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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. These are Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield and Sherman.

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 land use plan. It provides a continuing forum on municipal management and planning and maintains a vigorous research program.

A history of these activities since 1968 is available. See also the organization's bylaws, the overview of services and the record of local assistance.

Meeting of October 2002

The office is located in Brookfield, CT in the Old Town Hall, shown right, at the intersection of Routes 25 and 133, 162 Whisconier Road.

Reach us with these directions. Office hours are 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday thru Friday. The mailing address, phone, fax and email are as follows:

HVCEO, Old Town Hall, 162 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804, Phone: 203-775-6256, Fax: 203-740-9167, Email: info@hvceo.org

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 are available.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

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, utility companies and social service agencies.	ROBERT E. BURKE Bethel First Selectman Bethel Municipal Center 1 School Street Bethel, CT 06801 bburke@betheltownhall.org (203) 794-8501• FAX: 794-8552 Member since 12/2005 Alternate: Selectman Paul Szatkowski WILLIAM T. STUART Bridgewater First Selectman Bridgewater Town Hall Main St., Route 133, Box 216 Bridgewater, CT 06752 ALindblom@bridgewatertownhall.org (203) 354-5250 • FAX: 350-5944 Member since 9/1982 Alternate: Robert Brown ROBERT G. SILVAGGI Brookfield First Selectman Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road Box 5106 Brookfield, CT 06804 rsilvaggi@brookfield.org (203) 775-7300 • FAX: 775-5316 Member since 12/2007 Alternate: Selectman 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 Michael McLachlan 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 Ronald Oliveri	PATRICIA A. MURPHY Vice 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 JOSEPH E. BORST Newtown First Selectman Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St. Newtown, CT 06470 first.selectman@newtown-ct.gov (203) 270-4201 • FAX: 270-4205 Member since 12/2007 Alternates: Selectman Paul Mangiafico and Development Director Elizabeth Stocker 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: Selectwoman Tina Miller RUDOLPH P. MARCONI Secretary - Treasurer 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: Selectwoman Barbara Manners ANDREA B. O'CONNOR Chairman Sherman First Selectman Mallory Town Hall, 9 Rt 39 North P. O. Box 39 Sherman, CT 06784 aoconnor@townofsherman.org (860) 355-1139 • FAX: 355-6943 Member since 1/2004 Alternate: Joseph Keneally

PERMANENT STAFF
The staff consists of three full time and two part time persons. Various planning and engineering consultants are also engaged for specific contractual products.	Camille Acquanita Office Manager (part time) cacquanita@hvceo.org Jonathan Chew Executive Director jchew@hvceo.org David Hannon Deputy Director dhannon@hvceo.org	Josephine Harvey Financial Manager (part time) jharvey@hvceo.org George Blake Geographic Information Systems Manager gblake@hvceo.org

	HVCEO staff in December of 2007. From left are Dave Hannon, George Blake, Jo Harvey, Jon Chew and Candy Acquanita. Photo courtesy of Cheryl Reedy 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 resources, meeting schedule, and activities are welcome. The HVCEO web site consultant is Levent Kolukisa of Torrington, CT.

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HVCEO, Old Town Hall, 162 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804

Tel: 203-775-6256 | Fax: 203-740-9167 | E-mail: info@hvceo.org