First Selectman's Reports
March 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
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First Selectman’s Report 3/24/2025 Tom Roy Awarded Top Ten Public Works Directors We were all thrilled to learn that our very own Tom Roy has been awarded this nafional recognifion. The Board of Selectmen submifted a lefter and I’m including it here for all of you to see how proud we are of our Public Works Director. The submission included lefters from our Congresswoman for District 5 Jahana Hayes and our Town Manager Marc Nelson along with some Public Works agencies that Tom is affiliated with. World Down Syndrome Day March 21, 2025 At our Monday BOS meefing, we read a proclamafion recognizing World Down Syndrome Day. It was started by the General Assembly of the United Nafions in 2011 in order to raise public awareness of Down syndrome, along with advocafing for adequate access to health care, early intervenfion programs, research, and to inclusive educafion. We hope that with the funding cuts and potenfial dismantling of the US Department of Educafion, programs supporfing the educafion of the most vulnerable in our populafion do not get taken away. Budget Hearing The Board of Finance will be holding the Budget Hearing on April 8th at Simsbury Public Library in the Tariffville Room at 6:00 P.M. BOE Chair Jeff Tindall will present for the BOE, and I will present the BOS Budget, with plenty of fime to hear from the public. The BOF will discuss the budget after the hearing. Please plan to aftend and share your thoughts. Budget Referendum Quesfions This will be completed once approved by the BOF but will look like this on the referendum in May. Quesfions for Referendum Ballot: 1. Shall the appropriafion recommended and approved by the Board of Finance for the purposes of paying the expenses of the Board of Educafion and Non-Public Schools annual budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, be approved and implemented in the amount of $XX,XXX,XXX? 2. Shall the appropriafion recommended and approved by the Board of Finance for the purposes of paying the expenses of the Board of Selectmen annual budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, be approved and implemented in the amount of $XX,XXX,XXX? 3. Shall the appropriafion recommended and approved by the Board of Finance for the purposes of paying the expenses of the Sewer Use Fund (Sewer Treatment Plant), Residenfial Property Fund, and Parks & Recreafion Special Revenue Fund annual budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, be approved and implemented in the amount of $X,XXX,XXX? 4. Shall the appropriafion recommended and approved by the Board of Finance for the purposes of paying the expenses for the Capital, Capital Non-Recurring, and Debt Service annual budgets for the fiscal year Budget Mailer The first budget mailer will contain the following informafion and will be sent prior to the public hearing. Here is the link to the budget page: hftps://www.simsbury-ct.gov/finance/pages/2025- 2026-budget-informafion. The new ClearGov online budget book can be found here: (it can be slow to load) hftps://town-simsbury-ct-cleardoc.cleargov.com/9699/283578/d Jen Espinal – Town Clerk in Granby We will miss having Jen in the Town Clerk’s office. She is always a warm and friendly face in town hall. Best of luck to you and to the lucky residents of Granby! Her last day will be March 28th, so please join us in wishing her well. Hometown Hero It's fime to send in your recommendafions for our Hometown Hero program. Applicafions due in April, with the ceremony in May or June. Informafion can be found here: hftps://www.simsbury-ct.gov/home/news/nominafions-sought-for-simsbury-hometown- heroes-7 Jersey Mikes Day of Giving March 26th is Jersey Mikes Day of Giving, with this year's recipients being the Make a Wish Foundafion of Connecficut. All proceeds from that day benefit this organizafion. Energy Audits Available Eversource offers customers access to an energy audit to improve the heafing costs in your home. There is a cost of $75, but please check out the Eversource page for more informafion: hftps://www.eversource.com/content/residenfial/save-money-energy/energy-efficiency- programs/home-energy-solufions Mabel Update Spring is technically here, although it doesn’t feel that way today. Mabel is growing like a weed and is almost 9 months. She’s been part of our family since October 2024. Here she is with my daughter, Leah, then and now. Feel free to reach out via cell or email if you have any quesfions or would like to talk! wmackstufis@simsbury-ct.gov (860) 543-3770 I’m happy to meet for office hours at your convenience, Wendy