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The
Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCEO) is
a voluntary regional coordinating body maintained by ten municipalities
in western Connecticut.
The ten members are Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury,
New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield and
Sherman. The Council's regional planning jurisdictional boundary
is set by the State of Connecticut.
The HVCEO mission is to make the Housatonic Valley Region
a better place to live, do business and visit thru coordinated
planning and cooperative approaches.
HVCEO was founded by its member communities in 1968, its creation
authorized by Title 4, Chapter 50, Section
4-124c of State Statutes. Like municipalities
HVCEO is a "subdivision of the state."
The Council
has the responsibility under federal law to prepare a regional
transportation plan, and under state law a regional
growth management plan.
HVCEO provides a continuing forum on municipal management
and planning and maintains a
vigorous research program. A
history of Council
activities since 1968 is available.
The
office is located in Brookfield, CT in the Old Town Hall,
shown at right, at the intersection of Routes 25 and 133,
162 Whisconier Road; directions.
Office hours are 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday thru Friday.
HVCEO, Old Town Hall, 162 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT
06804, Phone: 203-775-6256, Fax: 203-740-9167, Email: jchew@hvceo.org
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The public is welcome at
the HVCEO Office in Brookfield, Connecticut.
Visit us 8:30 to 4:30 Monday-Friday. A related
agency, the HRRA,
is also in this building. Directions
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MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL |
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Members
of the Council are the ten chief elected officials in the area,
two mayors and eight first selectman.
They meet monthly except during the summer months to supervise regional
planning efforts, conduct workshops, and exchange information to
improve municipal management.
Some meetings
are dedicated to dialogues with state legislators, state agency
staff, emergency planners and social service agencies.
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MATTHEW
KNICKERBOCKER
Bethel First Selectman
Bethel Municipal Center
1 School Street
Bethel, CT 06801
firstselectman@betheltownhall.org
(203) 794-8501• FAX: 794-8552
Member since 12/2009
Alternate: Selectman Richard Straiton
WILLIAM T. STUART
Bridgewater First Selectman
Bridgewater Town Hall
Main St., Route 133, Box 216
Bridgewater, CT 06752
wstuart@bridgewatertownhall.org
(203) 354-2731 • FAX: 350-5944
Member since 9/1982
Alternate: Selectman Curtis Read
WILLIAM DAVIDSON
Brookfield First Selectman
Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road
Box 5106
Brookfield, CT 06804
firstselectman@brookfield.org
(203) 775-7300 • FAX: 775-5316
Member since 12/2009
Alternate: Jerry Murphy
MARK D. BOUGHTON
Mayor of Danbury
Danbury City Hall
155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
M.Boughton@ci.danbury.ct.us
(203) 797-4511 • FAX: 796-1666
Member since 12/2001, Alternates:
Chief of Staff Wayne Shepperd and
Planning Director Dennis Elpern
JOHN E. HODGE
New Fairfield First Selectman
New Fairfield Town Hall
4 Brush Hill Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
jhodge@newfairfield.org
(203) 312-5600 • FAX: 312-5612
Member since 12/2005
Alternate: Selectman Susan Chapman
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PATRICIA
A. MURPHY
Chairman
Mayor of New Milford
Town Hall, 10 Main Street
New Milford, CT 06776
mayor@newmilford.org
(860) 355-6010 • FAX: 355-6002
Member since 12/2003
Alternate: Administrative Assistant Tammy Reardon
PATRICIA E. LLODRA
Newtown First Selectman
Newtown Municipal Center
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470
first.selectman@newtown-ct.gov
(203) 270-4201 • FAX: 270-4205
Member since 12/2009
Alternates: Community Development
Director Elizabeth Stocker and Director
of Public Works Frederick Hurley
NATALIE T. KETCHAM
Redding First Selectman
Redding Town Hall
100 Hill Road, Box 1028
Redding Center, CT 06875
firstselectman@townofreddingct.org
(203) 938-2002 • FAX: 938-8816
Member since 12/1999
Alternate: Selectman Julia Pemberton
RUDOLPH P. MARCONI
Vice Chairman
Ridgefield First Selectman
Town Hall, 400 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
selectman@ridgefieldct.org
(203) 431-2774 • FAX: 431-2722
Member since 12/1999
Alternate: Selectman Barbara Manners
ANDREA B. O'CONNOR
Secretary-Treasurer
Sherman First Selectman
Mallory Town Hall, 9 Rt 39 North
P. O. Box 39
Sherman, CT 06784
aoconnor@townofshermanct.org
(860) 355-1139 • FAX: 355-6943
Member since 1/2004
Alternate: Selectman Kate McConaghy
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PERMANENT
STAFF |
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The
staff consists of three full time and two part time persons. Various
planning and engineering consultants are also engaged for specific
technical products.
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Camille
Acquanita
Office
Manager (part time)
Email:cacquanita@hvceo.org
Jonathan Chew
Executive Director
Email:jchew@hvceo.org
David Hannon
Deputy Director
Email:dhannon@hvceo.org
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Josephine
Harvey
Financial Manager (part time)
Email:jharvey@hvceo.org
George Blake
Geographic Information
Systems Manager
Email:gblake@hvceo.org
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HVCEO - HRRA staff in
December of 2008.
From left are Candy Acquanita, Cheryl Reedy,
Jo Harvey, George Blake, Dave Hannon and Jon Chew.
At
HVCEO, economies of scale are obtained in the provision of some
specialized governmental services, such as census data management,
annual labor study, and a computerized mapping center.
Similar regional councils are operating in 14
other planning regions in Connecticut, as shown on
this
statewide map.
Access to research reports relating to community planning and governmental
topics is available to local officials and the public. Inquiries
from the public concerning HVCEO's activities are welcome.
The HVCEO web site consultant is Levent
Kolukisa of Torrington, CT.
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