 3:38 p.m.) and the high school would end 13 minutes earlier. The packet says all 50 buses are in use and the earliest high school pickup is 6:03 a.m. The board also sets the THS Class of 2027 graduation date and takes up a policy on selecting instructional materials. The meeting streams on TCTV's YouTube page.
More information here.

2. Recanvass Of 123rd House District Vote
When: Monday, Nov. 9, noon
Where: Council Chambers, Town Hall, 5866 Main St.
What to know: Officials recanvass the machine, absentee, early and write-in votes for state representative in the 123rd Assembly District, which was contested in the Nov. 3 election, according to the town.
More information here.

3. Board Of Finance Takes Up Police Overtime After Contract Settlement
When: Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
Where: Council Chambers, Town Hall, 5866 Main St.
What to know: The Board of Finance's agenda includes a $362,850 transfer from contingency to police salaries and overtime and a $125,000 supplemental appropriation from fund balance for police shift differentials, both tied to the police contract settlement, plus an internal audit report on fleet inventory management, according to the agenda.
More information here.

4. Hillcrest Middle School Building Committee Gets Project Updates
When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m.
Where: Town Council Chambers, Town Hall, 5866 Main St.
What to know: The Hillcrest Middle School Building Committee gets updates from architect TSKP, project manager Arcadis and construction manager Bismark, according to the agenda.
More information here.

5. Mattress Recycling And 'Beyond The Bin' Drive
When: Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Trumbull High School, 72 Strobel Road
What to know: The town holds a mattress recycling event and its monthly Beyond the Bin recycling drive, according to the town calendar. Town offices are closed Wednesday for Veterans Day, and the loose leaf pickup program that began Nov. 4 continues.
More information here.