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Below are the social events we've scheduled so far this year. 
We get together as a block about once a month.  

Also visit Photo Gallery and We Love to get a taste of the good times.
During the summer we tour gardens and share plants and information - go to Garden Walks 

Event Calendar      Print 2008 Calendar      Kenyon Issues


2008 Event Calendar  arrow - click to link 
 Jan      Feb      Mar      Apr      May      June      July      Aug      Sept      Oct      Nov      Dec

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February 2

Downtown Adventure

route map

 

see photos

Saturday - 2:45 PM

Walk to Union Station, hop on 
Star Shuttle and make our rounds of the city with stops at the Old State House and The Russell (for a drink and nosh).

RSVP: Victoria

Free Hartford Star Shuttle

Photo from Hartford.com
Free shuttle about every 12 minutes:
M-F:   7:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Sat:    3:00 PM to 11:00 PM
route map

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March 2

2008 Calendar-setting Get-together

We'll set the Kenyon Social calendar over soup and sandwiches.

Anyone inclined to bring wine or dessert, feel free!

Sunday 4:30 - 6:30 PM
RSVP:  Victoria
Bring your calendars and ideas!
Upstairs video for kids.

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April 12

Bowling Party


see their website

 

Kimberly is coordinating.  Details to follow.

RSVP to Kimberly.

Guys hanging out at the bowling alley.

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April 19
-Sept.

Garden Walks

Sun. October 5 - Plant Share

Bring your coffee - meet on my porch.

Usually starts at Carolyn's on Sat.
This year's focus: 
The Beginning Gardener

Dates: Sat: 8/9, 8/23, 9/6, 9/20, 
9:00-10:30
Plant Share:  Sun: 10/5, 9 AM

Garden Walks Page

Tree Care Advice  

Picture of spring flowers bordering the driveway

 

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May 3

Progressive Dinner


see our pics!

6:00 p.m. appetizer
       Fi's
7:00 p.m. dinner
       Randy and Tony's  
8:30 p.m. 
       John's 

Bring an entrée. 
RSVP Tony and Randy.

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June 21

West End Tags

 

This year, run by WECA, throughout West End!
Everyone runs their own sale.  

Coordinator:
Dore at 231-8259

Kenyon Tag Sale Page

 

Picture of neighbor selling rugs and rockers off her porch

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July 27

Summer Grilled Pizza Party

5:00 p.m. - Grilled pizza outside 
Bring  toppings.  

RSVP Ray.

See pizza party pics! 

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August 

To Be Rescheduled

Pool Party

 

2:00 PM
Bring a towel and a dish to share 


RSVP:  Sal

 

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August 3

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Brass Concert 
and
Ice Cream Social

Sun, Aug 3
Download poster
 

To help, contact Carol

Meg performs with the Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble 

On the Seminary lawn
77 Sherman St.
5:00 - 6:30 pm

BYO: chairs, picnics, blankets.
Donations to benefit WECA.

See 2006 Photos

Picture of brass horn players

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September 6

Backyard Dinner and a Movie

 

 

 

 

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 
Dining Piazza style - with table cloths and candles while watching vintage movie set in Italy.
BYO "box dinner", or order pizza with us.  

RSVP:  Carolyn



Photo by Victoria

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October 19

White Elephant Swap

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Bring a wrapped auction item (either hideous or fabulous)

RSVP:  John

Picture of purple pansies in a black urn

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November 2

Halloween Party




4-7 p.m. 

RSVP: Sue and Mick

Light Buffet: BYOB
Bring savory or sweet.


Picture of 34 Kenyon St.

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November 16

Afternoon Tea




3:00 p.m. 

RSVP: Kimberly



Photo from Red Carnation Hotels

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December 5

Holiday Cookie Swap 


6: 00 - 8:00 PM 
Participants bring 2-4 dozen homemade cookies, and return with the same number of assorted holiday cookies to enjoy or give as gifts.  Swap happens at a predetermined time.  

Everyone's invited to the social gathering, but no cookie, no swappie!!!

RSVP: Kate and John 

Image:Christmas Cookies Plateful.JPG
Photo from Wikipedia
Sac Foodies.  See their cookie recipes.

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  Print Current Calendar:  2008         Visit our Photo Gallery     See Past Calendars:  2007   2006


 

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Kenyon Issues

City Services: 311  or   311@Hartford.gov
 Officer Ian Powell  424-2034

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Traffic Calming     Student Parking      Use of 44 Kenyon     Lot at 31 Kenyon
Accessory Dwelling Unit      Farmington Ave

 

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Traffic Calming

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

Speed limit is 25 MPH.

 

Student Parking

 

  Block Consensus Items:

Speed Tables

Bump-out at Farmington

Enforcement

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Alternate Side Parking 

  Updates:  

   6/5/08 - 
   Give feedback to city on
   look of materials used for
   3rd block bumps for new
   speed tables here, which
   will be speed table-shaped:
   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
   bumps on the third
   block, but be table-shaped.

  2/12/08 -
   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: 
  -Antonia Loconte
   tonialoconte@msn.com  
  -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

 

Picture of Kenyon St. at dusk: Farmington Ave. in the distance
WECA Calming Priorities

Proposed Girard 1 way


Photo courtesy of Hartford Advocate
Adam Bulger Photo


 Article in Hfd Advocate 9/07
 

 

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Use of 
44 Kenyon

 

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

Zoning letter of violation sent 5/21/07

 

 

 

 

 

  

  City Resources:

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

  Code Inspector Alvin Estrada
  757-9216

  Code Supervisor: 
  Andrea Lopez   757-9215

  City z
oning 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

Picture of house at 44 Kenyon: brick, olive green shingle w/ ocher trim
Internet  Ads
  Sale 11/06
 Petition Text 

 

 

 

 

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31 Kenyon Lot
Maintenance

 

 

 

   Resources:

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


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Photo of 31 Kenyon: 10/16/07

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Photo of 31 Kenyon: 10/16/07

31 Kenyon Lot
Development

  

  Present to WECA  Zoning
  Tues. March 13, 2007

  WECA Notice 1
  WECA Recommend 2-02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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



 

Descriptions
 
Drawing of east elevation of proposed building for lot at 31 Kenyon
Facing Kenyon

Drawing of south elevation of proposed building for lot at 31 Kenyon
Facing back of Kinko's
4 of 7 units

Photos by Victoria

 

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Kentucky Fried Chicken 
Expansion

  
   
   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.  

   



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Proposed front and rear views

Click photos to enlarge
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Proposed east and west views

 

 

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Proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit
Zone Change
(ADU)

  
   
  Status:

 
12-7-07
 
WECA Zoning  sent the
  SubCommittee
  Recommendations to the
  WECA Executive Committee
  without recommendation.
  

  Meetings:

  * WECA  Zoning Committee
       Tues. December 7, 2007


  Notices-Minutes:
       WECA Notice 1 - 9/07
  
       WECA Zoning Reports:
       Sept 25, 2007
    
        WECA Zoning SubCom
        Recommendations:
        Dec. 7, 2007

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

 


  
  Resources:

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

  

  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

 

 

  Mass. Tool Kit:

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



One of 25 carriage houses in West End

 


North Hampton, from MASS Tool Kit

 

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