2013 Event Calendar   
 Jan      Feb      Mar      Apr      May      June      July      Aug      Sept      Oct      Nov      Dec    Jan '14

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February 9

Blizzard Pizza Party

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March 18

2013 Calendar Meeting

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May 3 

Kenyon Progressive Potluck Dinner

See 2012 pics!

   6:30- Cocktails - 110 Kenyon

   7:45- Dinner - 67 Kenyon
   
   9:00- Dessert - 82 Kenyon

   RSVP  Doug  by 4/30    flyer   
 

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June 1

GardensAround the West End

 

 

 

 

Sponsored by WECA

 

 

10 - 4  p.m. 

Pick up the map at Central Market at Farmington Ave and Kenyon St starting 9 a.m. on Saturday morning.  May be available sooner

Rain date in the event of heavy rain Sunday June 2.

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June 26

Elizabeth Park Concert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6:30  p.m. 

Bring a picnic dinner and find our group

RSVP:  Erin

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July 20

Backyard Grilled Pizza Party

 

 

about 5:30 p.m. 

RSVP: Ray

(BYO Beverages and Toppings)

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October 27

Cancelled

Pumpkin Carving &
Brunch  

 

1:00 p.m. 

RSVP: Martha

Photo from Bucks Happening

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November 9

Cocktail
Party

 

 

4:00 - 6:00  p.m. 

RSVP: Tony and Randy

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December 8

Cookie Swap 

 

 

 

2:00  PM 

RSVP: Erin and Julio

Photo from Wikipedia
Sac Foodies.  See their cookie recipes.

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To Be Rescheduled

Murder Mystery Night 

 

 

 

6:00  PM 

RSVP: Mary and Nancy

Photo from Hawthorn House

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Kenyon-West End  Issues

City Services: dial 311  or   311@Hartford.gov   or   http://www.seeclickfix.com/ hartford
 Officer Joseph Sherbo  860-757-4483 (o), 860-305-5998 (c), sherj003@hartford.gov ,  911    WECA - General Safety Info

MDC Sewer Separation    UConn Law School Housing     I-84 Viaduct     Old Shell Station Development     Hfd Restoration Project 
Lot for MDC use at 31 Kenyon      Use of 44 Kenyon     Foreclosure at 52 Kenyon      Sale of 62 Kenyon

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Currently Resolved:
Accessory Dwelling Unit      Hartford City Plan 2020      Traffic Calming     Student Parking      Magnet School at HCW    
Dumpsters at 550 Farmington    Kentucky Fried Chicken        Mobil Drive-Thru     

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Road Closures Map

  Status:

  3/2014:
  Changed from work
  throughout
  the WE to only in first blocks
  off Farmington from Prospect
  to Tremont, then starting at
  Denison to Marshall.  No
  plans for gap area, incl
  Kenyon. Conduit for fiber
  optics to Oxford.

  Promised screening of lot on
  Kenyon, promised no truck 
  traffic north on the street,
  promised lot no longer used
  by them after 2/2015.

  Road Closures Map

  The MDC is separating the 
  sewer & water lines in parts 
  of the West End as part of a 
  larger clean water project.
  Road work begins 
  4/13/2012.

  Project-wide separation ends
  2018.

  Meetings:
  4/26/2012 - MDC Meeting 
  on Sewer Replacement.  
  7 pm.  United Methodist
  Church

  Documents:
  MDC Overview
  Clean Water Plan: 2/2010 
  Hartford Overview Map
  Road Closures Map

  Resources:

  MDC Citizen's Advisory
  Committee

MDC Clean Water Map

click for larger view

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Asylum Ave.
Old Hfd College for Women site

  Status:

  Developers  working with
  Law School gauging interest of
  grad students in housing (might
  be for whole school?).
  

  Resources:

  WECA Notice and initial
  decisions by developers: 
  5/8/2014 

Click to enlarge
Proposed site: Hfd College for Women
Asylum Ave.
From amyberquist.com

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510 Farmington Ave.

Developers have lot for sale. Info

  Status:

  
  In 2005 developers 
  Farmington-Girard LLC 
  purchased and
  cleaned the site to build a 
  mixed use commercial - 
  residential project.  They are
  selling the lot   Info
  

  3/2012 -   They have put the 
      lot up for sale.
      2012 Assessment

  Resources:

  Farmington-Girard LLC Info

  
  Farmington Ave. Alliance
  Contact: Jill Barrett
  jbarrett@farmingtonavenue.org
 

  
  WECA Zoning Committee:
  Chair: John Gale 
  To Receive WECA Notices 

510 Farmington Ave - Old Shell  Lot

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  Status:
  
  10 year DOT planning to
  re-design I-84 viaduct thru  
  Hfd.  3 public meetings (2
  already held).
  

  3/25/10:
  Courant Blog on Alternatives
  Sketches of Alternatives
  Comments on Alternatives

  03/25/10:  Meeting Summary 
  11/19/09:  Meeting Summary

  
  Resources:

  ConnDOT:
  I-84 Hartford Viaduct Study
  see full documents

  DOT PowerPoint Overview  

  Goody Clancy, Boston Firm

  HUB Committee (CRCOG host)
  (appointed by Mayor)
  minutes

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1/25/2014-
Reduced to $589,000
 
9/11/2013- 
 Listed For Sale as  
 licensed rooming 
 house: 8 rooms w/  
 3 br apt.
 $650,000

 9 units in 1-2 Unit
 Zone

 Violates City Plan  
 and West End NRZ
 Plan.WE #1, 2 & 5

  Status:

 1/25/2014- Reduced to
                $589,000

 9/25/2013- 
                 WECA Zoning Info:
                  License not 
                  transferable, New 
                  owner can apply.

 9/11/2013- Listed For Sale as
                 licensed rooming 
                 house: 8 rooms w/ 
                 3 br apt.
                 $650,000

  1/25/2012- 62 owner testifies 
                 against ADU as 
                 devaluing his home 
                 (125  Scarborough)

  11/14/08-  City reinstates
                  license.  No
                  permanent
                  signage allowed.  
                  Def of Temp sign:
                  1 mo. prior to 1 
                  week after.

   9/18/08- Cease and desist
                order issued - that
                the property be 
                converted back to
                single family.  

  8/22/2007 - Craig's List Ad 
                for 1 Room at 
                $145/week.

         2006- failure to renew
         boarding house license.

  10/25/00- Transfer of
                  ownership to
                  LLC

  Resources:

  Roger O'Brien, 
  Hfd City Planning Director
  OBRIR001@hartford.gov

  John Mullen, Sr. Planner
  Hfd Dept. Development 
  Services
  757-9050

  8/22/2007 - Craig's List Ad 
            for 1 Room at 
            $145/week.
  
  Assessment 

  Assessment Look Up

  Hfd Zoning Regs_3/23/2012

  Hfd Land Use Map, 2020

  One City One Plan: Residential

9 Unit Rooming House in 1-2 Unit Zone

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 1/7/14- 
 New City program
 for homeowners to
 fix blighted
 exteriors. 

 So. Whitney St. 
 home first to be
 completed.

  Status:

 1/7/2014- 
              Mayor Announces
              new anti-blight
              program. Release

• Owner occupied 1 to 3 family houses
  

• up to $30,000 deferred loan (no payments until sale or if non-owner occupied before 5 years)
  

• Blighted exteriors.
  
  

  Resources:

• Hartford Housing Dept.
  
  Yasha Escalera- 
  Dir of Housing & Property Management Division
  250 Constitution Plaza, 4th Fl
  Hartford, CT 06103
  (860) 757-9021
  ESCAY001@hartford.gov
  

• LSNI Task Force
  

• Articles
  
  

  v

S. Whitney St - 1st HRP completed.
Photo from WFSB

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 10/2013- 
   Purchased by
   Michael Martone,
   attorney with Atty
   General's Office.
   

  Status  
  
 2/2014-
   Renovations underway.

 10/2013- 
   Purchased by
   Michael Martone 
   for $48,000 + ~$16k in
   known liens.  assessment.
   Rehab starts.

  9/10/2013- Foreclosure    
    Notice.  Certified Check 
    Required for $12,500 on  
    9/28.  
    Taxes for $30k + $15k

   Resources:

   Foreclosure Notice

   Old Assessment

52 Kenyon - click to enlarge

 12/10/2013- House
   foreclosed.
   Moved.

  Status  
  
  12/10/2013- Foreclosure,
    Moved.

  2012~ Released under
    conservator supervision.
   
  5/6/2010 - Sentenced  Date  
    Guilty.  3 Years Jail,
    Execution Suspended After 
    2 Years, Probation 3 Years.
    Case Detail
    Pending Case Detail

  11/19/08- court date
                 
  9/7/08- Bernard Lill-Chylinski
    (born, 1945) arrested for
    firearm discharge, reckless 
    endangerment and felony 
   carry/sell dangerous weapon.
 

   Resources:
   Judicial Branch Home Page
  
   Docket #:
   District   type, year         #       suffix
   H14H-CR08-0624786-S

   Courant article

    Represented by :   
    P.McLaughlin, Ms. Wagner 

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  2/2013 - Rented to 
     DMV contractor for 
     equipment / parts 
     storage for 2 years. 

  Status:

 5/8/2014-
     Screening added - see
     MDC, above.  
 
 2/2013 - Rented to DMV
     contractor for equipment 
     / parts storage for 2 years.

     Chain-link fence + gates 
     added. 

  

   Resources:

  Owner:  Evan L. Berman
  evan@brodergroup.com
  860-313-1300 x 304
  

  Contractor:

  MDC:

  Assessment

   Use for MDC Storage

  Status:

  No activity.

  10/2011 Owner
  still hopes for 8 units

  Present revision to WECA
  Zoning.
  Tues. March 13, 2007

  WECA Notice 1
  WECA Recommend 2-02

  Notes on Proposal 3/13/07:
  7-8 units, prefab vinyl
  $150-$200,000, 2 BR, 1.5 BA
      each on 2 levels.
  No site plan.
  1 car garage + 1 space in front

  Developer/owner:
  Evan L. Berman 
  (?+ Scott Brodeur)
  evan@brodergroup.com
  43 No. Main Street
  West Hartford, CT  06107
  860-313-1300 x 304
  860-306-6543 (cell)

Descriptions
 

Facing Kenyon

Facing back of Kinko's
4 of 7 units

Photos by Victoria

  Status:

  5/10 - Brick weeding needed.
  9/08 - Lot seeded, 2008.
  8/08 - Letter from WECA
            sector rep
  
  Weeded in fall of 2007.

   Resources:

  Environmental Health Division 
  Assistant Director of Health
  Michael Pascucilla
  547-1426 x-7008

Photo of 31 Kenyon: 10/16/07

Photo of 31 Kenyon: 10/16/07

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Status:

5/8/2014:
For Sale

4/08:
City inspects and accepts owner's statement.  Contact WECA, City if status changes.

3/6/08:
Owner states daughter lives at 44 with two legal tenants.

5/21/07:
Zoning letter of violation sent 

  City Resources:

  Zoning File No. 4929
  3-1-1 Case # 15504

  Code Inspector Alvin Estrada
  757-9216

  Code Supervisor: 
  Andrea Lopez   757-9215

  City zoning assistant: 
  Courtney Dunston 
  757-9241     
  cdunstan@hartford.gov 

 Planning & Zoning     
  Zoning Board of Appeals

  311@Hartford.gov
  

  Housing Resources:

  WECA Zoning Chair:
  John Gale 
  232-9019 
  jgale@lawlordsofhartford.com 

  WECA Housing Chairs: 
  Ed Karban, 525-7446  
  ekarb@aol.com.
  Sonia Ayala, 233-2980  
  soniaa0924@aol.com. 

  62 Ad   Ad #2

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  Status:

  Request Withdrawn

  Initial Meeting:
  The new owners of the
  Mobil Station/Mart at
  Farmington and Evergreen
  intend to apply for a special
  permit to allow a drive-thru
  window-new 24/7 coffee
  franchise in what is currently
  the repair shop bay.  The
  sale requires them to
  purchase gasoline for the
  next 14 years.

  Issues Raised at the Meeting:
     * Conformity w/ City Plan
     * Noise, especially for
        abutting apartments.
     * Foot, vehicle traffic 
     * Appearance

  New owners were
  encouraged to consider a
  "patio" type business in lieu
  of drive thru.

  Meetings:
  9/20/2012 - WECA Zoning
        5:30-7:30
        Hartford Seminary

  Documents:
  WECA Notice 9/13/2012
      (includes City Plan sect.)
  Current Site Plan
  Proposed Site Plan 9/12/2012  

  Resources:

  WECA Zoning Committee:
  Chair: John Gale 
  To Receive WECA Notices 

  Proposed Site Plan 9/12/2012

   Upcoming: Traffic Plan

Photo As Developed

Proposed Plan

click for link to larger view

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1265 Asylum- 
Hfd College for Women Property

Latest Update

Hfd Zoning Board unanimously votes to disapprove zone change from R8 to R7, necessary for school use.. - 4/10/2012

  Status:

  Hfd Zoning Disapproves
    4/10/2012

  WECA approval

  The University of Hartford
  intends to dispose of its
  property donated by the
  former Hartford College for
  Women  at 1265 Asylum
  (bounded by Elizabeth St.
  and Girard homes). CREC
  originally proposed a magnet
  high school, but modified it to 
  a K-5.  
  
  New 3 story building, two
  historic buildings kept,
  Currently.

  Prior Timeframe:
  2010 - State Approval
  2012 - Fall opening after
             renovations &
             construction

  Hartford Zoning Board:
      Denied - 4/10/2012

  WECA:
      WECA approval - 3/21/12
         conditional

      WECA Notice - 5/20/09

      WECA Zoning Meeting
         5/27/09, 7 PM, at HCW

      Meeting Notes- 6-29-09

  Resources:

      WECA Zoning Committee:
      Chair: John Gale 
      To Receive WECA Notices 
      

      CREC:
       Magnet School for Medical
       Professions and Teacher
       Preparation

       Capital Region
       Education Council

       CREC Magnet Schools  

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Latest Update

The owner agreed to the resident committee recommendation:  placed the dumpsters behind the building with screening.

  Status:

   January, 2012:  
   The owner agreed to the
   resident committee
   recommendation and placed
   the dumpsters behind the
   building with screening.

   Requested the landscaping
   along the back line be
   completed.

   November, 2011:
   Dumpsters worse:  screening
   removed and lid left open.

   Aug, 2011:  
   The owner of the commercial
   property at 550 Farmington
   Ave. placed two screened-in
   dumpsters on the back 
   property line, in front of the
   residential property line on
   Kenyon St which abutted the
   sidewalk and a single-family
   zoned vacant lot. 

  Documents:
      9/8/2011: Original Complaint  
  
      1/11/2012:  Thank You

  Resources:

     

Improved Dumpsters - 1/2012

Unscreened Dumpsters - 11/2011

Bad Location Dumpsters - 8/2011

Unlandscaped Dumpsters - 8/2011

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Traffic Calming

Oct 08 - speed tables installed.

Pre Bumps:    
      57% speeding
Post Bumps:  
      15% speeding
Nearly 75% 
       drop in speeding.

Speed limit is 25 MPH.

See celebration pics

  Block Consensus Items:

Speed Tables 

Bump-out at Farmington

Enforcement

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Alternate Side Parking 

  Updates:  

   10/27/08 - 
   Speed tables installed    
   on Kenyon  !!  
   Celebration scheduled  
   forFri. 11/7 
   see pics

   8/15/08-
   Kevin Burnham says we 
   are on track for per-
   manent speed tables for 
   October, 2008.

   6/5/08 - 
   Give feedback to city 
   on look of materials 
   used for3rd block 
   bumps for new speed 
   tables here:
   Contact: 
   jorgie54@comcast.net 

   6/3/08 - 
   Temps put back in - two
   months after promised. 
   Permanent ones to be
   installed this Sept.  
   Material  will  look like the
   brown bumps on the third
   block, but be table-shaped.

  2/12/08 -
   Farm. Ave. streetscape
   work (inclu. bump-out) 
   delayed to 2009 or 
   beyond due to water
   main work.

  1/8/08 -
  City formally commits to 
  permanent speed table 
  installation in 2008.
  Temps were in place from    
  July-Nov '07 and are due   
  back  in April '08.

  12/28/07 -
  Post-bump data received 
  from city (see 'Data', right)

  10/9/07 -  
  Mayor committed to   
  permanent speed tables, if   
  the budget allows.   more

  8/2/07 - 
  traffic counter installed for 
  two weeks

  7/30/07 - 
  Temporary speed tables 
  installed -
  Immediate difference 
  noticed!

  4/10/07 - 
  Mayor promises permanent 
  speed tables next spring, 
  2008.

  Resources:

  Complaints: 
  Lt. Long  527-6300

  Improvements:  
  Kevin Burnham, 
  city traffic engineer
  522-4888 x6536

  Data:
  Pre-Bump Speeds:  
  57 % speeding
  125 over 40 mph
                          (12 over 50 mph, 4 > 55)
                          (1 between 76 - 999 mph)
    Speed Counts Kenyon1: sum 12/7/06
    Dir 1= South,  Dir 2= North


  Post Bump Speeds:  
  15% speeding
  6 (wk 1), 0 (wk 2) over 40 mph
                            (0 over 50 MPH)
    Speed Counts Kenyon1: sum  8/2/07
    Speed Counts Kenyon1: sum  8/14/07

  Traffic:
     ~ 1,300 vehicles/ day
    Traffic Counts: Girard-Kenyon
     2000-2006 (additional data above)

  Contacts:
  WECA sector reps:   
  -Dorothy Buckley 
   delliottlovett@yahoo.com 
 
  WECA Public Safety Chair:
  Jore Johnson,  232-1455
  jorgie54@comcast.net

  Hfd Traffic Calming Plan 
  7/05, West End - pg 62. 

  Speed Count Qs: 
  Tony Servidone  
  522-4888  x6545

WECA Calming Priorities

Proposed Girard 1 way

Photo courtesy of Hartford Advocate
Adam Bulger Photo

 Article in Hfd Advocate 9/07
 

Student Parking

Not implemented

  Status:

  Not Implemented. 

  Law School Proposal:
  One way traffic on Girard's
  second block to
  accommodate angle parking
  for several extra cars.

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  Status:

  2009: 
  New KFC opens.

  1/13/09:
  Planning & Zoning Approval

  3/20/08:
  KFC has bought the vacant
  lot next to its current building
  to the east and plans to
  demolish the existing store
  and build a new one
  straddling the two lots. 

  To Comment:
       E-mail David Barrett
       dbarrett@hartsem.edu
  

  
   Presentation:   
   
   WECA Zoning
    Thurs., March 20, 2008,  6 PM
   KFC  makes Presentation
   NOTE:
   The meeting is at the building    
   next to Braza at the 
   Farmington Ave. Alliance,
   484 Farmington Avenue,    
   Second Floor.  
   

Click photos to enlarge

Proposed east and west views

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Approved by Hfd Planning and Zoning - 3/12/2012

  
   
  Status:

  3/12/2012: 
  Approved by Hfd Plannig and
  Zoning.   Text  
  Excludes R8, Min 12,000 lot
  Tightens requirements.

  3/3/10:
  One City, One Plan: Draft 
  est. 200%+ more people/acre
  Recommendation

   1/14/10 :
  WECA Zoning Density
  Discussion 7 PM. WECC.    
  Recommendations

   10/29/09 :
  WECA Zoning Density
  Discussion.  Notes

  10/19/09:
  Entire Density issue raised for
  discussion. Meeting Notice.

  Meetings:

  Notices-Minutes:
      12/07:
      WECA Board: off the
      table for now.  

      WECA Zoning SubCom
       Recommendations:
        Dec. 7, 2007 sent to the
       WECA Executive Com.
       without recommendation.

       WECA Zoning Reports:
       Sept 25, 2007

       WECA Notice 1 - 9/07

    

  To Comment:
       E-mail David Barrett
       dbarrett@hartsem.edu
  

  
  Resources:

  
  ADU:  Recommendation
  from Zoning SubCommittee:
  Per 12-7-07 WECA Zoning Meeting

  ADU Summary:

   Explore one, both or neither of these 
   options:  

   1- Ordinance Allowing Conversion 
       of Existing Outbuildings:
     An apartment would be allowed in  
      an existing garage or carriage
       house allowing 2 unrelated people
       or  3 related people in the ADU
       in addition to 2 roomers for R7 or 1 
       tenant allowed for single 
      owner-occupant.  
       Requires:  
       - Lot of 10,000 sq. ft. or more.
       - Owner occupant, 
       - Cert. of occupancy, special permit
       - 1 additional parking space. 
       - Apt. size 500 to 1,000 sq. ft.

  2- Ordinance Allowing ADUs 
      Within Main Residential Unit:
     An apartment would be allowed in  
       a house for 2 unrelated people
       or  3 related people in the ADU
       in addition to 2 roomers for R7 or 1 
       tenant allowed for single 
      owner-occupant.  
      Requires: 
      - Same as above, except:
      - All lots eligible.
      - CO required, but no special permit
      - Max. 1/3 of house

  Enforcement:
   Concerned residents would lodge a 
   complaint and go through the same 
   city process for zoning enforcement  

   Current Zoning Density:
   Allow for density levels to exceed 
   existing zoning requirements when 
   ADUs are created.

   See report for full details.

  Other ADU Options:

   Allow 2-3 people to occupy an  
   apartment (with kitchen).

   The apartment could be created in an:
     - Addition to house
     - Addition to garage
     - New structure with garage
     - New structure
     - Basement unit

  ADU:  Mass. Tool Kit:

   Massachusetts Toolkit - ADUs
   Mass Model Ordinance
   Case Study - North Hampton, MA

  Lyceum Lecture Flyer - 5/15/09

North Hampton, from MASS Tool Kit

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  Status:

  6/3/10:  Adopted: 
  One City, One Plan, 2020   
  Overview
  Home Page

  10/20/09:
  Public Input. Meeting Poster.

  Meetings:

s           What is a Plan of Conservation and Development?
    Thurs. Nov. 12,   6 -      7:30 p.m.,  Hfd Public Library, 500 Main St.

s           Promote Livable and Sustainable Neighborhoods
    Sat. Nov. 14,   9 - 11:30 a.m.,  YMCA, 444 Albany Ave.

s           Protect the City’s Natural and Built Environment
    Mon. Nov. 16,   6 - 8:30 p.m.,  Boathouse, Riverside Park

s           Enhance Mobility: Transit, Pedestrian and Bike Systems City-Wide
    Sat. Nov. 21,   9 - 11:30 a.m.,  Union Station, Union Place

s           Advance Downtown as the Region’s Center of Commerce, Culture and City-Living
    Tues. Dec. 1,   6 - 8:30 p.m.,  Lincoln Culinary Institute, 85 Sigourney St.

s           Promote and Encourage the Integration of Sustainable Practices 
    Tues. Dec. 8,   6 – 8:30 p.m.,   CT Science Center, 250 Columbus

  Input:

      David Barrett, 
     WECA President  
     dbarrett@hartsem.edu
 

  
  Resources:

  
  1996 Plan
  1912 Plan 

  For Info:
       Stephanie Kruel, 
       Hartford City Planning,
      (860) 757-9044,
      oneplan@hartford.gov 

Onc City, One Plan, 2020
District Map

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