Connecticut Town & City - May 2020 by Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

May 2020

The New Normal?

Municipalities show their grit, ingenuity and compassion in the fight against coronavirus

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OFFICERS President, Michael J. Freda First Selectman of North Haven 1st Vice President, Luke A. Bronin Mayor of Hartford 2nd Vice President, Jayme J. Stevenson First Selectman of Darien DIRECTORS Elinor Carbone, Mayor of Torrington Thomas Dunn, Mayor of Wolcott

PUBLIC HEALTH Inside this issue...

Justin Elicker, Mayor of New Haven John A. Elsesser, Town Manager of Coventry Laura Francis, First Selectman of Durham Joseph P. Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport Barbara M. Henry, First Selectman of Roxbury Matthew Hoey, First Selectman of Guilford Laura Hoydick, Mayor of Stratford Catherine Iino, First Selectwoman of Killingworth Matthew S. Knickerbocker, First Selectman of Bethel Marcia A. Leclerc, Mayor of East Hartford Curt Leng, Mayor of Hamden W. Kurt Miller, First Selectman of Seymour Rudolph P. Marconi, First Selectman of Ridgefield

Municipalities Seize The Day

Brandon Robertson, Town Manager of Avon

CCM Continues Our Mission

John Salomone, Town Manager of Norwich

CCM President’s Op-Ed

Office Reopening Guidelines For CT

Michael Passero, Mayor of New London

Scott Shanley, General Manager of Manchester Erin E. Stewart, Mayor of New Britain Mark B. Walter, Town Administrator of Columbia PAST PRESIDENTS Neil O’Leary, Mayor of Waterbury Susan S. Bransfield, First Selectwoman of Portland Mark D. Boughton, Mayor of Danbury Herbert C. Rosenthal, Former First Selectman of Newtown

State Budget and Impact on Municipal Aid

ACIR Report on State Mandates

Dalio Philanthropies

CIRMA 20 Town News

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Municipalities Seize The Day

Connecticut’s towns and cities adapt on the fly to save lives

n March 8, the first coronavirus case was reported in the state of Connecticut. In just over 50 days’ time, there would be nearly 30,000 cases. There is no way to overstate the impact COVID-19 has had on our daily lives. Measuring the response is easier thanks to the quick action of municipal leaders. According to Data Haven, nearly 20,000 lives will have been saved because of the social distancing measures put in place. From aiding small businesses to Zoom budget meetings, municipalities have shown their ingenuity in the fight against coronavirus. It didn’t take long after the first reported case for municipalities to swing into action. This included making some hard decisions along the way. Perhaps the first action taken in Connecticut was to cancel the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New Haven. It is one of the ten longest running St. Patrick’s Day Parades in America, so this was no small matter. In a statement, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said, “the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of New Haven’s important community and historical events, and it is with great disappointment that we need to postpone the event. Given the thousands of out of town visitors for the parade and the number of first-responders that are required to staff the parade, we have assessed that the risks of potential community spread—and significant impacts that would have on the region and our first responders—merit the decision to postpone the parade.” Response efforts began to ramp up from there. Being so close to New York and the first major outbreak in New Rochelle, Fairfield County was the first area to respond to the viral threat. On March 11, Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe held a news conference outlining how the town was going to respond. He issued a statement that he would be closing down Westport Public Schools, the Town Hall, Westport Center for Senior Activities, and the Parks & Recreation Department to eliminate the possibility of additional transmission. Within days, dozens of municipalities would make similar announcements. Soon, a flurry of executive orders by Governor Ned Lamont would be announced during daily briefings. The initial executive order (EO 7), prohibited gatherings of more than 250 people, but each new order added a new level of safety and security. Consulting with CCM and municipal leaders, many of these orders responded to needs of municipalities, and on March 14, EO 7B suspended in-person open meeting requirements for municipalities. This required towns and cities to get creative. Thanks to decades of innovations in technology, conferencing tools have allowed people to join meetings no matter where they were. One such platform, called Zoom, became a go-to tool for municipalities that wanted to keep their government moving, including ensuring 4 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | MAY 2020

public participation. On March 17, the town of Andover announced they would be hold their first remote meeting the very next day, just three days after EO 7B, and just 10 days after the first case in Connecticut. First Selectman Jeffrey Maguire told the Journal Inquirer, “with the governor’s executive order banning meetings, we are trying to prepare so that in the future we can have these meetings in virtual space and make them productive. If it goes well, then we’ll continue to do it, if it goes poorly, we’ll try to figure out what we did wrong and do it better.” It was back on March 17 that EO 7E waived the 180-day requirement on schools which opened the possibility that schools would not be returning at all for the end of the 19-20 school year. Municipal leaders worked with their boards of education and non-profit institutions to make sure that learning could continue at home. Hartford handed out nearly 10,000 laptops to families that did not have access to a computer. This is a major concern in some areas of the state where many children do not have the ability to transition to learn from home. Partnership for CT working with the State and municipalities put in an order for 60,000 laptops, which were distributed to schools in Alliance Districts. Only one month after issuing his first executive order in response to the crisis, Governor Lamont had exhausted all the letters of the alphabet in his addendums. From March 12 to April 14, the number of cases jumped from 6 to 13,989, and, sadly, nearly 700 deaths. Municipal leaders have become crucial disseminators of information during this crisis. One of our most oft cited polls is that Americans trust local leaders more than any other group of elected officials. That Pew Center poll also said that local elected officials offer

fair and accurate information to the public. Mayor Joe Ganim of Bridgeport added the job duties of “amateur afternoon talk show host,” according to the Connecticut Post for his briefings that take place on Facebook Live, fighting to remain a beacon of normalcy in these difficult times. They’ve also become truth-tellers. Mayor Erin Stewart took to her social media outlets to help dispel rumors that had begun to swirl around New Britain, including one that said an entire hotel was quarantined. In addressing those rumors, she emphasized the need for good, critical information citing the Federal Government’s CDC 15 days to slow the spread campaign. On March 31, the federal guidelines changed that figure to 30 days to slow the spread as more information came to light and testing increased throughout the state. Towns and cities did not necessarily wait for guidance from the state or federal government to do what they knew to be the next steps. In fact, they were leading the way most of the time. Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling took the lead on on social distancing in grocery stores by halving the existent maximum occupancy numbers just days before the policy was made state-wide in Governor Lamont’s EO 7S. New Haven and Hamden began requiring face masks just over a week before they became mandatory in the state. Executive Order 7BB ordering masks to be worn in public took effect on April 20, nearly 6 weeks after the first reported case. Within a week of this order, the cases began to stabilize and the number of hospitalizations would begin to decrease. Towns and cities across the state began to think about what it means to re-open. Businesses have suffered, most retail outlets are not considered essential services and

most restaurants have relied upon takeout orders just to stay afloat. Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim took the extraordinary step of looking into loans for local businesses that would help bridge the gap. As CT&C went to press, Connecticut began the reopening of the economy with a limited amount of businesses on May 20. Municipal leaders have taken every precaution in the fight against the

spread of coronavirus. With the DataHaven estimates that nearly 20,000 fewer deaths than would have been expected without any of the measures put in place and enforced by municipalities, you can extrapolate the infections prevented in a full third of Connecticut’s population of 3.5 million. That’s nearly one-million people who did not get coronavirus. This is an extraordinary achievement.

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CT’s New Normal During The Pandemic CCM continues to work tirelessly for our members

ike all municipalities, CCM had to adapt to a completely new way of getting things done once the landscape changed. But that does not mean the quality of work has diminished, nor has what we can accomplish as experts on key state-local issues. Throughout these past few months, our work has changed, but our priorities did not. We have utilized the strength of our full membership to advocate on behalf of municipalities, and our employees have worked tirelessly in the face of a new normal to make sure we continue to offer the excellent services that you are used to. One of the key ways that CCM has advocated for municipalities is by bringing the municipal viewpoint to the governor’s office as he issued executive orders. CCM has worked with groups like the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to address the operational aspects of town governments covered in these executive orders. At the time of writing, we counted 43 different orders that have pertained to municipalities. Executive Order 7C gave municipalities and their boards of education an extension on adopting their budgets as they adjusted to holding meetings remotely. Holding meetings remotely is something CCM has had to adjust to as well. In addition to our many internal meetings that keep our organization running smoothly, we wanted to make sure there were as little interruption in our trainings as possible. Our Member Services team in collaboration with our IT department worked tirelessly testing all possible streaming services to make sure that CCM could offer web trainings at the same bar of excellence as our in-person trainings. Through March and April, representatives from 142 municipalities have attended our webinars, with upwards of 400 people registered for a single one. They were held on topics like Executive Orders and Municipal Meeting Technology with 473 views, Essentials for the Municipal Employer with 282 total views, and Addressing Homelessness in the COVID-19 Era with 157 views. One of the most popular in the series is Connecticut at the Moment, which was an unprecedented collaboration among CCM and the Council of Small Towns, The CT Association of Councils of Governments, Murtha Cullina Law Firm, the Connecticut State Department of Education, the Law Offices of Steven G. Mednick, and Halloran Sage. Experts took municipal leaders through the executive orders and spelled out the implications for municipalities on a legal basis. All of that information and recordings can be found on our website. In addition to livestreaming webinars, we’ve also made sure that the topic was front and center for our recent 6 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | MAY 2020

episodes of The Municipal Voice. On March 11, very early in the coronavirus timeline, we invited Richard Matheny of the Quinnipiack Valley Health District to discuss everything municipalities should know about in the weeks and months to come. Our next episode featured Torrington Mayor Elinor Carbone on what municipalities were doing in preparation and response. And in April we brought on North Haven First Selectman and CCM President Michael Freda to CCM Chats to talk about the municipal response. We also began the work on a compilation of Public Health stories that resulted in a compendium of information on what our Public Health Departments and Districts really do, highlighting their great work in this trying time. As CCM turns its eyes towards the future, we recognize the work that needs to be done. After we noticed Governor Lamont’s Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group lacked municipal representation, we lobbied for a seat at the table. And we are happy to announce that First Selectman Michael Freda was placed on Community Committee to represent the municipal voice as the state decides how and when it will reopen.

This is in addition to the Long Term Recovery Committee, headed by Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz. She said “Coordinating these efforts from the ground up at the local level is an important way to ensure inclusion of all community voices in the recovery process.” CCM’s Michael Muszynski joined an effort by the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS). As the state prepares to recover from the effects of COVID-19, DEMHS has stood up Emergency Support Function (ESF) 14, which will be focusing on long-term recovery. CCM has been asked to participate in the statewide steering committee of ESF-14 to support and guide the efforts of our regions and local communities as we build coordination around long-term recovery and unmet needs. Along with CCM, also part of this process will include COST, COGs, ACIR, the Nonprofit Alliance, the Red Cross, United Way/211, the CT Council on Philanthropy, as well as DEMHS regional representatives, the Office of the Governor and Lieutenant and OPM. On the national level, CCM joined actively with a national coalition of state, county and local government associations to secure additional federal funding from

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the President and Congress to help municipalities battle the financial fallout and service overloads that have resulted from the coronavirus pandemic. The coalition includes the National Governors Association, the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the International City/County Management Association, the Council of State Governments and the National Association of Counties. These are the seven leading organizations representing state and local governments at the federal level. Initial CARES Act funding provided direct funding to only cities with a population higher than 500,000. Our largest city, Bridgeport, only has approximately 150,000 residents. CCM has continued to urge Governor Lamont to fairly distribute revenues received from the initial CARES Act funding with local governments. Like so many others, we have taken to calling this a new normal. For CCM it is anything but. We are and will continue to be guided by our principles to improve the everyday life for every resident of Connecticut. To share the best practices and objective research to help our local leaders govern wisely. Like our municipal members whose work cannot stop, neither can ours.

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CCM Is Here, More Than Ever, For CT

By Michael Freda, First Selectman of North Haven and CCM President

he challenges facing every town and city in Connecticut as a result of the deadly Coronavirus Pandemic are enormous and without precedent in our lifetime. We are all in this together and the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) will remain at the side of Connecticut local governments 24/7 as the most reliable resource for the most accurate state-local-federal advocacy, information and research, best local government practices, necessary state and federal funding, critical training, and effective collaborative efforts spearheaded among all of Connecticut cities and towns. As the virus started to emerge in Connecticut, CCM quickly organized and presented several intensive, COVID-19 related, virtual workshops to assist town leaders on the Governor’s executive orders that impacted local governments, municipal employment practices, addressing homeless needs, virtual meeting technologies and more. As Governor Ned Lamont said so well recently: “Mayors and first selectmen are the closest on the ground to each community, and the best approach for our state is to have a unified strategy on COVID-19 with our city and town leaders.” Governor Lamont and his administration has consulted with CCM and our members extensively on the executive orders issued and others being considered. The many details in the orders were crafted with significant input from us and our municipal attorney partners. CCM has expressed strong support for the Governor’s executive orders. They will provide invaluable assistance to towns throughout the coronavirus pandemic. We will continue to advocate for additional executive orders and assistance and resources, as needed, to help towns and cities conduct their essential duties during this crisis. Our members, and CCM as an organization, believe two things: One, we’re all in this together; and two, there needs to be strong leadership from the Governor’s administration — and there has been. CCM and municipal leaders hold a vital role in the action plan by the state. Thanks to our federal, state and regional leaders and the municipal leaders from every local government, we will meet the challenges before us on this deadly pub8 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | MAY 2020

lic health crisis, as well as the challenges of bringing back a strong Connecticut economy with full employment across the state. CCM remains the state’s largest, nonpartisan organization of municipal leaders, representing towns and cities of all sizes from all corners of the state, with 169 member municipalities -- that is every town and city in the state. CCM will continue its central mission — to improve everyday life for every resident of Connecticut, especially in these most troubled times. Now more than ever, we must move swiftly to uncover and share best municipal practices and conduct objective research to help our local leaders govern wisely. We will continue to advocate at the state and federal levels for issues affecting Connecticut residents; and pool our buying power to negotiate more cost-effective services for our communities. Local governments in Connecticut stand at a crossroads again, with the deadly coronavirus disrupting every aspect of the daily lives of our residents and businesses and how Connecticut local governments operate. Here is just one example: The State of Connecticut and municipalities face a substantial new financial burden – and now threat – from pension and retiree healthcare funds, as the stock market has plunged in recent weeks, as a result of the health crisis, which could leave taxpayers on the hook for higher annual payments. It is clear that because of the uncertainty and fear resulting from the virus, skyrocketing unemployment, increased need for social services, and the possible reemergence of a state budget deficit again, just to name a few more of the emerging issues, a new roadmap for municipalities is needed for these crisis months and the emerging new normal that will follow. CCM is already working with towns to devise the best possible solutions in the uncharted waters of 2020. Our urban centers and their surrounding suburban and rural communities make up the state’s key regional hubs for economic development, health care, education, culture and more. We must all stick together to survive this public health crisis and emerge again as an even stronger, more dynamic Connecticut.

Safely Getting Back To Work How to follow CDC guidelines in the workplace

ill half of your employees continue to work from home? Will you be required to wear a mask at your desk? What does social distancing look like in a meeting? Even when it is deemed safe to return to the office, there will be rules put in place for workplaces to maintain in the new normal. Governor Ned Lamont has laid out some of those protocols in the Reopen Connecticut Sector Rules for May 20, which includes guidelines for offices.

for lunch, and avoid touch points.

One of the primary criteria is that employees who are able to work from home should be able to continue working from home, even if it means it happens on an alternate basis. If there are four people in a department, two can work from home and two can come in to the office, split up however they feel comfortable.

One of the easiest ways to prevent spread COVID-19 is to have a sick employee stay home. If employees exhibit any of the symptoms, they should stay home. The Federal Government has issued additional

Meetings will have to take on a different tenor, as the limit on gatherings of more than five people are still being prohibited. With the increased success of web-based video-conferencing, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason not to continue using them for the time being. One of the biggest questions prior to the release of this document was whether or not face masks would be necessary everywhere in the building. It looks like for the most part employees will be required to wear face coverings of some kind in the office except when an employee is at their own cubicle or workstation. Employers will be responsible for providing personal protection for their employees, and those businesses that do not have adequate protection cannot reopen. But most importantly, cleanliness will be a major factor in allowing businesses to safely return back to work. Employees will likely have to take an online training that includes many of the areas covered in the Reopen CT documents. Among other things, employees will have to continue to wash their hands frequently, utilize their workstations

It will be up to the employer to make sure that the office is properly cleaned. Offices must be cleaned thoroughly and often using products that meet EPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, which is the proper classification of the novel coronavirus. Hand sanitizer shall be made available in entry ways and common areas and disinfectant products should be made available near commonly used areas like desks and printers.

guidelines on sick leave which can be found here https://www.dol.gov/ agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employee-paid-leave A full list of resources is available at the Coronavirus Business Recovery landing page at the Department of Economic and Community Development website: https://portal. ct.gov/DECD/Content/Coronavirus-Business-Recovery/SectorRules-for-May-20-Reopen The only way to reopen the state and the economy is to do it safely. There is no other choice. Making unsafe choices such as needlessly breaking social distancing for a meeting or not properly washing your hands or workstation is the surefire way to prolong this pandemic.

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The Importance Of Being Certain

FY 21 Proposed Budget likely to stand, but future is uncertain

hroughout the years, towns have asked leaders in the state for reliability when it comes to the budget. Municipalities need to know what they are getting from the state to properly set their own budgets. In these uncertain times, the state budget has been a topic of concern. With the legislative session officially ended on May 6, the FY 21 state budget adopted last year remains in place. That is not likely to stand. The state is currently projecting deficits of $900 million for the current year and $2.0 billion for FY 21. The plan is to use part of the Budget Reserve Fund (BRF), also known as the “rainy day fund,” to cover this year’s deficit. The BRF currently contains about $2.5 billion. What happens next year is anyone’s guess. If projections remain stable, the state could use the balance of the BRF to cover part of the FY 21 deficit. If so, state expenditures would still have to be reduced by about $400 million. The concern for local officials is whether those reductions would include cuts to municipal aid. Towns are already facing uncertainty over next year’s property tax collections, and the added uncertainty of possible municipal aid cuts makes crafting a local budget even more difficult than normal. It seems as if the only certain thing towns and cities face when crafting their budgets is uncertainty. One need only look at TAR grants over the last half-decade to understand that. While no one could have predicted this outbreak or the impact that it would eventually have, but it proves the necessity of a consistent and certain budget at all times, in good and bad.

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Making a Difference

Pandemic makes housing a more urgent need than ever

ne of the most important missions CCM has worked on is the goal to end chronic homelessness in the state of Connecticut. With the pandemic, that goal has become more acute. CCM brought together the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH), Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), and Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) on a webinar on what would be needed of municipalities to help this at-risk group, and to highlight what was already being done. The reason this was such an urgent area of concern, according to Dr. Richard Cho, executive director of CCEH, is that many homeless shelters work on the principal of congregate housing with many people sleeping in close proximity to each other. This conflicted with the Centers for Disease Control’s social distancing guidelines. In early March, there were over 2000 people who were sleeping in homeless shelters, sometimes in bunk beds, according to the CCEH figures. Dr. Cho noted that many people experiencing homelessness have many of the underlying illnesses that put them at high risk of not only catching the virus, but the possibility of that infection becoming fatal. Up to a third of the homeless population has heart disease, lung disease or diabetes, or more than one of these illnesses. What that means is that many shelters had to decompress to reach the 6-foot distance rule that has become the common metric for social distancing. The framework for shelters is reduce avoidable new shelter admissions through diversion to permanent housing where possible; developing and following protocols for testing, care, isolation, hospitalization, and safe discharge; and securing hotels and non-congregate spaces to decompress crowded, congregate shelters. New London was one of the exam-

Many shelters had to decompress to reach the 6-foot distance rule. ples they gave in this webinar as a model for making decompression possible by opening a facility in a former rehabilitation center that closed down. While the building needed minor repairs after sitting unused, workers from the city, the New London Homeless Hospitality Center (NLHHC) and volunteers arranged by Rep. Joe De La Cruz worked “around the clock” to fix plumbing issues, move furniture, and clean to make sure the space was ready. The NLHHC will be staffing the building with an employee and a nurse at all times. Currently the city is paying for rent, food, and the onsite employees at a cost of $15,000 per month according to figures from the Hartford Courant. As with other municipalities, New London declared a state of emergency, which they hope will allow them to be reimbursed for that amount. One of the reasons that CCEH, CT DPH, and CT DOH were able to hit the ground running was because of partnerships with municipali-

ties through Coordinated Access Networks and CCM’s Homelessness Prevention Task Force, which was created at the end of 2019. We said at the time we announced the task force that “municipalities have been on the forefront of this issue and hold the ideas that could be the key to helping solve the crisis once and for all.” What we didn’t know at the time was that a global pandemic would force towns and cities to react with little notice. Throughout the webinar, attendees were reminded that decompression and other initiatives are temporary solves on the path towards ending homelessness. While that task seems like a lofty goal, so are many of the things municipalities are being asked to do to help lessen the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, and municipal leaders have met those goals with flying colors. Once this is over, municipalities can get back to work with partners like CCEH to end chronic homelessness for everyone in our state.

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Report: Mandates Just Keep On Coming

First ACIR report in years shows burden of state mandates on municipalities

n February, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) released the first compendium report on mandates impacting municipalities in six years. Their report showed over 1,400 mandates on towns and cities, many of which are more costly than originally thought. Before the suspension of the legislative session, CCM was prepared to highlight the work done by ACIR and show that our many calls for mandate reform are not unwarranted. The purpose of this compendium is “to categorize the mandates as to type, provide a brief history of the mandates along with its enactment date, and analyze the cost incurred by local governments in implementing the mandates,” according to ACIR. Mandates in the compendium, of course, range from fairly banal reporting mechanisms to decreeing that municipalities provide public education. Over the 1,400 mandates that are recognized and reported by the ACIR, not every single one is costly in and of itself. But as ACIR admits, they have a cumulative impact that is hard to understate.

cost of special education for any student placed in the district by a state agency and who has no identifiable home district in the state. In FY 03, this grant was capped by the State Department of Education and has been maintained through FY 20, with the exception of FY 09. These prorated allocations have not kept up with the significant rise in special education costs. Our estimates say that towns will lose nearly $130 million in funding if the Excess Cost Grant is flat funded at FY 19 levels. This is not to say that every mandate is a problem of underfunding. For recycling, which became mandated in the late 80s, the statute was a revenue generator until the China National Sword policy which cut off the market for recycled materials.

With more mandates being added than repealed, the total number of mandates is sure to be larger when the next report comes out in 2024

Two mandates, 12-19a and 1220a, have projected a noticeable cost onto municipalities since they were enacted. These two statutes exempt state-owned real property, private colleges and hospitals from municipal property taxes. Both have had real impact on the grand lists of towns and especially larger cities where upwards of half of the property rolls cannot be taxed.

In this area, the state is set to reimburse municipalities for revenue lost, known as the Payments-In-Lieu-ofTaxes (PILOT). For private colleges and hospitals, the reimbursement rate is set at 77%, and for state-owned property, the rate is 45%. But the state has not funded at these levels in years. Actual funding comes in at 22% and 14%, respectively.

Bridgeport saw their recycling shift from $129,512 in profits to $394,380 in expenses, Fairfield from $50,000 in profits to $525,561 in expenses, Waterbury shifting from $15,022 in revenues to $330,000 in expenses. Stamford has perhaps the most dramatic change – going from $95,000 in revenues to $700,000 in expenses. The Chinese policy will not go away, and so municipal officials believe that this recycling crisis will not be resolved quickly.

While it would not be prudent to get rid of recycling, there are ways that the state can help municipalities adjust and bring down costs. Connecticut should respond to this situation by modernizing the bottle bill program and continue efforts to develop domestic recycling facilities for all recycling needs. Because of the previous Chinese market for recyclables, there is no local marketplace for recycled content. Our state needs to think of ways to reinvigorate the marketplace locally, which will have the added benefit of a greener future.

According to our estimates, this means the state is underfunding this mandate by about $400 million. This loss of revenue puts an extraordinary amount of pressure on local property taxes as way to fund municipal operations.

More locally, the mandate on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, better known as MS4, is a product of the Environmental Protection Agency as part of its Stormwater Phase II rules, per the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection website. But it too contains requirements that have increased costs for municipalities.

There are many of the same issues in the way the Special Education Excess Cost Grant operates. This grant reimburses school districts for the reasonable costs of special education for a student who lives in the district that exceed 4.5 times the district’s average per pupil expenditures for the preceding year and 100% of the

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Adjacent to costs associated with the MS4 permits are the pesticide bans that have forced municipalities to deal with rapidly deteriorating fields on their school grounds and large expenses in attempts to rehabilitate them. While created in the best interest, this mandate has produced results that are not in concordance to the original aims. The presence of grubs in the fields have attracted rodents, which burrow through the soil creating dangerous tunnels that cave in as players run across them. They have also left fields susceptible to crabgrass, which hardens the soil, increasing the chance of injury if a player should fall.

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Most municipalities do not have the funds to create artificial turf fields, which present issues of their own, or the resources to implement costly organic only maintenance programs. These represent just some of the areas that need to be fully funded by the state or else a dramatic overhaul in the way that business is done. But that’s not to say that there has been no headway. The mandate reform that has begun taking place over the last seven years, spearheaded by CCM, should be considered a good start. More work needs to be done. But ACIR cautions that this should not be considered a “hit list.” They write “from a legal and a practical standpoint, some degree of state direction is appropriate because local governments have an interest in administering many functions for which statewide uniformity is desired.” While this may be true for many of the mandates that are put on towns and cities, it does not mean that the state has given their full support to helping where they can. Mandates concerning PILOT, ECS, MS4, MBR, put much more of the onus on municipalities than originally estimated. The already short 2020 legislative session was cut even shorter by the COVID-19, with legislators conducting business for only four weeks before social distancing forced them to stop meeting. Perhaps for the first time ever, this unique situation has led there to be no new mandates in 2020.. With more new mandates being added than reduced or repealed, the total number of mandates is sure to be larger when the next report comes out in 2024. CCM will continue to work on mandates relief throughout the year, looking at the ACIR report and identifying areas of concern for our municipalities.

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Lending An Ear For Education

CCM brings together municipalities and Dalio Philanthropies

he Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) has called on State leaders and CT’s Congressional Delegation to work with CCM and municipal and school leaders – and the Dalio Philanthropies -- to help ensure that adequate summer employment and summer school programs are available to CT public school students this summer -- and especially for at-risk youth -- as safe education programs and employment opportunities need to be reimagined in the world of coronavirus pandemic. “We appreciate the conversations that we’ve hosted with local leaders, and Dalio Philanthropies” said Joe DeLong, CCM Executive Director. “Their organization made clear at the outset that they want to listen to the concerns of local leaders and hear their ideas. The conversations were very interesting – covering topics ranging from online learning and connectivity issues, to opportunities that our young people will need for summer employment. “I know the local leaders enjoyed the conversations, and appreciated that while the Dalios have already been extremely generous – they want to do more,” 14 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | MAY 2020

said DeLong. “The local leaders appreciated that the Dalios are listening to them, and not employing a top down strategy.” Municipal CEOs, town employees, and school administrators from Bethany, East Hartford, Hamden, Hartford, Milford, Naugatuck, New Haven, North Branford, Waterbury, West Hartford, and Wolcott joined in on Zoom videoconference calls with Barbara Dalio of the Dalio Philanthropies to state the issues they are facing and to offer solutions they feel could be implemented with proper funding. And the Dalio Philanthropies is now conducting additional meetings with local leaders from other regions of the state. One of Dalio Philanthropies main objectives is to get youth through high school with a promising future in mind. They provide children with opportunities in job training, microfinancing small businesses, and try to look at the effectiveness of programs. All while taking into account the racial and economic facts that play a huge role in why so many teens are disconnected and disengaged in the first place. This is an area of concern that Mayor Luke Bronin of

“The local leaders appreciated that the Dalios are listening to them, and not employing a top down strategy.” - Joe DeLong, CCM Executive Director

Barbara Dalio of the Partnership for CT

Hartford brought up during one of these sessions. “Too many of our young people are already disengaged, and we should all be concerned about the profound effect of this long disruption,” said Bronin. “For a lot of students, this crisis may be the thing that causes them to disconnect completely from school. Distance learning may work for some, but for many young people, there’s an urgent need for intense, individual, personal engagement, mentorship, guidance, and education -- and that’s going to be more true than ever in the months ahead.” Mayor Justin Elicker of New Haven emphasized, “Though this is an unprecedented time, we believe some internships are still possible as long as social distancing guidelines are followed. We are having conversations with our local nonprofits to identify ways that we can still provide summer internships that provide benefits to the community and a meaningful experience for our young people, while keeping them safe.“ “Municipal and school leaders have great insight into these problems as they see them up close, day in and day out – and they can fashion solutions,” said DeLong. “But, almost always, sufficient funding is not available to implement solutions.” After it became clear that CT children were going to be working from home for an extended period, they began the process to approve a $24 million purchase of 60,000 laptops to be provided to students who did not have access to a computer to be able to work from home. But just because a student has a laptop does not necessarily mean that they will or will be able to use it for educational purposes. One of the issues that Mayor Marcia Leclerc of East Hartford brought up was internet access. Towns across the state are looking into providing free wi-fi in certain neighborhoods, others are looking at creating their own networks despite hur-

dles from the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. One idea from a New Haven official was employing youth in areas that were predominantly fulfilled by retirees who volunteered. Older individuals are more vulnerable to the disease, so they have – wisely – not been keeping up with activities, such as delivering food. With proper protocols, including PPE, students can step up and learn the value of public service, while earning towards their future. For other towns, it means building upon already existent manufacturing partnerships. With the Baby Boomer generation, one of the largest in American history, aging out of the workplace, there will be a need for qualified young people to step in to these positions. Mayor Shari Cantor of West Hartford noted some of the legacy manufacturing companies that are located in her community, like Colt and Legrand, that are part of the pipeline. Town Manager Michael Paulhus of North Branford noted that with advanced manufacturing and programming jobs, kids aren’t on the industrial floors of the old days, but working on computers and in digital fields. With that comes the need for access to computers and programs that might be tailored towards certain types of industry. The leadership of the Dalio Philanthropies has emphasized that one of the challenges is upscaling these already existing programs to work on a large scale with more sustainable funding. Public/Private partnerships like the one proposed by Dalio Philanthropies work because of a belief in the work that is being done. There is nothing more urgent than educating our children; they have an immensely important role to play in the future of our state. Giving them the tools to succeed has been what municipalities have done for so long, with the additional resources, there’s no telling what they will be capable of. MAY 2020 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | 15

Bridging the Local to the Global

CCMs Environmental Management Best Practices celebrates Earth Day

he environment is extremely important to everyone at CCM. It’s behind our partnership with Eastern Connecticut State University to bring you Sustainable CT, and it’s a feature in many issues of Connecticut Town & City. For Earth Day this year, we thought it would be a great opportunity to put together our first ever Environmental Management Best Practices book for our Innovative Ideas series. “Our environment is our most precious resource,” said Joe DeLong, CCM Executive Director. “While terms like global warming make this feel like a large issue, there are things happening on the municipal level every day that are making a difference in advancing a cleaner environment in our communities. This book presents some great examples.” CCM is pleased to present this booklet – Innovative Ideas for Municipal Environmental Best Practices. These ideas are some of the best practices in green energy, civic amenities, recycling, parks and more. They are reprinted from Connecticut Town & City, the bi-monthly magazine of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). There are over 30 stories highlighting what towns and cities are doing around the state on topics like Parks, Green Energy, Recycling and more. Developed from many sources around the state, including our local newspapers, your websites, CCM’s The Municipal Voice podcast and more, these stories represent solutions that are already working in municipalities across the state. Do you have a problem with Geese taking over your park? Find out what Middletown is doing about them in one of their parks. Overgrown grass? Find out how Goats can help. We include all the stories we’ve done on the recycling issue that was created by the China National Sword Policy. Our deep dive provides a history of recycling and

the major costs that this new policy has foisted onto municipalities. Also included is our write up on our episode of the Municipal Voice podcast where we bring on experts to talk possible solutions to this expensive new problem. And be sure to note the stories on Sustainable CT, our initiative with the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State Universities. We highlight the many towns and cities that have earned Sustainable CT recognition and feature a talk with Lynn Stoddard,

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director of Sustainable CT and Mike Urgo, First Selectman of North Stonington. And if you are looking for more information on what you can do in your town, check out the Sustainable CT website for a guide on how to join and see what initiatives you can take. You will join nearly half of Connecticut municipalities as they rack up points to become Sustainable CT certified. Go to sustainablect.org for more info.

Keeping The Public In Public Health

CCM brings out new booklet on the ways our municipalities save lives

he novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 is the public health crisis of our time. It represents perhaps the first “all hands on deck” moment since World War II asked Americans to make sacrifices, buy bonds, and support the war effort in any way they could. Unlike a war where the frontlines are a world away, we are fighting COVID-19 at home, and the soldiers on the frontlines are our public health officials, municipal leaders, first responders, and essential employees. CCM wanted to take this opportunity to present a Public Health Compendium highlighting the ideas, the accomplishments and the individuals that keep Connecticut one of the healthiest states – number six according to U.S. News – year in and year out.

PUBLIC HEALTH

In this issue you can read about the ways in which health districts and towns responded to the coronavirus, but also how they’ve tackled the opioid epidemic and homelessness. You’ll read about the food inspection process, radon gas, and senior education, because those are areas that our municipalities cover. Our municipalities are handling public health in our education system, handling vaping and mental health. These are just some of the areas that are handled by our courageous public employees every day. You can see for yourself the Connecticut General Statutes that lay out these responsibilities, and if you’re reading this online, you can follow them to the full text from the state. Take Section 19a-207a. It says that municipal health departments shall inform and educate on health issues, mobilize community partnerships, and research to find innovative solutions to health problems. After reading the stories in this book, you’ll agree that they are doing this and more. Once the pandemic ends – and it will – these jobs will go on. The ability to innovate, collaborate, and protect will still be the thing that our Public Officials do best. We hope that with this collection of stories that we will be reminded of that in good times and bad. Find our Public Health issue online!

The accomplishments and the individuals that keep CT one of the healthiest states – number six according to U.S. News – year in and year out.

Serving CT Municipalities

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CCM Grants Municipalities Access

It has never been easier to find or apply for grants than with CCM

here has never been a time where funding has not been an issue for municipalities. And while there are many opportunities out there to pick up additional funds, municipalities generally run into issues of knowing where to find them, which ones are worthwhile, and being able to write them or even having someone on staff that is capable of doing that in general. CCM offers assistance in this area in many ways, through Grantfinder, Workshops, and our Municipal Consulting Service. Before you apply for a grant, you have to find a grant to apply for. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where Grantfinder steps in. It is available exclusively to CCM-member municipalities and included in CCM membership at no additional cost. The GrantFinder tool enables CCM members to access real-time grant information updated daily; search a robust database of grant information and save specific searches; filter search results using up to six different selection criteria that make it easier to find the most relevant grant opportunities; sign up for email alerts for updated results affecting saved searches; get personalized weekly notifications of other grant opportunities that may be of interest; and receive GrantIntel, a bimonthly newsletter on available federal programs. For those interested in learning what to do with the grants that you can find through the Grantfinder tool, CCM routinely partners with organizations like Ad18 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | MAY 2020

vanceCT to teach municipal leaders about the grant process. The last one was held in March as a Webinar, which means that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available to view online. The program asks if you want to learn about grant writing beyond just the fundamentals: How can you prepare for grant writing well before a funding announcement? How can you upgrade your application content to be more compelling to reviewers? And for those that do not have persons on staff that are able to dedicate themselves to writing grants, CCMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Municipal Consulting Service offers municipalities the chance to collaborate with our consultant, Anne Tack on applying for grants. She brings with her over 20 years of grants experience and has obtained millions of dollars in grant funding for elementary education, family literacy programs, after school programs, senior services, job training, hospital ER, and home health care. No matter where you are in the grants fray, there is a CCM program that will help you along. Grantfinder will be able to help you find what is out there, our Workshops will help you answer some of your most burning questions, and our Municipal Consulting Service will get you in touch with expert consultants. CCM will help put you in the best position to get the grants that you need!

Big changes come to the Convention Join us this December at Mohegan Sun Expo Center

t’s time once again to mark your calendars for the CCM Convention, which will be held on December 1 and 2. But when you do, you’re going to have to write in a new location as the 2020 Convention is being held in Mohegan Sun’s brand new convention space at the Earth Expo Center!

cities, while the latter two are for individuals. A First Place Prize will be honored at the Convention and will featured on CCM’s website and in future CT&C issues. A prize of $1000 will be awarded to winners in the first two categories.

While you will still find all of the programming you know and love, including meeting up with nearly 1000 attendees including your peers in local governments across the state, business leaders from the Northeast and beyond, informative workshops and interactive discussions, plenty of networking opportunities, and nearly 200 exhibitors, there will be much more.

Additionally, scholarships will be awarded for #LoCoolGov, which awards $500 scholarships to winners in a middle school and high school category.

We will have our Large and Small Communities councils meetings located on the first day. And we will broadcast a special edition of the Municipal Voice right outside the exhibit hall. As with the last two years, municipalities who have achieved certification with the Sustainable CT program will receive their plaques during a lunchtime ceremony with the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University. Towns are eligible for Bronze or Silver level certification in 2020 for completing 200 or 400 action points respectively. Municipal Excellence Awards Also on the agenda are the 2020 Municipal Excellence Awards, which are awarded in four categories: •

Three General Entry Awards separated by population size

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A Topical Award (to be determined)

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The Joel Cogen Lifetime Achievement Award

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The Richard C. Lee Innovators Award

The first two categories are awarded to towns and

#LoCoolGov Contest

The contest is open to all students attending a Connecticut public middle (grades 6-8) or high (grades 9-12) school. Participants must create their own original work themselves, but may get help from teachers, parents, or friends in the form of ideas. They may collaborate with peers and submit group projects of no more than 3 people. The contest asks the question: What is cool about local government? Entries can include essays, poems, photos, video, painting, multimedia project, or any other medium you find appropriate. Images of 3-dimensional objects will be accepted. Judges will choose winners based on closeness to the theme, originality, and creativity. For more information on the awards, visit www.ccm-ct. org/municipal-excellence-awards and www.ccm-ct. org/Locoolgov For more information the convention, and how you can become an exhibitor or sponsor, visit www.ccm-ct.org/ convention Be sure to check in frequently as we update our list of sponsors and exhibitors, and be on the look-out (in your mailbox and inbox) for registration information, including the workshop topics and event schedule. This will be one convention that you don’t want to miss!

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CIRMA Smart-Sensors Help Keep Newington School Lunch Program Running During COVID-19 Pandemic

housands of school-aged children across the Nutmeg State participate in Grab and Go Meals programs that help ensure children and families continue to have access to healthy and affordable meals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

HSB’s algorithms analyze data on temperature, water accumulation, power outages, and humidity to identify and report on potential risks. This data is shared with the member in real-time to mitigate damages. The result? Improved operations and minimized downtime issues.

Newington Public Schools, which serves its community over 8,000 meals a week, could have experienced a disruption in services after an onsite walk-in freezer temperature gauge malfunctioned.

Sensor Systems by HSB is an early-warning system hardware and software package that helps monitor conditions 24/7, analyze critical data, and push alerts to key building personnel when environmental changes suggest trouble. This can include water presence, freeze risk, refrigeration failure, mold, and air quality and power outages. The sensors are delivered in a simple kit and use proprietary algorithms to help prevent losses and improve performance.

On Saturday, April 24, building officials at Newington High School received notifications that one of their freezers was registering higher than normal temperatures. Mr. John Brunetti, Newington Public Schools Central Supply Supervisor, stated that “Had it not been for the alert, the Grab and Go Meals program could have suffered major losses.” The school was notified in time to replace the malfunctioning thermostats, which mitigated a potential loss that would have been devastating to the local community. In 2019, Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA) launched the innovative smart-sensor program through its partnership with Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB). The program leverages proprietary HSB next-generation sensors and software that protect Connecticut public entities by connecting equipment, facilities, and building personnel through the Internet of Things.

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“CIRMA has been closely monitoring emerging trends associated with COVID-19 closures. An undetected issue could result in costly damage to our members’ property, a disruption in site performance, and many hours spent recovering and restoring their building and operations, said David Demchak, CIRMA President, and CEO. This program gives our members peace of mind during these difficult times, knowing that their school and municipal buildings are monitored 24/7 when they are not onsite.”

CIRMA One of CIRMA’s Finest Recognized for Civic and Professional Accomplishments Porto Named New Haven’s Finest Nominee

IRMA is proud to announce that Fiona Porto, Vice President, Underwriting, has been recognized as a New Haven’s Finest nominee. A deeply valued member of CIRMA’s Executive Team, Fiona leads the way with poise and grace. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Finest honor recognizes New Haven’s best and brightest outstanding professionals; those who show exemplary leadership, are active in their communities, and have excelled in their profession or business.

Recognized leaders are not only making a positive impact locally—they’re also committed to supporting the Foundation’s mission. Those who participate are given the opportunity to display their community involvement and highlight their professional achievements, while raising funds to help provide all people with cystic fibrosis the opportunity to lead full, productive lives. Visit CFF.org to learn more. Fiona Porto, CPCU Vice President, Underwriting

CIRMA Welcomes New Staff Dawn Mobley, CIRMA’s new Finance Manager, joins Ellen Dion, Chief Financial Officer and the CIRMA Finance team. Dawn, a resident of Hamden, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of St. Joseph located in West Hartford and offers over 20 years of experience in all aspects of GAAP and Statutory Accounting.

for IFG Companies in Hartford and most recently Sr. Accountant for LAZ Parking also located in Hartford. In her spare time Dawn likes to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) which provides tax preparation assistance for low-income clients in Connecticut.

Prior to joining CCM/CIRMA Dawn held the position of Sr. Financial Accountant Dawn Mobley Finance Manager

Rosanne LaBlanc is working with CIRMA President and CEO, David Demchak and the Executive Management team in the position of Executive Support Administrator. Rosanne, a resident of Goshen, received a bachelor degree in Sociology and Business and has over 25 years of experience supporting executive-level management as well as over ten years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining

CCM/CIRMA, Rosanne held the positon of Business Management Knowledge Specialist and Administrative Support for Swiss Re. In her spare time, Rosanne enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and listening to music, especially her husband’s band.

Rosanne LaBlanc Executive Support Administrator

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CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT All Things Must Pass

Beacon Falls blooms with signs of hope

iven what all of us are dealing with, it might be hard to look forward to the future with hope. But the town of beacon falls with a major assist from a productive resident are making it happen with a little creativity.

front yards, but throughout town, and especially along south main street.

After being furloughed from his job at a lumber yard, beacon falls resident christopher tucker along with wife christine were looking for activities for his grandchildren to complete while they were at home. Being a woodworker, his mind naturally floated to wooden tables, but he told the republican american that was “time consuming.”

And for those concerned, there is no shortage of signs to be put up around town. From his estimation, tucker believes about 500 signs have been made so far. And he plans to keep making more. That too got a lot easier as cm tree service and master carpenter and resident doug bousquet made donations of lumber for tucker to keep making signs.

It was at this point that he began to make blank signs that people could paint and put up in their front yards. He called them his “signs of hope” and after posting them to a popular facebook group in town, the idea blew up. Former selectman peter betkoski took the opportunity to reach out to first selectman gerald smith who decided that this should not just be a public display on

The simple signs are painted in vibrant colors and carry positive messages like “positive vibes,” “love hope peace,” “bee happy,” and “this 2 shall pass.”

At a time when news around the world is concentrated on the disastrous toll the coronavirus pandemic has caused, it is residents in each town like christopher tucker who display the resilience that american towns and cities are known for. In the face of a crisis, he got to work and put a project together. We needed a sign that things were going to get better, and he made one.

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CIVIC AMENITIES

No Change In The Markets

Durham Farmer’s Market rolls on through pandemic

f the many things folks around the state took for granted before the pandemic, food security is one that sticks out. Grocery stores, whether local or a chain, are essential to daily life – Governor Lamont decreed this in an executive order. For a town like Durham, that meant keeping their Farmer’s Market operating. CT&C spoke with Jon Scagnelli, Market Master for the town of Durham about the importance of local farms and farmer’s markets, even during these trying times. They offer a space for the community to “come together in one location to sell their products,” he says, “its good not only for those selling, but our town and our community.” It is a place where everyone can get to know each other, even during a time of social distancing. You can get to know local artisans and small local businesses from what they are offering even if you don’t get a chance to hang around and chat. And the biggest benefit is that it “helps people stay local, supports local business, and brings a sense of normalcy to the town.” Some of our vendors are Starlight Garden, located right in Durham, Dondero Orchards from Glastonbury, Humblebee Honey from Watertown, Silver Thistle Farm (cheeses) from Brooklyn, CT and many others. Our regular season has a lot more vendors, including many returning favorites. 24 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | MAY 2020

While the market tries to bring a sense of normalcy, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t special rules during this time that cohere to Governor Lamont’s executive orders, the Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control. “Some things we have in place are the vendors are spaced out 10+ feet, foods must be prepackaged, you must sanitize between customers and we have lines in front of the vendors so people know where to stand until the person making a purchase is complete. We have signage up and vendors are briefed before the market starts,” Scagnelli tells us. “A gov cast is sent out and the Facebook page is updated with some important guidelines about coming to the market. Those are just some of the many things we have in place that help with the safety of everyone. I think the biggest one is reminding people that if they are sick or feeling like they may be getting sick is please don’t visit the market.” Connecticut has one of the lowest rates of Food Desert – an area defined by a lack of access to good healthy food – and part of that is the fact that we have so many rich and healthy markets throughout the state. Farmer’s markets like the one in Durham are absolutely essential, a lifeline for both community and farm. Perhaps there is no better way to thank them than by buying local.

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Economic Re-Development

Municipalities will need to think about the future of business

any of the necessary measures that were taken to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus have had effects on the way the world runs. To effectively social distance, things like sit-in restaurants and retail shops didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make sense. After two months of waiting, towns and cities are finally able to have conversations about what it will look like to reopen after a pandemic. The initial list of places that are able to start opening around the end of May included restaurants (outdoor only), remaining retail, offices, hair and nail salons, museum and zoos (outdoor only), additional outdoor recreation, and university research programs. One of the big questions is how

quickly will things be able to open back up. Some restaurants have been able to stay open throughout this time by offering take out, some for the very first time, but others simply did not have the time or supplies to begin that service. When things do reopen, they know that sit-in restaurants will still not be feasible for a few reasons. Patrons cannot wear masks and eat at the same time. One idea is to allow restaurants to open for service with outdoor seating. But this limits many restaurants abilities to serve more than just a few people at a time. Grocery stores led the way for retail as they begin to open up. At supermarkets across the state, patrons would line up outside as the maximum occupancy was cut

in half, while aisles were made oneway to the best of the stores ability. Perhaps clothing stores and other retail will have to begin opening with these measures in place. For Southern Connecticut, many municipalities have limited access to beaches by making parking for locals only. While the beaches themselves do not bring in money, people who make a trip to a beach are likely to spend money in town at local restaurants and enhancing the local economy. These are issues that will have a direct impact on the economic development of the future. With much in the air, it will be hard to start making those decisions now. But what the future will look like is a question that only time can answer.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AAA-OK

Middletown S&P rating allows for economic development in hard times

s the economic fallout of coronavirus begins to unfold, Connecticut towns and cities should look at many of the gains that have occurred over the last decade or so that will put them at a better standing to face the future. Middletown has maintained the highest possible rating of AAA from Standard and Poors for five years now.

of all the unpredictability, I am incredibly proud of the budget we are introducing, and of the team that put it together. And while we don’t know what the world holds for us in the year ahead, what we do know is that Middletown is on strong financial footing and we are well-prepared for whatever harsh winds blow in our direction.”

That rating is per Standard and Poor’s definition “a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program.” The rating opinion assesses the town’s “capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due.”

Late in April, the Middletown Economic Development Commission approved $250,000 to help small businesses recover once social distancing measures are loosened, allowing businesses to reopen. Like all towns and cities in Connecticut, Middletown has a thriving local economy based on a well-traversed Main Street.

According to data published by the Middletown Press, the high rating allowed the city to borrow money at low cost, effectively allowing them to pay off the new Middletown High School in 10 years rather than the typical 20. Even despite the coronavirus epidemic that has stalled local businesses quite unlike anything this country has ever seen, Middletown’s finances have allowed it to stand on firm ground. In a statement announcing the budget, Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim said “in spite

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Helping sustain those businesses in times like these will ensure that the economic factors that led to the initial AAA rating five years ago continue. Over the last ten years towns and cities across Connecticut have made gains, both large and small, that have allowed them to be in a better footing than they were just before the 2008-09 recession hit. Many factors have gone into the economic success Middletown is seeing now, but maintaining it will be the challenge. With good fiscal minds and a head towards preserving local small businesses, Middletown will be AAA-ok.

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Oh The Places You’ll Go

Students have choice of high schools to attend in Preston

onnecticut is full of curious arrangements. Cities within towns, designated areas; the age of our state has contributed to a great amount of organization of “that’s just the way it is.” In Preston, they have the strange distinction of having no high school due, leading to regional solutions. Currently, they have options to go to one of seven local schools, but that number can increase if Griswold and North Stonington’s presentations were successful. According to the town’s website, Preston has both an elementary school and middle school - Preston Veterans Memorial School and Preston Plains Middle School – but “upon completion of the eighth grade program, Preston students have the option of attending Norwich Free Academy, Ledyard High School, Ledyard Agri-Science High School, Grasso Vocational Technical High School or Norwich Vocational-Technical School, Thames River Academy, and Community Connections High School.” This is partly due to the small size of the classes. According to the New London Day, there are only 47 students of high school age in Preston. Most of those children attend Norwich Free Academy, but opening up the options might be a welcome change for students that might live closer to another school. Students – and parents and board of education members – were enticed by the growing options from places like Griswold, as each high school offers something different. Griswold is offering a medical

pipeline starting in the 2021-2022 year, as noted in the Day, which will allow students to take Certified Nurse’s Assistant track courses. The high school is also renowned for both the athletics and theatre departments. North Stonington made a similar pitch, touting the benefits of their high school. Their Wheeler High School is a brand new facility, but it is also one of the state’s smallest schools, which they argued is more in line with Preston’s small size. In year’s past it was named a school of distinction by the state, and they’ve even hosted foreign exchange students.

Both Griswold and North Stonington would see a tuition from any students that choose their school, at approximately $12,000 and $11,000 respectively. Regionalism might at times seem complicated and hard, but when it is borne out of necessity and common sense, it becomes pretty clear that it is an easy thing to accomplish. In Preston, where building a high school for less than 100 people does not make sense, it makes a lot of sense for other towns to offer their services. It might be curious for a town to not have a high school, but for Preston, the partnering schools, and it’s students, it makes a whole lot of sense.

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EDUCATION

New Milford Library Adapts

Offers educational and recreational resources with library card

e here at CCM are big fans of libraries. They are among the true bedrocks of a society. With COVID-19, they are naturally going to be closed for social distancing, leaving a large gap in the ability for residents to walk to their local library just take out a book or utilize any of the other resources. The New Milford Library put out a list of recreational resources that can still be utilized during this time. Separated into recreational and educational resources, there is something for everyone. “During this period when you are unable to check out print materials and DVDs,” they said in their April newsletter, “you may still enjoy the ebooks, eaudiobooks and streaming services we have to offer.” SimplyE is a ebook and audiobook resource that includes the library’s collection of titles from RBdigital and Axis 360, but also from the Connecticut State Library’s Baker & Taylor collection and Connecticut State Library’s RBdigital collection, plus more – just download the app and enjoy all these selections The Foundation Directory is normally a library only resource, but during the COVID-19 crisis, the parent company Candid has graciously offered free remote access to New Milford patrons. For those looking for something to watch – we are in the golden age of television after all – there are two options, Hoopla and Kanopy. Through Hoopla, there is access to thousands of movies, television shows, music albums, ebooks, audiobooks, and comics. Kanopy is a streaming

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service quite like Netflix, and is considered a film buffs dream, where you can stream dozens and dozens of movies from the Criterion Collection and beyond. And the children’s department has started a series of story-time videos on Youtube, reading picture books aloud for the library’s youngest patrons. There will still be access to the normal online databases and courses that residents with a library card always had. This means that the library will still be a great place to enrich the mind, even during the middle of a crisis. They’re also holding a stuck at home challenge, which is pretty simple to enter. You can complete one of 13 challenges including reading or listening to a book, learning something new, going for a walk in the woods, trying a new recipe, painting or drawing a picture of your family, reviewing a movie or game, playing a game or doing a puzzle, trying a new craft or sport, showing your pet doing a trick, telling them a fun fact about your family, finding a sign of spring, talking about your favorite book, or writing a poem. Once you fill out and send in a form, you can win one of three prize packages that include things like board games, coloring books, and gift cards. It’s just one of the many ways that the New Milford Library is showing that even if you can’t go to the building, you can still learn new things or read new books, really anything you want. It’s pretty clear that no matter what the day brings, there is always a good reason to have a library card.

ENERGY

Telecommuting Is Electricity Burner

How much power is your computer using when you aren’t using it?

ith so many people working from home, it has put a massive load on our energy infrastructure. Statewide there have been some measures taken in place to make sure that all Connecticut resident’s power does not get shut off. There have been tips and tricks on how to lower your electric bills while working from home. Early on, the Public Utility Regulatory Authority prohibited utility companies from shutting off power to residents that are behind on their bills. Connecticut has one of the highest electric bills in the country, and with so many people being laid off or furloughed through the end of this crisis, many families are going to struggle to keep up with bills, possibly even after returning to work. Eversource, a major utility provider in the state has waived late payment charges and offered payment plans for people who fall behind on their bills. For those who are not energy insecure, sites like Energize CT have tips and tricks on how to minimize energy load. There are some obvious tips like buying Energy Star appliances, but others include how to minimize the load taken by computers. For example, they say not to use screen savers as they actually don’t save energy and often prevent your computer from going to sleep. Turning off your computer

will provide savings over simply letting it go into “energy save” or “power save” modes. Even closing apps will help decrease the power used by your computer. One piece of advice that many people do not know is that most electronic appliances continue to use electricity even after they are turned off. The New York Times did an investigation into electronics back in 2016 and found some startling results: one cable box used 28w per hour while on, but only decreased to 26w when powered off, accounting for 227 kilowatt-hours per year. “To put it in context,” the article said, “that’s more than the average person uses in an entire year in some developing countries.” Using power strips and turning them off allows you to break the electrical connection between the outlet and the device, saving perhaps many hundreds of dollars in a household with a lot of electronic devices. For other appliances, Energize CT urges you to read the instructions to make sure you are properly using them, like using the right settings on dishwashers or dryers. There are many ways that you can save energy when working from home, and there are tips and tricks across the internet. In addition to the programs by PURA and Eversource, that will help many temporarily, there will need to be lessons learned from this time on how to become more energy efficient in all households. MAY 2020 | CONNECTICUT TOWN & CITY | 29

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Winds of Change

New London gets wind farm after all

ack in 2018, CT&C reported on the request for proposals to jumpstart Connecticut’s offshore wind farms. Many of the proposals were for an area off the coast of New London, so it came as a surprise when it was announced in December of 2019 that the first wind farm will be built off the coast of Bridgeport. But it didn’t take long before a separate announcement was made that New London was going to be seeing wind infrastructure built off the state pier.

ENERGY While the economic benefits are sure to be good, it’s worth noting that this is a sustainable field. As the world moves away from fossil fuels, more and more areas will be looking to resources like wind farms as the wave of the future. With this project, New London will be years ahead of the curve.

Announced through the governor’s office, they said that Gateway Terminal, Orsted, and Eversource have reached a consensus on a development plan for the State Pier in New London “that will transform the pier into a world-class offshore wind center and bring hundreds of well-paying jobs to the area.” The project redevelops the majority of the port into a state-of-the-art facility, coming in at a total of $157 million in both public and private dollars. Part of the renovation will be necessary to offload the parts for the turbine, which are much larger than they seem. A single blade can be upwards of 125ft, and the total span area of the blades in motion is larger than an airplane and twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. Because of their size, they are extremely heavy. Improvements will be made to make the pier heavy-lift capable, which they say will “benefit the port’s longterm growth by increasing its capacity to accommodate heavy-lift cargo for years to come.” According to Felix Reyes, who came on to The Municipal Voice not long after this announcement was made, said that Eversource and Orsted were opening offices in downtown New London. And while this is some evidence that these companies are interested in the long haul, he offered the caveat: “The only way New London benefits is if those jobs go to New Londoners.” In addition to 400 jobs that the Governor’s office estimates, it seems the partners are just as invested in seeing growth come to the area. “In addition to the hundreds of well-paying, local jobs that will be created to construct our wind projects out of State Pier, we have also committed millions in local community investments as part of our Revolution Wind project and we will be partnering with local companies to develop a local offshore wind supply chain,” Eversource Executive Vice President of Strategy, Customer & Corporate Relations Joe Nolan said in the Governor’s press release.

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ENVIRONMENT

Silver Linings Playbook

East Haven joins Sustainable CT initiative

n Connecticut, we have cut our carbon emissions by nearly half during the first few months of 2020. With social distancing measures forcing so many people to stay at home, the roads have cleared up and our cars are not spewing as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When this is over, we expect things to go back to normal, but is there is a way to keep our gains going? With our Sustainable CT program growing, with East Haven joining in March, there are many ways to keep get down our emissions at any time of the year. More than half of Connecticut’s towns are part of the initiative, which is built on voluntary actions that help guide municipalities towards sustainability in diverse ways ranging from planning to infrastructure and equitable actions. The Town Council approved the declaration and joined with Town Council Member Samantha Parlato saying, “I am very excited to have this resolution passed unanimously by the Town Council. I look forward to a partnership with Sustainable CT to make East Haven an even more desirable community to live and raise a family. As we navigate the action items, the task force looks forward to working with the town, other commu-

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nity action groups and especially residents.” Of the 50% of towns that have joined a further half of them have achieved certification already within the first two years. This means they have completed the requisite amount of actions per year that help foster sustainable goals and initiatives. “We are thrilled that East Haven has registered to join Sustainable CT. The program builds on many current success stories in our communities to create and support more great places to live, work, and play,” said Lynn Stoddard, director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy. “We are looking forward to working with the town as they pursue Sustainable CT certification.” The key to Sustainable CT is voluntary actions. Everyone knows that the carbon emissions are down because of an outside force over which we’ve had no control. But whether or not these cuts were on purpose, it proves that we as a society can make drastic changes that affect our environment practically overnight. With East Haven on board, and hopefully many more in the future, we can build a CT that is sustainable no matter what the state of the world.

ENVIRONMENT Beetle Still Buggin’ Out

Milford Tree Commission talks removing ash trees

he emerald ash borer is one of the most invasive species North America has ever seen. Back in November of 2019, CCM issued a dire report showing that municipalities across the state are spending thousands of dollars dealing with this issue. Milford is one of the most recent towns to announce a plan to handle this disease.

planted in many areas. But they may not be the best tree to be planted in light of the ash borer. In honor of Earth Day, Milford will be planting 200 trees in their place. According to Johnson, the key is to plant the right tree in the right place. Cornell University Urban Horticulture Institute says there are many factors that should go into the decision making process when deciding on urban trees.

From their March 9 meeting of the Milford Tree Commission approximately 100 trees will have to be removed on Centennial Ave. But the work may not end there. Tree Warden Steve Johnson told the Connecticut Post that there are about 600 ash trees that are susceptible to the insect.

Factors such as tree height and width of the canopy matter when considering placing trees roadside because they might interfere with power lines or might be a future risk if they go too far over the road.

The ash borer lives up to its name by boring into trees bark, which destroys a trees ability to pass water past infected sites, slowly killing the trees ability to survive.

Plant Hardiness is also a factor. Plugging in your zip code on the United States Department of Agriculture website, you could find your specific hardiness code. Milford is in Zone 7a, but the further north, Connecticut becomes 6b. Maples, and specifically Red Maples, work very well in our hardiness zone.

From our report, we noted that larger windstorms and heavy snows pose risks to fragile limbs of diseased or dead trees that can bring down power lines or close roads. Worse, there have been confirmed deaths where falling trees and limbs as a result of the infestation.

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GOVERNANCE Torrington Holding Up

While the world may feel as if it has come to a standstill, municipalities still have to keep moving.

orrington Mayor Elinor Carbone joined CCM’s The Municipal Voice to discuss the roles that towns and cities are playing as the COVID-19 crisis unfolds.

One of those considerations is the yearly budgets that towns must make. “This is the worst time for a municipality to have to respond to a pandemic,” Mayor Carbone said, “[Governor Lamont] gave us 30 days beyond our deadline” to have a budget it in place. And while she said Torrington had hoped to maintain their current timeline that might not be feasible. Each decision snowballs into another decision. In order for the Board of Finance to keep meeting, they have had to set up e-meetings, which required additional IT support to meet those demands, right on down the line. Towns and cities will, over the course of this pandemic, expend resources that will have to be factored in to the budgeting process. That was one of the reasons Mayor Carbone told us she declared a State of Emergency in her city. It’s part of her ongoing conversations with her Emergency Management Team, State Agencies, and Governor Ned Lamont and his team. “Everything is on the table for discussion,”she said, “what do we need to implement today and what do we see on the horizon that will need to be in place.” For the Governor, Carbone had high praise for the way that he has handled this situation thus far. His constant

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communication she said has been tremendous, noting that “he helps us communicate to the public what we’re supposed to do.” As part of their Council of Government (COG) and Chamber of Commerce, Torrington has been coordinating and leading conversations about how to keep moving forward. In addition to her Emergency Management Team, which includes her Fire and Police Chief, each decision is bounced off other COG members so they are all on the same page. As a center for social services in the area, Torrington wants to make sure all area residents know. Mayor Carbone, teaming up with the Chamber, is being proactive with local small businesses on funds or resources available to them. “Our businesses need to hear from us sooner rather than later,” she said, “it gives them a contact.” Torrington is also maintaining a Continuation Of Operations Plan, or COOP, should there be a break in the process, an illness amongst essential staff, or even a larger edict should it come down from the Governor or President. Until then, the Mayor wants to send a different kind of message. “It is imperative as a mayor, selectman or CEO of a municipality, that you really want to exhibit a sense of calm, that everything is under control, we are prepared for this.”

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GOVERNANCE

Chaplin begins planning for bicentennial with new logo

he last municipality to be incorporated in Connecticut – West Haven – officially became a town in 1921. In fact, more towns were formed before 1720 than after 1820. For Chaplin, who is getting ready to celebrate their bicentennial in 2022, they are still relatively young compared to many of their fellow towns. But they still have good reason to celebrate, and will be adopting a new logo and planning a “once in a lifetime event.” Their mission is not only celebrate the past but to look ahead to the next two-hundred years. “Chaplin’s Bicentennial is a time to celebrate the 200 years our community has existed,” the town says in a statement, “to marvel, and reflect on the events of the past that have shaped our town and made it what it is. The Bicentennial celebration together with the work we put into it can act as a springboard to what the town becomes in the future.” Throughout the next year, an ad-hoc committee will be looking into events and activities that they say should be inclusive of every area of town: “ every relevant town organization should be invited to provide ideas, participate in and plan activities to make this a bicentennial to be long remembered.” One large part of the celebration will be to update their town seal, a move that many municipalities are making to bring a fresh look to the 21st century. The project was done in collaboration with graphic design students at Eastern Connecticut State University, and comprised of over 26 designs that will be used in many ways. The seal will be used not only on town documents, but a variety of items to commemorate the town including shirts, pins, and mugs from the sample photos. Inspiration came from all facets of the town. One was inspired by the “rugged beauty of Diana’s Pool,” which is a favorite spot amongst Eastern and UConn students during the warmer months. Others included landmarks such as the church and other buildings to show the “community aspect of Chaplin.” Another borrows the phrase “a river runs through it,” while alluding to the typography of the early 1800s, signifying the “strong foundation […] upon which the future of the town will continue to grow.” Voting took place through April 20, and a winner will be announced soon. While Chaplin may appear relatively young, 200 years is still something to celebrate. With celebration planning and a new logo, Chaplin will be kicking off the next 200 years in style.

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INFRASTRUCTURE Circle Takes The Square!

A roundabout is in the works for Norwich downtown

he biggest trend in city planning over the last ten years has to be the walkable city. Municipalities look for ways for pedestrians, bikes, and cars to peacefully co-exist for the betterment and safety of all. But cars have been the dominant mode of transportation for over 70 years now, and that requires some adjustment. In Norwich, they are proposing a roundabout to quell traffic and improve connectivity throughout their downtown. Anyone who has made a trip to Connecticut’s Capitol has had to deal with a roundabout, but they aren’t as popular in America as they are across the globe. The idea is simple, put a circular impediment in the middle of the road and force cars to go around it to continue their journey. Cars naturally have to slow down and take caution around these areas, so it’s a great way to increase safety in roadways.

Proof of this comes from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, cited on the Connecticut Department of Transportation website:

Bulletin, the roundabout will be big enough at 114-feet in diameter for buses and tractor trailers, and will slow traffic, but not bring it to a halt.

“A 2001 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study of 23 intersections in the United States reported that converting intersections from traffic signals or stop signs to roundabouts reduced injury crashes by 80 percent and all crashes by 40 percent. A study of 17 higher speed rural intersections (40 mph and higher speed limits) found that the average injury crash rate per million entering vehicles was reduced by 84 percent and fatal crashes were eliminated when the intersections were converted to roundabouts.”

Changing the landscape of the intersection will have other effects such as altering the parking situation. The town was looking for input from residents and businesses as late as March of this year for guidance.

In Norwich, the plan is to replace a traffic triangle – which has no safety features – with a roundabout at the Franklin Square. According to information cited by the Norwich

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The project is supported by the Community Connectivity Grant Program from the Connecticut Department of Transportation. It was scheduled for completion by December of this year, but as with all projects in 2020, there is no official completion date. Roundabouts are not the only way to successfully quell traffic, but there are many situations where they can be a great choice. Replacing the traffic triangle with a circle at Franklin Square is just simple geometry.

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Shining Time For A New Station Windsor Locks gets a federal grant for new train station

ithin weeks of the launch of the Hartford Line, Transportation officials knew it was going to be a success. Windsor Locks is looking to capitalize on that success with a new train station that will bring more focus downtown. To support it, the town was recently rewarded over $17 million in Federal Grants. This has been a goal for both the town and First Selectman Christopher Kervick for many years now, an action plan written in 2016 outlined the benefits of not only the Hartford Line, but Transit Oriented Development (TOD) as a whole. The Windsor Locks station will be moved to the historic downtown area, near the Montgomery Mills apartment complex. Currently the Windsor Locks train station is located south of town in an area that is not easily accessible to the majority of Windsor Locks residents. The goal is to “reinvigorate downtown,” as the action plan lays out, by addressing the lasting impacts of urban renewal, finding a balance between traffic flow and pedestrian/bicycle traffic, and a healthy parking strategy. As with almost many TOD projects, the core principle belief is that younger generations look to work in heavily populated areas with functional transit options. The action plan cites higher property values, increased private development, and a sense of community as

the major benefits they believe will come to Windsor Locks as a result. IN a press release, Governor Lamont said that “up and down the Hartford Line, towns like Windsor Locks have engaged in aggressive planning around the train stations to maximize the economic energy created by investment in the train service.” According to that press release, this was a joint project between the Department of Transportation, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Housing and the Office of Policy and Management, through its Responsible Growth Grant Program, as well as all departments in Windsor Locks. First Selectman Kervick told the Journal Inquirer that he expects the full plan to cost around $65 million, and that it will be Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant, and that there will be plans to connect the train station to the Canal State Park Trail. With many pieces beginning to fall into place, there’s only the proverbial shovels in the ground stage left before this plan is officially underway. In the state press release, they say that the nearby Montgomery Mills apartment complex will be 100% occupied by Spring 2020, meaning that the train station can’t come soon enough.

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Shelter From The Storm

Hamden donates a bus shelter to elderly housing community

The organization, Project for Public Spaces, said that “a good bus shelter is an essential part of any successful urban mass-transit system.” But that doesn’t mean that they only provide shelter from the storm.

Made official by the Hamden Legislative Council in early March, the town is providing not only the actual shelter but also the service for installation in front of the apartment complex for the elderly and disabled.

Project for Public Spaces says that a bus shelter makes people feel safe while waiting for the bus, making people more likely to use the service. An ideal bus shelter allows riders to see their surroundings, which is why many are made of plexiglass, and they can view posted schedule information to avoid guessing how long they must wait for the bus to show up.

he question of public transportation isn’t whether or not we should have it – most people think we should have more of it – but how to make it more accessible to all demographics. The Town of Hamden has announced that it will help one of the most vulnerable populations by donating a bus shelter to the Davenport Residences.

There are 217 units in the affordable living community, only for residents 62 years of age or older. Their page on the Elderly Housing Management website describes it as near “community amenities such as places of worship, shopping and a nearby bus stop.” From Mayor Curt Leng’s release on the donation, there were numerous requests from residents in the facility and the surrounding area to “provide reprieve from harsh weather conditions as travelers wait for transportation.” Commenting, Mayor Curt Leng noted, “This is an example of a simple gesture, with a small cost, that delivers a big impact. Folks at Davenport Residents, and in the neighborhood, won’t have to wait in the rain, wind, and snow for the bus any-longer, and that’s a big deal.

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Once the bus shelter is in place, Davenport Residences will be responsible for maintenance. Mayor Leng added “Thank you to the Legislative Council for approving this donation, to the administrators of Davenport and the Davenport-Dunbar Resident Council for identifying this need and taking care of maintenance, and to my staff for working to make this possible.” It’s an important reminder that if you find yourself asking how to get more people to use an amenity, it might take a small investment in the infrastructure that allows residents to use said amenity. A bus shelter might not seem like a lot to many, but for the Davenport residents, it will be an incentive to get back out into town.

PUBLIC SAFETY Close Before You Doze

Southington Fire Department Shares Life Saving Tips door before you doze, you have already increased your chances of making it out of the house. The next step is to follow the correct protocols, which Fire Chief Butler says are to check for smoke conditions, feel the door, and avoid opening it if the temperature indicates there might be a fire. Call the fire department and wait by your bedroom window if one is accessible.

It’s a reminder that closing your bedroom door before you go to sleep can drastically change the course of a fire. The Firefighter Safety Institute describes the act as isolating the fire’s flow, which can “reduce room temperature and keep carbon monoxide levels down.” It also acts as the first barrier before a fire can enter a room.

It’s also worthwhile to remember to check your smoke detectors

It’s another lesson to be learned, but a valuable one that the Southington Fire Department said “can SAVE your life and your family’s life.” So remember to close your bedroom door before you doze.

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The Southington Fire Department noted this life saving measure at a fire that they were able to successfully contain, sharing pictures of a child’s room that was “virtually untouched” by the fire. According to their estimates, “temperatures outside the closed room quite possibly reached 1000 degrees, while the room temperatures remained under 100 degrees.”

to make sure they are currently working as they will alert you to a fire while you sleep. Smoke detectors should be properly installed outside and inside your bedroom, and at least one on every level of your home

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ire officials around the country have used little adages to teach proper fire safety from childhood to adulthood. “Stop, drop, and roll” and “only you can prevent forest fires” draw up images of proper fire protocols whether in the home or camping in the woods. The Southing Fire Department wants you to remember one more: Close before you doze.

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Southington Fire Chief Richard Butler spoke to the Bristol Press, saying that a blaze could take 20 to 30 minutes to burn through a door, depending on the type. But added that more people actually die from smoke inhalation during the fire than from the actual fire itself. The Firefighter Safety Institute says that carbon monoxide levels in a fire can be as high as 10,000 parts per million, but behind a closed door they can be as low as 1,000 parts per million.

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FACTS A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire. Install smoke alarms inside every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area. Install alarms on every level of the home. Smoke alarms should be interconnected. When one smoke alarm sounds, they all sound. According to an NFPA survey, only one of every three American households have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan. While 71% of Americans have an escape plan in case of a fire, only 47% of those have practiced it. One-third of American households who made an estimate thought they would have at least 6 minutes before a fire in their home would become life-threatening. The time available is often less. And only 8% said their first thought on hearing a smoke alarm would be to get out!

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SOCIAL WELFARE There’s No Earth Without Art

Mansfield creates Boredom Busters just in time for Earth Week

t’s alright to feel bored every once in a while. With the world at our fingertips vis a vis the internet, sometimes it feels a little selfish to feel like there’s nothing on despite a Netflix subscription or nothing to read when you have a e-reader full of books. With cabin fever usually waning in the spring months, how to deal with boredom has been a pesky topic for those interested in helping residents maintain social distancing protocols. Mansfield Parks and Rec has the solution in Boredom Busters, a series they kicked off this past Earth Day to boost creativity and get those juices flowing. Mansfield Parks and Rec asked residents to take a break each day to appreciate the Earth in fun, community-wide challenges. Starting on the Sunday before Earth Day, they had a Rainbow Scavenger hunt, where you had to go to a Park – with proper social distancing protocols of course – or even your own backyard to find the color of the day, which they posted to their Facebook page. Mansfield adopted to the mantra of the times to “stay safe, stay home” for another challenge. Instead or Rid Litter Day, this year they want to see residents picking

up unsightly litter on the side of the roads in their own neighborhoods, stretch of woods or local park. We’ve written before about towns who have helped their communities rid the streets of litter, but instead of lining up road crew style, they’ll be tackling the places they live. And if that wasn’t enough, residents were able to submit videos on how they got started on their composting piles that were shared on the town’s composting webpage. There were many other ideas for Earth Day projects like DIY instruments from Recycled Materials, Recycled Trash Sculptures, Recycled Gardens, Pinecone Bird Feeders, and more, to make sure that there was always something a little inspiring to do after the cleanup. Maya Angelou said that you cannot use up creativity, the more you use, the more you have. Unfortunately, the same is true of trash. But when you combine the sage advice of one of our nation’s greatest writers, you get projects like Boredom Busters. In Mansfield, the recycled becomes the art, and as they say, you cannot have Earth without Art.

You Gotta Run, Run, Run

Southbury Land Trust receives grant to add 5k track to Phillips Farm

hile the world quickly learned what social distancing meant over the past few months, the few things that people were able to safely do came sharply into focus. One activity with health in mind was going for quick walks or runs as long as you were able to keep good distance from other passers. The need for this kind of public good is constant, and the Southbury Land Trust has recently secured funding to create a new 5k course. A 5k – or 3.1 mile course – will be built using existing trails on the Phillips and Lovdal Farm Preserves, according to the Southbury Land Trust website. There were also be some new connecting trails “that will go through forested areas and around edges of hay fields on both preserves.” The Philips Farm Preserve is a continually maintained farm with roots going back to the 1700s. It was purchased by the Southbury Land Trust and Trust for Public Land for a little less than $1 million in 2003. “People in Southbury recognized the importance of this open space, both ecologically and as a key contributor to the rural character of the town,” per the Land Trust’s page for the space. Other projects in the area included enhancements to

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the farmland and forested areas, improved fence lines, stonewalls, sheds, gates, an orchard, trails, benches, a bridge and a kiosk. Because of the location of the new trail, it will be a perfect course for people of differing skill levels to get in some exercise. In fact, they encourage community members to “hike, run, or walk the course.” The course is not yet complete, and as with all projects that were to take place during the spring and summer months of 2020, there is no definitive done by date, but once the course is complete, they will look to partner with health clubs, schools, and 5k groups to take advantage of this new resource. Funding for the project comes from a grant in the amount of $4,900 from the Southbury Community Trust Fund, which itself is part of the Connecticut Community Foundation. No one knows when you’re going to absolutely need amenities like a 5k trail that can be used by a multitude of people, but in times like these it’s apparent that towns and cities across the nation are going to need a place where people can safely get in some activity. It’s a stark reminder that municipalities are what keeps this nation running.

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Wired/Unwired

Ridgefield toys with idea of free wireless throughout town

hen Nikola Tesla began building Wardenclyffe Tower, he thought he was starting the groundwork on electrifying the world. Tesla had invented a way of transmitting electricity that did not require wires. In 1901 he made the shocking claim that information could be transmitted wirelessly and instantaneously, which sounded like science fiction. It would take over 100 years for Smart Cities to step into science fact, offering just a fraction of Tesla’s promise.

But this isn’t to say there aren’t drawbacks. When Tesla devised his free electric network, he didn’t realize that he was creating an environment that prohibited the advance of computer technologies. In order to create sophisticated computer boards, you need to have a completely static free area, which is not possible when everything you use is powered by wireless electricity.

One feature that has been the proverbial dipping a toe in the water is public wifi, something that the town of Ridgefield is looking into for their downtown area. They would be following the suit of many towns and cities around the country that offer some kind of free access to internet. In New Haven, for instance, there is free wi-fi on the green, which provides access to the immediate area.

A group of over 200 scientists have signed a letter saying that: “Numerous recent scientific publications have shown that EMF affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines. Effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes of the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders, and negative impacts on general well-being in humans. Damage goes well beyond the human race, as there is growing evidence of harmful effects to both plant and animal life.”

For the past year the Economic and Community Development Commission (ECDC) has begun looking into the idea, trying to make it a reality. Some of the benefits of public wifi is that like any other resource – whether it’s a public library or park – it attracts people to areas that you want them to be. If 2020 is any indication of where technology is going, having a fully functional internet infrastructure is one of the most important criterion for a modern city. The town itself can benefit by controlling things like transportation flows by utilizing the Internet of Things, which allows devices to talk to each other. Major cities like New York City are installing hubs where people can charge their phones, which allows for integration of advertising revenue to pay for it all.

In much the same way, there are concerns about all-encompassing wi-fi or 5g networks.

Ridgefield is fully studying the effects of these wireless systems while deciding whether or not to implement these new technologies. So, the problem is how to square the need for a good infrastructure of internet capabilities and good sound scientific advice. There’s no reason to believe that we will not continue to innovate – just like the advance of electrical systems did not stop at the failure of Wardenclyffe Tower. The next bright idea is always just around the corner.

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TECHNOLOGY We Can’t Rewind, We’ve Come So Far

Videoconferencing has allowed municipalities to connect in new and exciting ways

elework has for the past 30 years come in and out of fashion. With each new leap in technology – the personal computer to high speed internet to webcams – it has become a solution equally loved and disdained. In the past three months, the infrastructure that has been built around telework became extremely important when Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7B in response to the coronavirus outbreak. That order allowed the suspension of in-person open meeting requirements if municipalities were able to meet certain criterion in holding meetings remotely. First, the public must have the ability to view or listen to each meeting or proceeding in real time, by telephone, video, or other technology, that a transcription or recording of the meeting be posted on the agency’s website, that the public have full access and directions on how to join said meeting, and the agenda be provided at least 24 hours before the meeting. Towns and cities responded by figuring out which methods were going to work best for their constituents. North Haven First Selectman and CCM President Michael Freda began airing meetings on local cable access and online streaming, which he shared via his personal Facebook profile, as well as the town’s page. He also promised that any questions fielded to him via social media or email would be answered in a timely manner. One of the biggest successes in the past few months has been the streaming software Zoom. It saw a marked boost in usage from every community – schools, friends, and businesses all began to rely on the easy-to-use videoconferencing

Towns and cities responded by figuring out which methods were going to work best for their constituents. capabilities. CCM’s podcast, The Municipal Voice even began hosting interviews on the service. It’s no surprise that it became a go-to in the toolkit of municipal leaders around the state. The Town of Deep River announced in March that they would begin hosting their meetings via Zoom. On their website, residents could view the agenda of meetings to be held, and the link to join the meeting remotely was prominently displayed. Mayor Justin Elicker of New Haven at first held press conferences on the steps of City Hall, but as the crisis worsened, he took to the app to alert the media about new information that was coming out on a daily, if not hourly, basis. The city mixed both Facebook streaming and Zoom streaming when the Board of Alders met to hold their regular bi-monthly

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meeting. Reports from the New Haven Independent say that dozens of community members were able to attend these meetings, with one even commenting that the Board of Alders has finally entered the 21st century in communications. Quoted in the CT Mirror, CCM Executive Director Joe DeLong said “this is regular business for [municipalities], but these are not normal times.” And the truth of the matter is that we just now have the capabilities to hold video-conferences in an extremely accessible manner. Yet, there are still many without access to the internet or computers, even in cities like New Haven, which means that this is not an end-allbe-all solution. Hopefully, towns and cities continue to invest in the tele-capabilities such as streaming. We aren’t leaving the 21st century anytime soon.

TECHNOLOGY A Eulogy for POTS Where does the future leave the corded telephone? By: Dale Bruckhart fter accumulating $17.5 billion in debt through a series of acquisitions, Frontier CEO, Bernie Han, states, “the company has significantly under-invested in its fiber networks, making it difficult to attract and keep customers. The company has outlined a plan to spend $1.4 billion on fiber upgrades through 2024 and bring fiber to 3 million new Frontier customers.” Note 1

So, where does that leave plain old telephone service (POTS)? The internet and fiber optic network providers have been cannibalizing the public switched telephone network (PSTN) for years, yet many Connecticut public sector agencies (local government, first responders and K-12 schools) have been reluctant to switch to internet-based voice services. Consumers have been switching from wireline service to internet based or cellular voice services in droves further exacerbating Frontiers financial challenges. The copper telecommunications PSTN infrastructure and interfaces haven’t changed significantly in decades. POTS lines and PRI circuits are physical connections that connect premise-based voice equipment to the PSTN. As Frontier redirects investment to fiber upgrades and internet services, the copper-based voice infrastructure and interfaces will gradually disappear. A mind-set that copper voice TELCO circuits and premise-based voice switches offer greater reliability is deep seated with older network administrators, with some justification. Copper TELCO circuits receive power from the central office or UPS batteries on the pole and continue to function even when local power is interrupted, providing limited access to the PSTN. Why is Connecticut different from other Frontier served states? Frontier Communications is headquartered in Norwalk, Ct. The Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET), which Frontier acquired in 2014, traces its roots to the days of telephone inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, when the world’s first telephone exchange opened in New Haven. Many SNET alumnus, including this writer, remain in the workforce, with gray hair or no hair, and retain a distant loyalty to a brand and time when SNET was considered an inno-

vative telecommunications leader. For many Connecticut municipalities SNET provided reliable telephone service, local employment and reliable tax revenues from company owned property and telephone poles. Remember the SNET tagline and jingle “We go beyond the call.” Frontier shareholders will pay the price for the companies shortsighted vision and mountain of debt. Frontier customers using POTS services need to plan for a time in the not so distant future when the POTS interfaces to the PSTN are no longer available. Hosted VoIP – also known as a hosted PBX – simply means everything is hosted off-site in a data center or multiple data centers and connected via the internet or a private circuit. The VOIP service provider hosts the servers, software, maintenance, updates, and troubleshooting. The service provider manages all of the backend work (whether it be calls, chats, video conferences, etc.) and routes calls via internet connections to the PSTN, to the user’s telephone or voice device. The big advantage of a hosted VoIP system is apparent. The business or municipality doesn’t have to worry about POTS circuits or expensive equipment, installing and maintaining a local PBX or call server, or upgrading to the latest software with expensive license fees. These things are taken care of by the service provider, saving the user a lot of money, manpower, and headache. When a hosted VoIP system is designed and implemented properly, it can provide reliability and crisis management capabilities that greatly exceed those offered by legacy copper voice TELCO circuits and premise-based voice switches. Frontier Communications and SNET have served our state for almost 150 years, but the internet and fiber optics has disrupted the land of steady habits. It’s time to change! Note 1: Hartford Business Journal, April 15, 2020, By Natalie Missakian Dale Bruckhart is the V.P. of Public Sector Marketing for Digital BackOffice. He can be reached at daleb@digitalbackoffice.com

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