The Board of Selectmen Report follows up on topics we shared with you last month and things we've been working on and discussing since then. If you have a specific topic that you want to know more about, feel free to call 860-364-5789 or email me at brent_c@sharon-ct.org.

Hilltop Road residents have petitioned us for Speed Humps on their road. What is your opinion? Do you want us to consider speed humps for Hilltop Road? This Speed Hump Survey is anonymous (no personal data necessary). It would be very helpful to know how many people would like us to or not like us to move forward with their request.

As per our Town policy for Speed Humps, we will also be sending letters to the Sharon Town Crew, Fire Department, Ambulance, Sharon Center School, and Bus company asking for their feedback and/or concerns.

We have selected WMC Consulting Engineers to assist us with the Town Hall Parking Lot Expansion Project. This project will be completed by August of 2023.

The ARPA Advisory Committee requested our board's approval for the use of ARPA funds to hire a part-time administrator for the committee. The Board of Selectmen approved the ARPA Advisory Committee request to hire a part-time administrator for 16-25 hours per month with the individual required to submit a timesheet to the Co-Chair for the approval of payment. The start date for the selected candidate is October 6th.

Sharon Connect Task Force attended our September 28th meeting to submit and discuss their recommendation of the RFP bidder they felt would best conduct a Broadband Infrastructure Feasibility Analysis for our Town. Sertex Broadband Solutions was awarded the contract.

For the most recent updates, sign-up for the Sharon Connect Task Force Newsletter it contains everything you want to know about the broadband improvement efforts here in Sharon.

Our speed signs, relocated to Williams Road and Sharon Station Road have been providing good information along with a reminder to motorists of the speed limit of these roads. All the data we receive is transferred to Troop B in North Canaan to assist them with what they need to plan their speed traps locally.

A meeting with Troop B has been scheduled for Friday, October 15th at 3pm at Veterans Field to discuss our speeding, parking, noise, criminal activity issues.

With the assistance of the Northwest Hills Council of Government, the Town has received a grant to assist with planning for the State of Connecticut's required municipal Affordable Housing Plan. This plan needs to be completed by October 31, 2022. The agreement proposed by the NW COG was reviewed by the board and approved. Dale Jones has offered to be the BOS representative on the Committee.

Eversource/Lewis Tree Services will be removing troublesome trees on West Cornwall Road from roughly Trinity Glen down to Route 7 this week.

We have a new Ambulance!! The height and width of the vehicle is a little larger than the last one. If you have trees/shrubs crowding or overhanging your driveway, please consider trimming them to accommodate our new Ambulance.

New playground at Veterans Fields!!

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