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Hello, readers. We have a lot happening at CRCOG and are excited to share our latest issue with you. This newsletter is 880 words, approximately a 4-minute read.
In this issue, we highlight:
- CRCOG employee participation in public safety trainings
- CRCOG’s disaster recovery services support and digital adoption assistance
- Transit Priority Corridors draft recommendations
- And more
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ICYMI
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We’re hiring. Look at our job opportunities and please share them with your network. Thank you!
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We hope we will see you at our annual meeting on June 15, 2022 from 12-2 pm. This year’s meeting will be at Farmington Gardens, located at 999 Farmington Avenue in Farmington. Register here.
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Don’t miss our virtual webinars for CAOs and CEOs! CRCOG and Novus Insights will host virtual cybersecurity trainings on June 1 and September 8. Register here.
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CRCOG staff go all in for public safety training opportunities | |
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Ongoing and annual training is key to helping law enforcement, state, and federal agencies prepare and be ready for emergency situations in our communities. During April and May CRCOG staff got a firsthand look by participating in a variety of trainings including a train derailment drill, an active shooter exercise, and other security screenings hosted by the TSA and US Coast Guard.
“We were excited to share these training opportunities with CRCOG staff,” said Cheryl Assis, CRCOG’s Director of Public Safety. “The agencies we partnered with were thrilled to get volunteers and we received positive feedback from our employees that participated.”
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New CRCOG projects focus on disaster recovery support and digital adoption services | |
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CRCOG is excited to announce it has contracted with Gorman + York to provide Disaster Recovery support services for the Capitol Region.
The project is funded by an EDA CARES subgrant, to supply their services for Disaster Recovery Coordinators for the region. Recovery tasks include assisting with COVID-19 restrictions such as identifying partnerships to support implementation and regional economic development projects, serving as a liaison between state, regional and local recovery efforts.
CRCOG has also contracted with HostingCT, LLC to provide technical assistance to small businesses looking to develop and improve their digital footprint, with services like website hosting, graphic design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) research and implementation, and website maintenance. These services will be provided at no cost to eligible applicants. Applications are available at https://crcog.hostingct.com.
Principal Program Manager Maureen Goulet will manage the project at CRCOG. You can contact her via email or by phone at 860-724-4211.
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Transit Priority Corridors final report released | |
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The study team for CRCOG’s Transit Priority Corridors Study, known as Metro Hartford Rapid Routes, is excited to announce the release of our Draft Recommendations and Implementation Strategy! This study is aimed at developing transit priority measures to improve the speed and reliability of transit services in major Metro Hartford corridors. We’d love to hear your feedback on the study’s draft recommendations. The public comment period will remain open through June 13. The Draft Recommendations and Implementation Strategy document, associated appendices, and English and Spanish versions of an Executive Summary are available at www.metrohartfordrapidroutes.com.
To make comments or request a hardcopy of the draft documents, please email info@metrohartfordrapidroutes.com.
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CRCOG regional teams represented at the 2022 Connecticut Emergency Management Symposium | |
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On April 27, the 2022 Connecticut Emergency Management Symposium was held at Aria in Prospect, Connecticut. Several hundred leaders in the field attended. There was a lot of insightful information and best practices from during the pandemic shared, and it was received well by audiences.
One panel discussion titled “Responding to Disaster: Volunteer Civil Preparedness Forces” led by John Field, the DEMHS Region 5 Coordinator, featured many of our CRCOG regional teams. This includes Donald Janelle representing the Capitol Region Citizen Corps Council, Katherine McCormack, the Capitol Region Medical Reserve Corps, and William Perkins, the Capitol Region Incident Management Team.
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A CRCOG throwback: Former Mayor of Hartford Carrie Saxon Perry, reflects on the importance of regionalization | |
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“There is no question that the city and the region are one economic entity. As the region’s center, Hartford is critical to its economic health. If we suffer so will our suburban neighbors. If our businesses close, our transportation infrastructure falls into decline, or our public services shrink the suburbs, which depend on us will suffer.”
For more than 50 years, CRCOG has worked with municipal leaders to enhance our region. We looked back to our 1991 annual report to share the above quote from former Mayor of Hartford, Carrie Saxon Perry. She was the first Black woman elected to serve as mayor of a major city in New England.
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