THEY REPRESENT YOU
A DIRECTORY OF
REDDING’S OFFICIALS
Local – State – National
2008
REPRESENT YOURSELF!
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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 11/09 938-2002 email: firstselectman@townofreddingct.org (R) Donald Takacs 11/09 938-9106 (D) Tina Miller 11/09 938-8603 Meets third Monday of month, 7:30 pm, Town Office Bldg.
SELECTMAN’S OFFICE – Town Office BuildingAnita 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 1/10 938-2377 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) Katharine Dusenbury, Deputy (appointed)
PROBATE JUDGE (Elected in State Elections) (R) Richard Emerson 1/11 938-2326 Laura Homa, Probate Court Clerk
JUSTICES of the PEACE (Term: 1/05-1/09) (R) Henry Bielawa (R) Henry Polio (R) Thomas Sullivan (D) John Campbell (D) Richard Reynolds 5 Vacancies (R) Dorethee Funk (R) Katherine Rook (U) Colleen Joyce (D) Nicholas Simeonidis (D) Samuel Mayer (D) Nina Stietzel (R) Patricia Moisio (D) Alice Strouse
TOWN COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Democrat – Karen Dolan 938-7465 Republican – Ward Mazzucco 938-9861
BOARD OF ETHICS (Appointed: maximum tenure 6 years) (D) Emily d’Aulaire, Ch. 11/09 938-3612 (R) Burdin Hickok 08/08 938-0961 (R) Walter King 12/09 938-9314 (D) Arthur Kotch 08/08 431-3136 (D) Olga Selleck 09/08 438-8621 (R) Lawrence Matte, alternate 08/08 938-3645 Meets three times a year
FINANCE CONTROLLER (Appointed) Lawrence Hutvagner 938-8481 Accounting Office 938-3616
ASSESSOR (Appointed) John Ford 938-2626 Anna Plevka, Secretary/Clerk
TAX COLLECTOR (Elected) (R) Patricia Moisio 11/09 938-2706 Meredith Sanford, Asst. 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 11/09 938-7444
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS (Elected) (R) Greg Stackpole, Ch. 11/09 438-8975 (R) Robert Gorman 11/11 938-8826 (D) Edward McCarty 11/09 544-9041
Alternate (Appointed) (D) Leon Karvelis 9/08 938-3299
BOARD OF FINANCE (Elected) (R) William Alvarez, Ch. 11/11 938-3677 (R) Francis DeSalvo 11/09 438-4078 (D) Joseph Dolan 11/11 938-7465 (R) Christina Kearney 11/13 664-1073 (D) Nick Simeonidis 11/13 938-9222 (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) Robert Flanagan, Zoning/Wetlands Enforcement 938-8517 Jean Winters, Administrative Assistant Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
CONSERVATION COMMISSION (Appointed) (R) David Pattee, Ch. 10/11 544-8246 (R) Joseph Beres, III 10/08 938-0504 (R) Victor Demasi 10/08 938-9016 (D) William Hill 10/11 938-9403 (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. 11/11 938-3152 (R) Michael Bakanas 11/09 938-2000 (D) Robert Dean 11/09 938-8817 (D) Nancy King 11/11 438-3398 (R) Donald Stroetzel 11/09 938-0738
Alternates (Appointed) (R) Thomas Flagg 02/12 938-3088 (R) Jerry Sarnelli 02/12 938-9443 (D) Toby Welles 02/12 938-9437 Meets second & fourth Tuesday of month at 8:00 pm Old Town House
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION (Appointed) (R) John Shaban, Acting Ch. 3/09 938-2080 (D) John Campbell 3/11 938-2138 (R) Patricia Moisio 3/09 938-2706 (R) David Pattee 3/09 544-8246 (U) Richard Regan 3/11 938-0800 (U) Daniel Robinson 11/11 544-8919 (R) Donald Stroetzel 3/08 938-0738 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 11/11 938-3811 (D) Benjamin Gordon 11/11 938-9108 (R) G. Marshall Sanford 11/11 938-2424 (D) Joseph Ventricelli 11/09 938-4004
Alternates (Appointed) (D) Amy Atamian 02/12 431-3987 (R) Gary Miyashiro 02/12 938-3700 (R) John Shaban 02/12 938-2080 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) Colleen Litof 11/11 544-8216 (D) Robert Morton 11/09 938-2992 (R) Michael Thompson 11/11 938-9535 (D) Elizabeth Williams 11/11 938-0398
Alternates (Elected) (R) R. Bruce Given 11/09 938-3907 (R) Henry Polio 11/09 938-8587 1 vacancy (D) Meets third Tuesday of month at 8:00 pm Town Office Bldg.
TREE WARDENJames McNamara 938-3297 Sean McNamara, Deputy TOWN SERVICES
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS Michael DeLuca 938-2525 Sarah Wisniewski
BUILDING DEPARTMENT James Hennessey, Building Official 938-2558 Assistant Building Officials: Shaun Donnelly, Mark Lubus, William Connolly 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
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, Redding Center Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTBruce Sanford, Superintendent 938-2801 Location: Town Garage on Great Oak Lane Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
COMMISSION ON AGING (Appointed) Rosalind Kopfstein, Ch. 938-0317 John A. Froehlich, Florence Hayes, Janet Metzger, William Morris, Alice Pardee, Sharon Rehme, Jean Whitham, Thomas Wylie.
Alternates: Annet Bonfanti, Janet Cianci, Lore Handy Meets first Wednesday of month (except August), 9:00 am Redding Community Center
HUMAN SERVICES Redding Community CenterGail Schiron, Director 938-3580 Municipal Agent for the Elderly, Social Services Outreach, Housatonic Mental Health Representative Marie Sibilio, Senior Ctr. Coordinator 938-9725 Helen Baumbach, Asst. Director/Secretary
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 Location: 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 HISTORIANSCharles Couch 438-5898 Kathleen Von Jena 938-0581
EDUCATION Easton-Redding-Region 9 Homepage: http://er9.org
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLSAllen Fossbender 261-2513 email: afossbender@er9.org
REDDING SCHOOLSRedding Elementary School 938-2519 Principal: Stephanie Pierson Safe Child Recording: 938-8567 John Read Middle School 938-2533 Principal: Diane Martin Joel Barlow High School 938-2508 Head of School: Thomas McMorran
REDDING BOARD OF EDUCATION K-8 (Elected) (R) David Lewson, Ch. 11/11 938-0479 (D) James Barickman 11/09 938-2403 (R) Lewis Brey 11/11 664-1252 (R) Jess Gaspar 11/09 938-3847 (R) Lewis Goldberg 11/09 938-2105 (D) Kathleen Joyce 11/11 544-9437 (D) Edward Miller 11/09 938-1919 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: (R) Chris Hocker 12/11 438-3805 (D) Mark Lewis 12/09 544-7061 (D) Julia Pemberton 12/11 938-3013 (R) Arthur Poltrack 12/09 938-9601 Meets third or fourth Tuesday of month (or as posted), 7:30 pm JBHS Room B107/109
RECREATION
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION(Appointed) (D) Susan Goldman, Ch. (6/10) 938-4105 (R) Kevin Connolly (6/10) (D) Lee Morgan (6/08) (R) Shannon Craley (6/08) (D) Elizabeth Sager (6/10) (R) Paul Degener (6/09) (U) Jarod Smith (6/08) (R) Greg Frierson (6/10) (D) Kim Taylor (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 Sarah Ewud, Program Coordinator 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 Christopher McManus Christopher Vadas Ryan Alcott Jerry Peterson
DISPATCHERS Matthew Eckert Stephen Peterson Justin Lurix Stephen Schnell Dispatch/Records Manager: Valerie Zebrowski
AUXILIARY OFFICERS Nicholas Cabral Gary Gauruder Ed Pagan Paul Cafasso Naomi Gauruder Stephen Schnell Bill Cook Jeff Leonard William Winter Joe DiPietro Dan Mecozzi
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, Joe Miceli Routine Calls 938-2518 Marshall, Mickey 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 Donald Takacs, Director 938-9106
CONSTABLES (Elected) (D) Kathleen Anderson 11/09 938-2996 (R) Peter Bielawa 11/09 431-9639 (R) William Cook 11/09 938-3118 (D) Jill Kotch 11/09 431-3136 (D) Charles Mullaney 11/09 438-5876 (G) Leif Smith 11/09 788-5222 |
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 Website: www.ct.gov/governor
STATE SENATOR (26th District) Judith Freedman (R) 2009 Senate Republican Office Room 3400 Hartford, CT 06106 860-240-8826 or 800-842-1421 Website: www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov
STATE REPRESENTATIVES State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 2nd District: Jason Bartlett (D) 800-842-8267 2009 Website: www.housedems.ct.gov/bartlett/index.asp
135th District: John Stripp (R) 800-842-1423 2009 Website: www.housegop.ct.gov/members/stripp.asp
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 CT only (800)225-5605 Website: www.lieberman.senate.gov
Christopher J. Dodd (D) 2011 448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202)224-2823 CT only (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: Congressman Jim Himes, Representing the 4th District of Connecticut
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
This booklet is published annually by the League of Women Voters of Redding in support of its mission to encourage informed and active citizen participation in government.
To become a member of the Redding LWV, call Martha Korman at 938-9797 or write to: League of Women Voters of Redding P.O. Box 1100, Redding Center, CT 06875 Website: www.lwvct.org/redding
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