The latest edition of “Westport in Focus” — 1st Selectwoman Jen Tooker’s regular newsletter to residents — landed in email inboxes earlier today.
For those who did not open it — and “06880” readers outside of Westport who did not get it — the highlights include:
✔ A note about the newly redesigned Selectwoman’s Office page on WestportCt.gov: Selectwoman’s Office Home.
IT director Eileen Zhang and Tooker’s staff have spent quite a while redesigning this, and other departments’, home pages. The result: greater visual appeal, and ease of use.
Screenshot of the new Selectwoman’s Office page.
✔ The tentative pubic meeting timeline for the Hamlet at Saugatuck project. It includes
- Planning & Zoning Commission meetings: April 7, and late April and May (NOTE: There is no Hamlet discussion tonight, March 31)
- Flood and Erosion Control Board: April 2
- Waterline Protection Line Ordinance and Conservation Commission: April 23-April 30
- Historic District Commission: TBD
- Board of Selectwomen, acting as the Traffic Authority: TBD
The Hamlet at Saugatuck proposal for Railroad Place.
✔ An update on the Long Lots School Building Committee.
Tooker reports that regular meetings continue. “Providing there are no other delays, it is anticipated that groundbreaking will occur this year, with an anticipated move-in date in September of 2027,” Tooker says.
The LLSBC recently received approval for awarding contracts for MEP commissioning aervices, building envelope commissioning services and geothermal test well services.
The project now enters the design development phase, with more detailed plans, elevations and finishes. This is expected to be completed in the next several weeks.
Meetings with the Board of Finance and Planning & Zoning Commission are being scheduled, and are anticipated to take place in the first part of April.
The School Building Committee will also schedule a work session with the Architectural Review Board, a meeting with the Representative Town Meeting Education Committee for an update, and meetings with all funding bodies and the full RTM (plus committees) over the next few months.
The LLSBC also hopes to schedule a town-wide charette during the design development phase.
See Long Lots School Building Committee page on the town website for all updates and relevant documents.
A very preliminary plan for Long Lots Elementary School.
✔ Upcoming dates of interest:
Tuesday, April 1: 4th quarter taxes due (May 1 deadline without penalty; click on Tax Collector’s Office.
Thursday, April 3 (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.): Free car seat safety inspections at Police Headquarters (50 Jesup Road).
Saturday, April 5 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.): Household hazardous waste collection at Greens Farms railroad station; click on Household Hazardous Waste Day.
Sunday, April 13 (3 p.m.): Tulip sculpture dedication at Grace Salmon Park.
April 21-26: Community Build Week at Compo Beach Playground; click on Compo Beach Playground.
Saturday, April 26: Town Clean-Up Day – information soon from the Parks & Recreation Department.
Tuesday, April 29 (7:30 p.m., Town Hall auditorium): Traffic & Pedestrian Safety Task Force meeting.
Thursday, May 1: First day parking emblem requirement for beach access; click on Parks & Recreation.
In one month and a day, you’ll need a sticker to park at town beaches. In the meantime, crews work to get them ready. (Photo/Richard Fogel)
