THEY REPRESENT YOU
A DIRECTORY OF
REDDING’S OFFICIALS
Local – State – National
2007
REPRESENT YOURSELF!
The first representative you have in Redding is you.
You alone can express your view and exercise your
right to vote.
TO BECOME A VOTER you must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older, and a Redding resident.
TO REGISTER TO VOTE go to the Town Clerk’s office any weekday between 9:00 am & 4:30 pm. During the year, and before elections, extended sessions will be announced. Mail-in registrations are available at the Town Clerk’s office and the Mark Twain Library. Voters may also register at all Department of Motor Vehicles offices.
THEY REPRESENT YOU IN REDDING
Redding Homepage: www.townofreddingct.org
The party affiliation and term expiration date of officials
are listed. Mail addressed to any town official may be
sent to the Town Office Building, PO Box 1028,
Redding, CT 06875.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN (Elected)
(R) Natalie Ketcham, 1st Selectman 11/07 938-2002
email: firstselectman@townofreddingct.org
(R) Donald Takacs 11/07 938-9106
(D) Tina Miller 11/07 938-8603
Meets third Monday of month, 7:30 pm, Town Office Bldg.
SELECTMAN’S OFFICE – Town Office Building
Anita Arnold, Executive Assistant 938-2002/2116
Town Hall Fax: 938-8816
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
TOWN CLERK & REGISTRAR of VITAL STATISTICS (Elected)
(D) Michele Grande 1/08 938-2377
Kerry Miserendino, Assistant Town Clerk
Town Clerk Fax 938-5000
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
PO Box 1028, Redding, CT 06875-1028
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS (Elected in State Elections)
(R) Elizabeth Furrer 1/09 938-5012
(R) Reghan Foster-Diaz, Deputy (appointed)
(D) Margi Esten 1/09 938-5012
(D) Georgina Scholl, Deputy (appointed)
PROBATE JUDGE (Elected in State Elections)
(R) Richard Emerson 1/11 938-2326
Laura Homa, Clerk
JUSTICES of the PEACE (Term: 1/05-1/09)
(R) Henry Bielawa (R) Patricia Moisio (D) Alice Strouse
(D) John Campbell (R) Henry Polio 5 Vacancies
(R) Dorethee Funk (D) Richard Reynolds
(R) Natalie Ketcham (R) Katherine Rook
(U) Colleen Joyce (D) Nicholas Simeonidis
(D) Samuel Mayer (D) Nina Stietzel
TOWN COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Democrat – Karen Dolan 938-7465
Republican – Ward Mazzucco 938-9861
BOARD OF ETHICS (Appointed: maximum tenure 6 years)
(D) Arthur Kotch, Ch. 12/09 431-3136
(D) Emily d’Aulaire 11/09 938-3612
(R) Eric Einstein 12/07 938-9477
(R) Burdin Hickok 12/09 938-0961
(D) Olga Selleck 08/08 438-8621
(R) Lawrence Matte, alternate 01/10 938-3645
Meets three times a
year
FINANCE
CONTROLLER (Appointed)
Lawrence Hutvagner 938-8481
Accounting Office 938-3616
ASSESSOR (Appointed)
Melinda Fonda 938-2626
Anna Plevka, Administrative Assistant
TAX COLLECTOR (Elected)
(R) Patricia Moisio 11/07 938-2706
Paula Usher, Assistant Tax Collector
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm.
TOWN TREASURER AND
AGENT OF THE TOWN DEPOSIT FUND (Elected)
(D) Margaret O’Donnell 11/07 938-3616
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS (Elected)
(D) Edward McCarty 11/09 544-9041
(R) Thomas Preston 11/07 664-1189
1 Vacancy
BOARD OF FINANCE (Elected)
(R) James Cotton, Ch. 11/07 544-9919
(R) William Alvarez 11/11 938-3677
(R) Francis DeSalvo 11/09 438-4078
(D) Joseph Dolan 11/11 938-7465
(D) Mary Ann Guitar 11/07 938-2043
(R) Albert Viscio 11/09 938-3656
Meets fourth Monday of month (or as posted),
7:30 pm, Town Office Bldg.
LAND USE
PLANNING & CONSERVATION OFFICE
(Old Town House)
Jo-an Brooks, Land Use Coordinator 938-3721
Carol Keil, Administrative Assistant 938-2185
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
ZONING OFFICE (P.O. Building)
Tom Gormley, Zoning/Wetlands Enforcement 938-8517
Dennis Tobin, Assistant ZEO
Jean Winters, Administrative Assistant
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
CONSERVATION COMMISSION (Appointed)
(R) David Pattee, Ch. 10/07 544-8246
(R) Joseph Beres, III 10/08 938-0504
(R) Victor Demasi 10/08 938-9016
(D) William Hill 10/07 938-9403
(R) Wallace Perlman 10/08 544-8080
(D) Jeremiah Ross 10/10 938-2650
(D) Fredrick Schroeder 10/10 938-9165
Meets first & third Tues. of month, 7:30 pm, Old Town House
PLANNING COMMISSION (Elected)
(R) Diane Taylor, Ch. 11/07 938-3152
(D) Robert Dean 11/09 938-8817
(D) Nancy King 11/07 438-3398
(R) Gregory Meyer 11/09 938-0497
(R) Donald Stroetzel 11/09 938-0738
Alternates (Appointed)
(R) Michael Bakanas 02/08 938-2000
(D) Toby Welles 02/08 938-9437
(R) Thomas Flagg 02/08 938-3088
Meets second & fourth Tuesday of month at 8:00 pm
Old Town House
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION (Appointed)
(U) Richard Regan, Acting Ch. 938-0800
(D) John Campbell 938-2138
(R) Patricia Moisio 938-2706
(R) David Pattee 544-8246
(R) John Shaban 938-2080
(R) Donald Stroetzel 938-0738
1 Vacancy
Meets first Wednesday of month at 7:30 pm, Town Office Bldg.
ZONING COMMISSION (Elected)
(R) Frank Taylor, Ch. 11/09 938-9083
(R) Gerald Casiello 11/07 938-3811
(D) Benjamin Gordon 11/07 938-9108
(R) G. Marshall Sanford 11/07 938-2424
(D) Joseph Ventricelli 11/09 938-4004
Alternates (Appointed)
(D) Amy Atamian 02/08 431-3987
(R) Gary Miyashiro 02/08 938-3700
(R) John Shaban 02/08 938-2080
Meets second & fourth Wednesday of month at 7:30 pm
Town Office Bldg.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (Elected)
(R) Philip Bronson, Ch. 11/09 938-9997
(R) Andrea Cotton 11/07 544-9919
(R) Coleen Litoff 11/07 544-8216
(D) Robert Morton 11/09 938-2992
(D) Elizabeth Williams 11/07 938-0398
Alternates (Elected)
(D) Heloise Fahan 11/09 938-2384
(R) R. Bruce Given 11/09 938-3907
(R) Michael Thompson 11/09 938-9535
Meets third Tuesday of month at 8:00 pm, Town Office Bldg.
Valerie Zebrowski, Adm. Asst.
TOWN SERVICES
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
Michael DeLuca 938-2525
Randi Allen
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
James Hennessey, Building Official 938-2558
Shaun Donnelly, Assistant Building Official
William Connolly, Assistant Building Official
Michele Kraus, Administrative Assistant
Location: P.O. Building
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Permits 8:30-11:00; Closed 12:00-1:00
COMMISSION ON AGING (Appointed)
Sharon Rehme, Ch. 438-7941
John A. Froehlich, Florence Hayes, Rosalind Kopfstein, Janet Metzger, William Morris, Alice Pardee, Jean Whitham,
Thomas Wylie.
Alternates: Annet Bonfanti, Janet Cianci, Lore Handy
Meets first Wednesday of month (except August), 9:00 am
Redding Community Center
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Lawrence Leibowitz, MD, Health Director 438-6541
Doug Hartline, R.S., Health Officer 938-2559
Jean Winters, Administrative Assistant
Location: P.O. Building
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Bruce Sanford, Superintendent 938-2801
Location: Town Garage on Great Oak Lane
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
HUMAN SERVICES
Redding Community Center
Gail Schiron, Director 938-3580
Municipal Agent for the Elderly, Social Services Outreach,
Housatonic Mental Health Representative
MARK TWAIN LIBRARY
Rt. 53 and Diamond Hill Road 938-2545
REDDING TRANSFER & RECYCLING CENTER
Tom Newsome, Coordinator 938-3026
Bill Gorman, Assistant Coordinator
Annual Permits available at Town Clerk’s Office, Town Office Bldg. or at the Redding Recycling Center, Hopewell Woods Road
Permit fee is $20, or $5 for residents 60 years and over
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 7:30am-3:00pm, closed on legal holidays
TOWN HISTORIANS
Charles Couch 438-8586
Kathleen Von Jena 938-0581
TREE WARDEN
James McNamara 938-3297
Sean McNamara, Deputy
EDUCATION
Easton-Redding-Region 9 Homepage: http://er9.org
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Allen Fossbender 261-2513
email: afossbender@er9.org
REDDING SCHOOLS
Redding Elementary School 938-2519
Principal: Kathleen Kelly
Safe Child Recording: 938-8567
John Read Middle School 938-2533
Principal: Diane Martin
Joel Barlow High School 938-2508
Principal: Ross Calabro
REDDING BOARD OF EDUCATION K-8 (Elected)
(D) Nicholas Simeonidis, Ch. 11/09 938-9222
(D) James Barickman 11/09 938-2403
(R) Jess Gaspar 11/09 938-3847
(R) Lewis Goldberg 11/09 938-2105
(R) Lewis Brey 11/07 664-1252
(R) David Lewson 11/07 938-0479
(D) Kurt Streams 11/07 938-4014
Meets first Tuesday of month (or as posted), 7:30 pm
JRMS Community Room (no meeting in July & August)
REGIONAL DISTRICT 9 EASTON & REDDING
BOARD OF EDUCATION 9-12 (Elected)
Redding Members:
(D) Julia Pemberton, Ch. 12/07 938-3013
(D) Peter Bonfanti 12/07 938-0004
(D) Mark Lewis 12/09 544-7061
(R) Arthur Poltrack 12/09 938-9601
Meets third or fourth Tuesday of month (or as posted),
7:30 pm JBHS Music Room
RECREATION
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION(Appointed)
(D) Susan Goldman, Ch. (6/07) 938-4105
(R) Shannon Craley (6/08) (D) Edward Miller (6/08)
(R) Paul Degener (6/09) (D) Lee Morgan (6/08)
(D) Steven DiCostanzo (6/07) (R) Tushar Shah (6/07)
(R) Donna Marie Macchio (6/07) (U) Jarod Smith (6/08)
Meets fourth Monday of month, 7:30 pm
Redding Community Center
PARK AND RECREATION OFFICE
Redding Community Center
Robert Blick, Director 938-2551
Laura Anderson, Recreational Program Director
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Mary Jo Dix, Extended Day Programs 938-3944
Debbie Clark, Administrative Assistant
STATE PARKS (Huntington and Putnam)
Park Supervisor 938-2285
PUBLIC SAFETY
ALL EMERGENCIES Dial 911
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Routine Police and Dispatcher 938-3400
POLICE
Chief Douglas Fuchs
Lt. John Leonard Scott Brennan Jill Roese
Sgt. Mark O’Donnell Jason Heibeck Anthony Signore
Sgt. Marc DeLuca Brian Jones Tim Succi
Sgt. J. Peter Quinn Jerry Peterson Christopher Vadas
Ryan Alcott Randall Rivera
DISPATCHERS
Matthew Eckert Stephen Peterson Val Zebrowski
Justin Lurix Stephen Schnell
AUXILIARY OFFICERS
Nicholas Cabral Naomi Gauruder Jaime Schiller
Paul Cafasso Jeff Leonard William Winter
Bill Cook Dan Mecozzi
Joe DiPietro Ed Pagan
Gary Gauruder Stephen Schnell
FIRE DISTRICT 1 – RIDGE AND CENTER
Chief, Bruce Sanford
Routine Calls 938-2520
Marshall, Jack Hawkins 544-8933
Tax Collector, Patricia Moisio 938-3077
FIRE DISTRICT 2 – WEST REDDING
Chief, Al Landwehr
Routine Calls 938-2518
Marshall, Michael Grasso 948-4800
Tax Collector, Renae Stietzel 938-3838
GEORGETOWN FIRE DISTRICT
Chief, Michael Heibeck
Routine Calls 544-8800
Marshall, Jack Hawkins 544-8933
Tax Collector, Wanda Mardin 544-8933
BURNING PERMITS
Required for outdoor burning. Contact your local Fire Marshall (listed above) for permit – $20 fee.
Emergency Management
Joe Paola, Director 544-8933
CONSTABLES (Elected)
(D) Kathleen Anderson 11/07 938-2996
(R) Peter Bielawa 11/07 431-9639
(R) William Cook 11/07 938-3118
(R) Julien Kien 11/07 938-9057
(D) Jill Kotch 11/07 431-3136
(D) Charles Mullaney 11/07 438-5876
THEY REPRESENT YOU IN HARTFORD
GOVERNOR
M. Jodi Rell (R) 2011
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106 (860-566-4840 or 800-406-1527)
email: Governor.Rell@po.state.ct.us
STATE SENATOR (26th District)
Judith Freedman (R) 2009
17 Crawford Road
Westport, CT 06880 (203-226-8710 or (860) 240-8826)
email: Judith.G.Freedman@cga.ct.gov
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106 (800-842-1423)
2nd District:
Jason Bartlett (D) 2009
email: Jason.Bartlett@cga.ct.gov
135th District:
John Stripp (R) 2009
email: John.Stripp@housegop.state.ct.us
THEY REPRESENT YOU IN WASHINGTON
U.S. SENATORS FROM CONNECTICUT
Joseph Lieberman (D) 2013
706 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-4041 or 800-225-5605)
Website: www.lieberman.senate.gov
Christopher J. Dodd (D) 2011
448 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2823 or 800-334-5341)
Website: http://dodd.senate.gov
U.S. REPRESENTATIVES (4th District)
Christopher Shays (R) 2009
1126 Longworth Building
Washington, DC 20515 (203-579-5870 or 202-225-5541)
Website: www.house.gov/shays/
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
George W. Bush (R) 2009
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500 (202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414)
email: comments@whitehouse.gov
