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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
2009 Calendar Kenyon
Issues
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2009 Event
Calendar
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May June
July Aug
Sept Oct
Nov Dec
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February
22
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Calendar-setting Get-together
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We'll set the Kenyon Social calendar over soup and wine.
Sunday 5 - 7 PM
RSVP: Victoria
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April
18
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Progressive
Dinner
Flyer
See pics!
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6:00 p.m. appetizer - Toni's at 96
7:15 p.m. dinner - Victoria's at 70
8:30 p.m. dessert - Sue & Mik's
at 41
Bring an entrée to serve 8.
RSVP to Victoria
by April 15
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April
25
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Garden Walks
Bring your
coffee - meet on my porch.
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Usually starts at Carolyn's on Sat.
Dates: Sat:
9:00-10:30
Garden Walks Page
Tree
Care Advice
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June
26
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Buying
at the West End Farmer's Market
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Take a walk down to
the Avenue - we're doing some shopping!
4:00 PM - Meet on Victoria's porch.
see
pics!
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July
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Movie
Night
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RSVP: Victoria or Doug
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August
5:00 - 6:30 PM
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Brass Concert
and
Ice Cream Social
Download
poster
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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.
To help, contact Carol
See
2006 Photos
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August
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Patio
Party
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RSVP: Gretchen
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November
15
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High
Tea
and Conversation
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3-5 p.m.
Includes coffee, tea,
traditional tea sandwiches and sweets.
RSVP: Carolyn
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Photo from Red Carnation Hotels
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December
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Holiday Cookie Swap
Need a
host!
Get
Cookie Recipes
See
2008 pics.
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4:00-6:00 PM
Participants bring 2-4 dozen homemade cookies, packaged in groups
of 4 cookies, and return with the
same number of assorted holiday cookies to enjoy or give as
gifts. Swap happens at 6 PM.
Everyone's invited to the social gathering, but no
cookie, no swappie!!!
RSVP:
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Sac Foodies.
See their cookie recipes.
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Print Current
Calendar: 2009 Visit our Photo Gallery
See Past Calendars: 2008
2007
2006

Kenyon
Issues
City Services: 311 or 311@Hartford.gov
Officer James Elliott 424-2034 , 911
Use of 44 Kenyon
Lot at 31 Kenyon
Activity at 52 Kenyon
Status of 62 Kenyon
Farmington Ave
Traffic Calming
Student Parking Magnet
High School at HCW
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Hartford City Plan 2020
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Magnet High School
1265
Asylum-
Hfd College for Women Property
Latest
Update
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Status:
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
has proposed a magnet
high school.
The CREC school would be a
magnet school for the medical
professions and teacher prep
for 400 students, and an early
childhood ed center for 120 +.
New 3 story building, two
historic buildings kept,
Currently, state funds are
unavailable.
Prior Timeframe:
2010 - State Approval
2012 - Fall opening after
renovations &
construction
WECA:
WECA Notice
- 5/20/09
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WECA
Zoning Meeting
5/27/09,
7 PM, at HCW
Meeting
Notes- 6-29-09
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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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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
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Block Consensus
Items:
Speed Tables 
Bump-out at Farmington
Enforcement
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Alternate Side Parking
Updates:
10/27/08
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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
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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.
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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
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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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Student Parking
Not implemented
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Status:
Not
Implemented.
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Law School
Proposal:
One way traffic on Girard's
second block to
accommodate angle parking
for several extra cars.
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Use of
44 Kenyon
Status:
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
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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
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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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Internet
Ads
Sale 11/06
Petition
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31 Kenyon Lot
Maintenance
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Status:
9/08 - Lot sodded, 2008.
8/08 - Letter from WECA
sector rep
Weeded in fall of
2007.
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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

Photo of 31 Kenyon: 10/16/07
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31 Kenyon Lot
Development
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Status:
No activity.
Present revision to WECA
Zoning.
Tues. March 13, 2007
WECA Notice 1
WECA Recommend
2-02
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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)
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Descriptions

Facing Kenyon

Facing back of Kinko's
4 of 7 units
Photos by Victoria
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Activity at 52 Kenyon
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Status:
Pending
Case Detail-10/3/08
11/19/08- court date, 10
AM
101 Lafayette St.
10/3/08- In custody,
awaiting plea
9/7/08- Bernard Lill-Chylinski
arrested for firearm discharge,
reckless endangerment and
felony carry/sell dangerous
weapon.
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Resources:
Judicial
Branch Home Page
Pending
Case Detail-10/3/08
Docket #:
District type,
year #
suffix
H14H-CR08-0624786-S
Search
by Docket #
Courant
article
Represented by : P. McLaughlin
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Photo not uploaded
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Status of 62 Kenyon
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Status:
11/14/08- City reinstates
license.
9/18/08- Cease and desist
order issued - that
the property be
converted back to
single family.
post 2006- failure to
renew
boarding
house license.
10/25/00- Transfer of
ownership to LLC
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Resources:
Roger O'Brien,
Hfd City Planning Director
OBRIR001@hartford.gov
John Mullen, Sr. Planner
Hfd Dept. Development Services
757-9050
62 Kenyon
Assessment
Assessment
Look Up
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Kentucky Fried
Chicken
Expansion
6/09
- Under construction
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Status:
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
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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

Proposed east and west views
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Neighborhood
Density
&
Proposed Accessory
Dwelling Unit
Zone Change
(ADU)
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Status:
1/14/10
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WECA Zoning Density
Discussion 7 PM at 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
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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
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One of 25 carriage houses in West
End

North Hampton, from MASS Tool Kit
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Hartford Plan of
Conservation and Develoment 2020
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Status:
10/20/09:
Public Input. Meeting
Poster.
Meetings:
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What is a Plan of Conservation and Development?
Thurs.
Nov. 12, 6
- 7:30 p.m., Hfd Public Library, 500 Main St.
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Promote Livable and Sustainable Neighborhoods
Sat. Nov.
14, 9 - 11:30
a.m., YMCA, 444 Albany Ave.
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Protect the City’s Natural and Built
Environment
Mon. Nov.
16, 6 - 8:30
p.m., Boathouse, Riverside Park
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Enhance Mobility: Transit, Pedestrian and Bike
Systems City-Wide
Sat. Nov.
21, 9 - 11:30
a.m., Union Station, Union Place
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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.
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Promote and Encourage the Integration of
Sustainable Practices
Tues. Dec.
8, 6 – 8:30
p.m., CT Science Center, 250 Columbus
Neighborhood-based listening
sessions to follow in early 2010.
Input:
David Barrett,
WECA President
dbarrett@hartsem.edu
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Resources:
1996
Plan
For Info:
Stephanie Kruel,
Hartford City Planning,
(860) 757-9044,
oneplan@hartford.gov
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