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CODE RED: First Selectman to Lift Emergency Declaration Tonight

Steve Vavrek is expected to lift the declaration at 5 p.m. Sunday.

The following is a Code Red notification was sent to residents by the Monroe Police Department and Monroe Emergency Management:

  • The Town's Emergency Declaration will be lifted by the Selectman as of 5 pm tonight.
  • If a resident is out of power they should call CL&P at  1-800-286-2000.     There are 8 line crews and 10 tree crews working with CL&P in addition to our town's Highway Department and Parks and Recreation personnel.
  • All schools in Monroe will be open tomorrow on their regular schedules.
  • Voting on Tuesday will be at the scheduled times and voting locations.
  • The Shelter at the Senior Center will close today at 5 pm and programs at the Center will resume tomorrow on their regular schedule.
  • Showers are available at the Wolfe Park Pool until 7:30 tonight only.
  • The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library will be open today from 12 Noon to 4 pm and will resume its normal schedule tomorrow.
  • Drinking water is available at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library and the Senior Center.
  • Non-potable water is still available at the back parking lot of the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library and at Stevenson Station `2.    You will need to bring your own containers.
  • Free tickets will be available at Town Hall for the disposal of spoiled food at the Trumbull Transfer Station during normal business hours.    Free tickets will also be available for brush disposal at the Garder Road Landfill on Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Residents are asked to be patient with road crews as they are still in a make safe mode in a number of locations in town.

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Crown Royal May 3, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Perhaps a unique ID sent out yearly with you tax bill or something like that? Or I think what mightRead More be better is rather than crossing off names manually on a sheet of paper when you go to vote, they should use a computer system. This would allow you to travel to the closest polling place (Not across town as is the case with me.)
Christine E. May 3, 2013 at 03:36 am
They don't ask you for ID to fill out an absentee! No difference, IMO.
QWERTY May 3, 2013 at 12:57 am
That's why I stated, "two MAIN groups of VOTERS": 1. Parent's who always vote YES - theyRead More want as much $$$ for education as possible. 2. People who always vote NO, regardless of budget - they don't want to pay more in taxes. These groups have an obvious reason to vote. After that, it starts to get fragmented. I really haven't seen much literature from the "Parents who don't want more taxes" group.
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@John, never said we should freeze spending till everyone can afford it, no need to be a dramaRead More queen. And it is none of your business what I have done for others. But what I have not done, is belittle those that can't afford a tax increase and pretend I am better than them.
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