Week Ahead in South Windsor: An Election to Govern the Next Two Years

Good morning, South Windsor and welcome to another week. This week is the election. As they say, all politics is local, or, put another way, as the Farmington Town Council Chair likes to say, while people turn out to vote in droves for presidential elections and at just around 30 percent for local elections, it is the local election that has the most direct impact on your life.

That is far more the case in South Windsor, where residents do not vote on the budget. As Deputy Mayor Gary Bazzano recently said, "[The election]'s the referendum – who you want in here to do your business... You decide on election day which ones you want up here doing your business..."

So, choose well.

Here's what's ahead this week:

1. The Town Council meeting for Monday has been cancelled. The new council will meet after the election. The Open Space Task Force meeting is also cancelled.

2. Tuesday is Election Day! Check out our Election Guide to review the candidates and read what they have to say. And, don’t forget to vote.

3. Also, Tuesday is a professional development day in South Windsor schools, meaning that students have no school that day.

4. Wednesday there are several meetings, including the Redevelopment Agency, Historic District, Water Pollution Control and Inland Wetlands/Conservation. The WPCA agenda is here.

5. Bulky waste collection is scheduled for this week on regular trash collection day. Pickup for condominiums will be on Friday, Nov. 8.