Berlin Town Administrator
Chris Edge “It was a great opportunity for us to highlight a project. There’s a large audience for it, both municipal and private sector. I think it was important for us to say look this all the pieces can come together. it’s also great to have the avenue through your magazine for promoting what we’re doing in our town.”
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COMMUNICATIONS In 2021, there is no one medium that you can reliably use to get the word out to everyone. Today’s mantra is that you have to reach people where they are, and CCM’s Communications and Member Relations team is connecting our members and the public with crucial information.
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Kevin Maloney Director of Communications & Member Relations kmaloney@ccm-ct.org
This year, we were happy to be able to resume in-person town visits through our Town Liaison program. As we say each year, this is the cornerstone of CCM’s services and a key way for you to get questions and concerns to us. Of course, the option to meet via Zoom was still available – what’s important is that we hear from you. One aspect of the work that CCM does is to connect those issues to the public at large. Issuing dozens of press releases and holding several press conferences, we were able to move the needle on issues like the Tiered PILOT reform and our outdated HVAC systems. We are especially proud of our commitment to equity in Connecticut. Representation Matters was an all hands on deck project for CCM, and even through Facebook’s ad ban throughout the beginning of 2021 hundreds
