| Internet Communications Survey
At the Board of Selectmen meeting on August 24, the First Selectmen, Don Stein, suggested that a survey be conducted to ask the residents about their opinion of the town website and the e-mail opt-in list. The current website has been in place since December 2008, so the Board agreed that it was appropriate to conduct this informal survey to seek ways to improve the town’s communications strategies.
The survey questions are being publicized through the newspapers, posted on the website, and mailed to the e-mail list and to the town boards and commissions. The link to the survey is on the right side of the town home page ( www.barkhamsted.us), and includes the following notice:
The Board of Selectmen is interested in receiving feedback on the website to improve service and communications to the Town’s residents. Please fill out the short questionnaire on the website or send an e-mail with your answers to: dstein@barkhamsted.us.
The responses will be used to determine if the type and frequency of communications are appropriate and if there are other subjects that should be covered,
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| Energy Programs
Energy Audit Program Details
As described in a flyer sent to residents earlier this summer, the Town is offering reimbursement to residents who take advantage of the CL-P Home Energy Options audit program. To enroll in this program and to be eligible for reimbursement, you need to 1) Contact Town Hall to be placed on the audit fee reimbursement list (860-379-8285); 2) Sign up for an energy audit through CL&P; 3) Sign up for at least the 50% Clean Energy Option for your electric supplier; 4) Bring your paid receipt for the completed audit and a copy of your electric bill showing you’ve signed up for a clean energy option to Town Hall; and you will be reimbursed for the $75 audit fee. For more information on this and other town programs, please check this link: http://barkhamsted.us/BoardsCommissions/EnergyConservationCommittee/tabid/176/Default.aspx
BEEP Program
The Litchfield Hills Council of Elected Officials has established the Litchfield Hills Business Energy Efficiency which offers incentive financing to encourage energy efficient improvements to business buildings. The BEEP rebates 50% of the cost of approved energy efficiency building improvements for the first $5,000 of improvement, with a 20% rebate for additional project expenses up to a maximum project cost of $30,000. The maximum rebate that can be provided for a single application is $7,500. Funding for the rebates is provided by a grant from the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. Eligible BEEP Improvements are 1) Energy Efficient Window Replacement, 2) Building Insulation and Weather Stripping, 3) Energy Saving Light-Bulb Replacement and 4) Solar Electricity or Solar Thermal Installations. Please contact Deb Gilpin in Town Hall for more information ( dgilpin@barkhamsted.us or 860-379-8285) or take look at this brochure .
CL&P Energy Efficiency Fund
CL&P offers several programs for businesses that include financial incentives and low-interest loans to offset the costs of replacing outdated, inefficient equipment and lighting. For more information, call CL&P at 1-877-947-3873 or check their website at www.cl-p.com/business/saveenergy. |
| 50 th Anniversary of Winsted 1955 Flood1955 FLOOD
A program will be presented on the Flood of 1955 at Beardsley and Memorial Library. A film on the flood, and how it impacted CT, will be shown, along with a slide show of photos of Winsted during and after the flood.
The program will be on Thursday, September 16th beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Beardsley and Memorial Library serves the towns of Barkhamsted, Colebrook, and Winchester.
For more information please call the library at 860-379-6043.
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| Connecticut's Emergency Notification SystemThe State of Connecticut recently announced the opening of the registration website for CT Alert (www.ctalert.gov), the nation’s first statewide emergency notification system (ENS) enabling Connecticut authorities to communicate critical information to hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents and businesses before, during and after emergencies. Connecticut Public Safety agencies (POLICE, FIRE, HOMELAND SECURITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE & LOCAL OFFICIALS) will use the CT Alert system during hazardous events, such as natural disasters and public health emergencies. The CT Alert system was developed in partnership with state and local officials, as well as the emergency notification company Everbridge.
For more information, please read the press release below, or to sign up for this service, please go to the following link: http://www.ctalert.gov/ctalert/site/default.asp read more ... |
| Economic Development and Energy NewsThe Barkhamsted Economic Development Commission and the Energy Advisory Committee have added new information to their webpages.
If you go to the BEDC home page under Boards and Commissions, the first newsletter from this new commission has been posted. Check back monthly for updates about their activities and for events in town intended to improve the town's ability to attract new businesses or which provide entertainment to attract tourists to the town and its shops and restaurants.
On the Energy Advisory Committee homepage, also under the Boards and Commissions tab, there is a newsletter that will be mailed to all households, information about home energy audits, and a number of helpful links for energy conservation measures that can help save you money.
Please check out this new information. |
| Stanclift Cove Announcement 
Please click on the link below for the full brochure. read more ... |
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Please check on the following link to see the exciting series of musical shows scheduled for Riverton this spring and summer:
http://web.mac.com/nostone1
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| Pleasant Valley Bridge PaintingUpdated news is available in the May 13 edition of the Republican-American at the following link:
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2010/05/13/news/local/482885.txt
If you've been in Pleasant Valley recently, you can see the beginnings of the Route 318/181 bridge painting project. It will begin shortly, as will the reconstruction and painting of the bridge in New Hartford at the south end of Lake McDonough. That bridge will be closed through the summer, but our bridge will be restricted to one lane of traffic during certain periods of the summer.
This project has been in the works for about 3 years, so it’s terrific that it's being started.
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Barkhamsted Town Hall
67 Ripley Hill Road ~ P.O. Box 558
Pleasant Valley, CT 06063-0558
(860) 379-8285
The Board of Selectmen is interested in receiving feedback on the website to improve service and communications to the Town’s residents.
Please fill out the short questionnaire on the website or send an e-mail with your answers to:
dstein@barkhamsted.us
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