Representative Town Meeting (linked)

APPOINTEE REPORT TO THE RTM DATED May 25, 2024
RE: Oswegatchie Fire House Building Committee
1. The committee had its 1** meeting with the Architect (SP&A) on May 24". Based on the
schedule prepared by the committee we are presently 3 months behind schedule.
2. There is no date set for the actual closing, when the Town takes ownership of the firehouse
property at 439 & 441 Boston Post Road. We have a signed contract, lease agreement anda
MOU. Attorney Kepple is waiting for the Phase II environmental survey report which should
be available in early June. The signed agreements state a June closing date.
3. We do not have a contract with the Project Management company ( Downes Construction )
who is to work with the Architect on the design.
Ted Olynciw, RTM Rep. 2" district
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RTM Moderator 105 Boston Post Rd.
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Dear Mr Goldstein,
My name is ‘fom Kennedy. | am a spry 73 years old. | live with my lovely wife, Joann, in an
over 55 community nestled in Waterford named Victoria Gardens. My wife and I have lived in various
towns and cities in Connecticut our entire lives, and the last four right here in Waterford.
It tock awhile for things to normalize, having moved here in the heart of a pandemic, but at
about the one year anniversary of our move, things began to move again. The senior center opened its
doors, and cautiously headed towards normal. Joann and I began booking bustrips, coming to
luncheons, playing bingo, pickleball,cornhole, and getting to know our senior community.
I was soon trying to contribute my baking skills to the center. I enjoy being able to contribute to
the variety of services this place provides for its well-seasoned citizens, and the dedicated folks ru
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these programs are nothing less than inspiring. They are caring and patient, and totally dedicated to
making life better for all the seniors who take advantage of their many fine offerings. i find myself
wanting to take a more active roll in helping to make things better. I believe that a purposeful life is a
happy life and that nothing is more fulfilling than helping others. I would like to be concidered for
appointment on the Senior Services Commission when the next vacancy occurs
I will finally add that I am registered as a Democrat, but consider myself able to have a
discerning brain abie to separate the meaningful from the garbage, and i find trouble with both the
extreme left and the extreme right.
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MEMORANDUM
TOWN OF WATERFORD DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
To: Robert Brule, First Selectman
From: Gary J Schneider, Director of Public Works
Date: May 13, 2024
Re: Resurfacing Roads
The Town continues to make excellent progress in addressing years of delayed work on
our road network.
Approved was $1,762,736 (20530-57880 — Major-Minor Road Paving) to address
Niantic River Road, Oil Mill Road, Shore Road and New Shore Road. Completed was
Niantic River Road, Oil Mill Road and Shore Road from Jordan Cove Road to Goshen
Road. New Shore and the remaining section of Shore Road will not be addressed at this
time due the fragile condition of the 10” water main that is underneath these roads. The
Utility Commission has advised against using any type of large static or vibrator roller to
compact the asphalt overlay due to the fragile condition of the water main. These roads
will be addressed with the replacement of the water main.
The funds will be used to address Quarry, Goshen, and Leary Roads, keeping our effort
in the same area of Town. These roads have been identified on my paving plan for
several years. This action will put us in the que for summer, early fall completion.
Waterford Utility Commission has identified 51 locations where the services must be
replaced and 10 locations that must be investigated. They are starting that work now.
This project is an example of the cooperative effort between the Utility Commission and
Public Works. Paving projects are now fully vetted with the Utility Commission to ensure
coordination with their work and their concerns are addressed before any resurfacing
takes place,
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Sandy Kenniston
Subject: FW: Pleasure Beach Contract #10 Water Main
Attachments: water contract 10 - rev 5-24-2343 pdf
From: Jim Bartelli <jbartelli@waterfordct.org>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 1:17 PM
To: Robert Brule <rbrule@waterfordct.org>
Cc: Gary Schneider <gschneider@waterfordct.org>
Subject: Pleasure Beach Contract #10 Water Main
Rob,
As you are aware, the Department of Public Works and the Utility Commission have embarked in a Co-Operative
Roadway Restoration and Plastic Water Service Replacement Project. Some roadways within the Pleasure Beach Area
are proposed to be rehabilitated this season. |t is the recommendation of this office to refrain from repaving Shore Road
until the Water Main is replaced. The Shore Road water main was installed in 1969 under Water Contract #10 and has
experienced over 26 main breaks over the years, itis likely that the vibratory compaction process involved with roadway
restoration will eventually cause more breaks either during the rehabilitation process or shortly thereafter which will
cause an adverse impact to a newly paved road.
‘have attached a map identifying the Contract #10 area, you will note the area in Blue is the section of water main that
was replaced in 2007, the areas in Red are the original mains installed in 1969.
Please contact me with any questions.
Thank you.
James 4. Bartell
Director of Utilities
Waterford Utility Commission
Office: 860-444-5886
Mobile: 860-460-9108


Narciss Greene
29 Trumbull Rd
Waterford, CT 06385
Narciss.s.greene@gmail.com 707-481-0996
30 May 2024
David Campo, Waterford Town Clerk
15 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385
CC: First Selectman Bob Brule, Superintendent Thomas Giard, Members of the Board of Education, Members of the RTM
Dear Members of the RTM, Member of the BOE, Superintendent Giard, and First Selectman Bob Brule:
This letter is to request a building committee be created at the June 3", 2024 RTM meeting that will address the field
drainage issues at Great Neck Elementary School. It is requested that the RTM will kick action to the BOE to formally
request a building committee at the August 2024 meeting.
Great Neck Elementary School students have been given extremely limited outdoor recess multiple times this year due
to flooding on the fields. The fields and playground area at the school do not drain properly, which is resulting in
decreased outside playtime. The parents, guardians and, most importantly, students at Great Neck Elementary School
are urging you to work together to address the issues affecting the playground area. Unless the underlying issue is
solved, students will continue to have days without a proper recess.
General Statute of Connecticut Section 10-2110? states that, in addition to lunch, “each student enrolled in elementary
school time devoted to physical exercise of not less than twenty minutes in total.” When students are sequestered to a
small indoor area such as the gym, they are not given enough space to meet this requirement of “time devoted to
physical exercise.” Additionally, when the grass is too wet or is covered in snow, children are not allowed to be on the
grass nor the playscape. This leaves them to the very limited play area on the blacktop/basketball courts. Students are
forced to use this space to walk in circles around the perimeter of the black top for their recess because play space is so
limited. Kids also must wait in long lines to shoot a basketball.
Natural sunlight helps reset our eyes, increases focus, and brightens our moods. In addition to the benefits of natural
light, students greatly benefit from moving their bodies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?2,
without a proper recess, students are more likely to become restless in the classroom which will result in lower student
outcomes and an increase in disruptive behavior.
| am urging you to take steps toward addressing this issue and see what can be done to permanently fix the field’s
drainage. These muddy conditions are posing a safety hazard to those walking around the school grounds and are
reducing our children’s ability to engage in physical activity to their fullest potential. Please create a building committee
focused on fixing this issue.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Narciss Greene
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