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 Council office is located in Brookfield, CT in the
Old Brookfield Town Hall, 162 Whisconier Road, at the intersection
of Routes 25 and 133.
-- Directions to the HVCEO Office
at the Old Brookfield Town Hall.
-- Directions
to HVCEO Meetings at the nearby Brookfield Town Hall.
HVCEO, Old Town Hall
162 Whisconier Road
Brookfield, CT
06804 |
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Phone: 203-775-6256
Fax: 203-740-9167 |
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Office Hours
8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.,
Monday thru Friday, or by appointment. |
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
HVCEO Secretary - Treasurer
Hurgin Municipal Center
1 School Street
Bethel, CT 06801
Phone: (203) 794-8501
Fax: (203) 778-7520
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
Phone: 860-354-5250
Fax: 860-350-5944
Member since 9/1982
Alternate: Selectman Curtis Read
WILLIAM DAVIDSON
Brookfield First Selectman
Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road
Box 5106
Brookfield, CT 06804
Phone: 203-775-7300
Fax: 203-775-5316
Member since 12/2009
Alternate: Jerry Murphy
MARK D. BOUGHTON
Mayor of Danbury
Danbury City Hall
155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203-797-4511
Fax: 203-796-1666
Member since 12/2001
Alternates: Chief of Staff Wayne Shepperd and Planning
Director Dennis Elpern
JOHN E. HODGE
New Fairfield First Selectman
HVCEO Chair
New Fairfield Town Hall
4 Brush Hill Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
Phone: 203-312-5600
Fax: 203-312-5610
Member since 12/2005
Alternate: Selectman Susan Chapman |
PATRICIA
A. MURPHY
Mayor of New Milford
Town Hall, 10 Main Street
New Milford, CT 06776
Phone: 860-355-6010
Fax: 860-355-6002
Member since 12/2003
Alternate: Administrative Assistant Tammy Reardon
PATRICIA E. LLODRA
Newtown First Selectman
HVCEO Vice Chair
Newtown Municipal Center
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470
Phone: 203-270-4201
Fax: 203-270-4205
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, P. O. Box 1028
Redding Center, CT 06875
Phone: 203-938-2002
Fax: 203-938-8816
Member since 12/1999
Alternate: Selectman Julia Pemberton
RUDOLPH P. MARCONI
Ridgefield First Selectman
Town Hall, 400 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203-431-2774
Fax: 203-431-2311
Member since 12/1999
Alternate: Selectwoman Barbara Manners
CLAY COPE
Sherman First Selectman
Mallory Town Hall, 9 RT 39 North
P. O. Box 39
Sherman, CT 06784
Phone: 860-355-1139
Fax: 860-355-6943
Member since 1/2012
Alternate: To Be Determined |
PERMANENT STAFF
The staff consists of three full time and two part time persons. Various planning and engineering consultants are also engaged for specific technical products. |
Office Manager (part time)
Executive Director
Deputy Director
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Financial Manager (part time)
Geographic Information
Systems Manager
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HVCEO - HRRA staff in
December of 2008.
From left 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. |
