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First Selectman's Report - 07/09/2012

 

 
FIRST SELECTMAN’S REPORT
JULY 9TH, 2012


SPOONVILLE DAM BEING REMOVED:  THE SPOONVILLE DAM, LOCATED IN TARIFFVILLE, IS UNDER THE PROCESS OF BEING REMOVED.  CL&P OWNS THE DAM, AND IS IN FAVOR OF REMOVING IT TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA.  THE DAM INTERFERES WITH FISH MIGRATION UP THE FARMINGTON RIVER, PREVENTING THEM FROM SPAWNING THERE AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.  ALSO, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SAFETY AROUND THE AREA.  BARRING WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PROJECT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY EARLY AUGUST.  
THE FARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION IS OVERSEEING THE PROJECT, WITH THE ENGINEERING FIRM PRINCETON HYDRO PROVIDING DESIGN, AND GLEIM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP DOING THE CONSTRUCTION.
ANY QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE FARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, BY VISITING THEIR WEBSITE OR BY CALLING 860-658-4442, X205.
 

SIMSBURY TO PARTICIPATE IN HURRICANE DISASTER EXERCISE ON JULY 30TH AND 31ST
THE TOWN OF SIMSBURY WILL PARTICIPATE IN A HURRICANE DISASTER DRILL IN LATE JULY TO EVALUATE OUR PREPAREDNESS FOR ANOTHER WEATHER DISASTER, LIKE STORM ALFRED.  AS WE KNOW, BEING PREPARED FOR A DISASTER IS A SURE WAY TO MAKE THE RECOVERY PROCESS AN EASIER ONE.  
THE DRILL WILL BE PUT ON BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & HOMELAND SECURITY, AND WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS OR GAPS IN OUR PLANNING.  COORDINATING THE EVENT FOR SIMSBURY WILL BE FIRE MARSHAL KEVIN KOWALSKI, POLICE CHIEF PETER INGVERSTEN, MYSELF, ALONG WITH JOHN HAMPTON, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND SEAN ASKHAM, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE LIAISON.  WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR PREPAREDNESS!
 


SIMSBURY RESIDENT SARA HENDERSHOT SET TO COMPETE IN LONDON: 
SIMSBURY RESIDENT SARA HENDERSHOT IS SET TO COMPETE IN THE WOMEN’S PAIR ROWING EVENT IN THE LONDON OLYMPICS!  
SARA QUALIFIED IN JUNE WITH HER PARTNER, SARAH ZELENKA.  THE WOMEN’S PAIR EVENT IS 2000 METERS LONG.  BE SURE TO WATCH SARA’S RACES!  HEATS ARE JULY 28TH AT 9:30 AM (EASTERN TIME), WITH SEMI-FINALS JULY 30TH AT 9:30 AM, AND FINALS, SHOULD SARA MAKE IT, AUGUST 1ST AT 10:10AM (EASTERN TIME).  COVERAGE SHOULD BE ON ONE OF THE NBC SPORTS NETWORKS.
SARA IS THE FIRST SIMSBURY OLYMPIAN SINCE SAMANTHA MAGEE COMPETED IN ATHENS IN 2004, ALSO IN A ROWING COMPETITION.  WE COULDN’T BE PROUDER TO HAVE OUR TOWN REPRESENTED AGAIN BY SUCH A GREAT COMPETITOR!