The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/governmenttown/page/100/)
The annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19. A video of the ceremony will be posted at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 25th in order to honor and remember our fallen servicemen and women as best we can during these difficult times.
We hope this letter finds you and your families well and enjoying beautiful spring days. Today, May 20th, marks the beginning of the State of Connecticut officially reopening!
To date, the Health Department confirmed 92 COVID-19 cases and 17 related deaths in Suffield.
Near the end of March, new Suffield resident Brady Bill said he had a nibble but hadn’t pulled a catch yet from Stony Brook at this spot just upstream of the Remington Street bridge.
Among the many ways help is being offered to folks in town troubled by the many businesses closed and the widespread shelter-in-place practice, meals are a key matter. At least three great programs were quickly established in Suffield.
Did you know that April 12-18, 2020, is National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week? Coincidentally, the same week is also National Dog Bite Prevention Week.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection decided to open the Windsor Locks Canal Trail a few weeks early this year in response to the viral emergency.
Most of what has been happening recently in the Town Hall renovation project is being done by builder Gilbane and architect QA&M, who have been working toward the point where Gilbane can report a guaranteed maximum price for the work specified.
Construction work on the new Remington Street bridge has continued, as allowed by Gov. Lamont’s executive orders in the Covid-19 emergency, and progress has been made.
On April 22, 2020, the Board of Selectmen adopted the Governor’s Tax Deferment program to provide relief to taxpayers during the covid-19 crisis. The program, created by Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7s, provides a three-month grace period to those taxpayers adversely affected by the pandemic.