WESTON-EASTON-REDDING, CT — Weston, Easton and Redding vote in the state election Tuesday, Redding holds a flu clinic at the Community Center while the polls are open, and Weston and Redding residents can drop off household hazardous waste Saturday.
Here are five things to know about life around Weston, Easton and Redding this week:
1. Polls Open For The State Election
When: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Weston: Weston Middle School gym (rear entrance); Redding: Redding Community Center; Easton: your assigned polling place; Easton Town Hall, 225 Center Road
What to know: Weston votes in the Weston Middle School gym, with the entrance in back of the school, according to its Registrars of Voters. Redding votes at the Redding Community Center, according to the town's weekly calendar. In Easton, same-day registration is available on Election Day, and absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m., according to its registrars, who warn that ballots mailed three or four days before the election have arrived too late in past years.
More information here.
2. Redding Flu Clinic On Election Day
When: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Multipurpose Room, Redding Community Center, 37 Lonetown Road
What to know: Redding holds a flu clinic in the Community Center's multipurpose room on Election Day, according to the town's News and Calendar of Events for Nov. 2-7. The Community Center is also Redding's polling place.
More information here.
3. Regional Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off
When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Brookfield High School, 45 Long Meadow Hill Road, Brookfield
What to know: The Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority's last regional household hazardous waste day of the year is open to residents of its member towns, according to HRRA. Accepted items include paints, stains, pool chemicals, pesticides, aerosol cans, waste fuels and 1-pound propane cylinders; motor oil, antifreeze, electronics, fluorescent bulbs and auto batteries aren't accepted. Stay in your vehicle, bring a driver's license as proof of residency and put items at the back of the vehicle. It's rain or shine, and waits run five to 30 minutes. Weston and Redding are HRRA member towns; Easton is not.
More information here.
4. Easton Board Of Finance, Planning And Zoning Meet
When: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m.
Where: Board of Finance: Easton Senior Center; P&Z: Conference Room A, Town Hall, 225 Center Road
What to know: Easton's Board of Finance and Planning and Zoning Commission both hold regular meetings on Election Day evening, according to the town calendar. Neither agenda had been posted as of Friday. The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting set for the same night is canceled.
More information here.
5. Redding Revaluation Inspections Continue
When: Ongoing over the next few months
Where: Redding Town Hall, 100 Hill Road
What to know: Assessor's Office representatives are inspecting properties in person for Redding's 2027 townwide revaluation, which will set the October 2027 grand list and July 2028 tax bills, according to the town. Inspectors must show ID. Residents aren't legally required to let them inside, but the town asks for cooperation so homes are listed correctly. Questions go to the Assessor's Office at 203-938-2626.
More information here.
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