The Regional Emergency Support Plan -
Activated on Wednesday March 18th and the
Regional Coordination Center is on a full virtual activation.
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Our Regional Distribution Center in West Hartford was opened on March 25th and continues each week. This week we have partnered with DEMHS to add in municipal distribution. All requests made by municipalities through WEBEOC will be delivered through the regional site along with masks for small businesses being coordinated by CBIA. The site continues to receive, stage and distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as it becomes available. The Capitol Region
Incident Management Team is managing the site along with s
taff from CRCOG, the Town of West Hartford and area CERT teams. A special shout out to the Town of Farmington and their CERT team for providing their canteen and feeding volunteers breakfast and lunch each day.Our Regional Distribution Center in West Hartford was opened on March 25th and continues each week. This week we have partnered with DEMHS to add in municipal distribution. All requests made by municipalities through WEBEOC will be delivered through the regional site along with masks for small businesses being coordinated by CBIA. The site continues to receive, stage and distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as it becomes available. The Capitol Region
Incident Management Team is managing the site along with s
taff from CRCOG, the Town of West Hartford and area CERT teams. A special shout out to the Town of Farmington and their CERT team for providing their canteen and feeding volunteers breakfast and lunch each day.
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CT
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Hartford Line Receives Grant for Increased Service
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced that CTDOT will receive $4.4 million in funding from its Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program. The purpose of this program is to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail service around the country. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will use the funds to provide two additional weekday trains between New Haven and Springfield, including an early northbound departure from New Haven (7:35am) and a mid-morning departure from Springfield (9:55am). These additional departures will allow for more connections with Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The funding will also be used to add a customer service representative in Hartford Union Station to enhance and ease passengers’ experiences. CRCOG is excited to see increased passenger rail service in the region and continues to support the full build-out of the Hartford Line, including double-tracking to Springfield, new/improved stations, and 25 round trips per day. As Massachusetts seeks to improve east-west passenger rail, frequent service on the Hartford Line will serve as a strong base for a connection between the Capitol Region and Boston. More information about the R&E Grant Program is available
here
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OpenGov Offering Discounted Package for Rapid Deployment of Permitting Platform to Municipalities
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To help enable remote operations and ensure business continuity, CRCOG’s Regional Online Permitting Partner,
OpenGov
(formerly ViewPointCloud) is offering Connecticut municipalities a special discounted package for rapid, templatized deployment of the permitting platform.
OpenGov Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
(formerly ViewPoint Cloud) is a modern workflow automation platform that provides a user-friendly applicant portal while streamlining backend community development operations. OpenGov PLC is also configurable for any online forms and payments workflow.
Close to 40 Connecticut communities, already use OpenGov’s permitting software to:
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Maintain business continuity and revenue collection with a cloud-based platform
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Consolidate and digitize forms, approvals workflows, inspections, fees, and documents
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Allow applicants to submit, pay for, track, and receive permits and licenses through an intuitive web portal
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Enable mobile inspections and online inspections requests
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Easily make updates to reports, forms, workflows, and applicant portals to adapt to the crisis
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COVID-19 - Stay informed...
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May 13, 2020
Executive Committee Meeting
12:00pm-1:30pm
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May 18, 2020
Transportation Committee Meeting
12:00pm-1:30pm
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May 19, 2020
Municipal Services Committee Meeting
12:00pm-1:30pm
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May 27, 2020
Policy Board Meeting
12:00pm-1:30pm
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