The routine of regularity continues in The Rose City as the schedule of municipal meetings shows a diversity that at least one of the local newspapers feels passionately is lacking elsewhere throughout the city. I'm not sure I care as much about who is driving as I do about where we're going. Your mileage may vary but my aim is true.
This morning at eight-thirty in their offices in the Norwich Business Park, the Executive Committee of the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Government holds its regular monthly meeting. The agenda isn't posted on line but here are the July meeting minutes and I'd hoped for an update on progress in working with SEAT and their grant applications. Ridership continues to increase, say some, based on the sluggish economy, but how much larger might the increases be if SEAT were more proactive in all areas of customer service?
At seven thirty tonight at City Hall it's the first regular City Council meeting of the month. Judging from the agenda (does the lease include utilities, I wonder), it's a light evening, unless you're one of the youngsters hoping to be a winner of a ride on a fire truck to your first day of the new school year. I think we should expand that to include grown-ups going to regular jobs, and charge five dollars to buy a raffle chance. And you thought I was going to talk about pony rides.
Wednesday at five thirty in the Kelly Middle School library is a regular meeting of the Norwich Public Schools' (Kelly Middle) School Building Committee whose most recent minutes, from June, are right here. I was dismayed to read of the reduced rate of state reimbursement for construction and/or the amount of the total project's square footage that was actually the auditorium since I have a slightly different perspective on the value of special purpose rooms than those who voted for the bond issue creating this project.
Wednesday morning at ten and lasting until two (or until all the produce is gone), it's the Norwich Downtown Farmers Market. And from six until eight that same evening, sort of in the same area (Howard T. Brown Park), it's Rock the Docks with Jay Dempsey and Highway Call.
Wednesday evening in City Hall's Room 335 at seven, it's a regular meeting of the Republican Town Committee. Based on what I had been reading in recent weeks in the local paper, perhaps there are more volunteers seeking city office this November. Or not. I'm trying to figure out if the folks on the other side of the aisle have nominated that Paul Schaefer to be Justice of the Peace and what Letterman has to say about it
Thursday night at seven in the conference room in the Planning Department at 23 Union Street, it's a regular meeting of the Inlands Wetlands, Watercourses Conservation Commission (almost typed conversation; Freudian?). All save two of the commission's members' appointments have expired. Just sayin'. Not sure what the November 2010 meeting cancellation notice is doing among the 2011 meeting agenda listings, aside from NOT belonging there. Based on minutes' on line postings, it looks like their last meeting was in May.
The City's online calendar lists a One City Forum meeting for this Saturday at nine in the Central Fire House though I'm not sure because of the one this past Thursday in Greeneville if this one is still a go. On the other hand, if your name was drawn at the council meeting for a ride on a fire engine to start the school year, perhaps you'd like to check out your ride.
If you needed another reason to visit the Leffingwell House Museum, Saturday is the annual Blanket Drive (the story is from last year but the goal and sentiment are constant). While we're sweating now, in a few months we won't be and those who are less well-off than we will need all the help we can give them. The First of the Fall will be here before we know it so enjoy what you can, when you can, of the hot fun in the summertime.
-bill kenny
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