Join me for a Community Clean-Up!

September 22, 2021


 
View this email in your browser
Dear Neighbor,

Please join me on Saturday, September 25 at 9 a.m. for a Community Clean-Up! 

This clean-up is in partnership with the Park Road Association Beautification Club to beautify our neighborhood in advance of the Park Road Parade on October 2! 
Volunteers are needed to support this community-wide effort to pick up the overwhelming amount of litter along roads, sidewalks, in green spaces and more. Advanced registration is not required. Participants should check in at Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road in West Hartford. Check in begins at 8:45 a.m.

If you are interested in volunteering as a walk captain, please email Tracy Flater and John Paindiris at info@ParkRoadCT.com. 

I hope to see you there!
 
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
 
Earlier this week, I held a panel discussion on the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI) with Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, Connecticut Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, and Save Our Sound and 20th District resident Alex Rodriguez. 
 
The latest DEEP report reveals that greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle exhaust and building heating and cooling in the state are increasing, which is not in line with the substantial reductions that will be needed to meet the 2030 and 2050 reduction targets set by the General Assembly.

The TCI is a multi-state initiative to cut greenhouse gases and transform our transportation system in an effort to address climate change. With this plan, Connecticut could be a climate leader and help to stabilize our Earth's climate for 2050 and beyond. 

If you missed the discussion, you can watch a recording of it here or click the image above. I welcome any questions you might have about this proposal.  
 
In response to the Texas 6-week abortion ban, I was proud to join Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, my legislative colleagues and advocates last Thursday to commit to protecting and expanding reproductive health care. The Texas abortion ban is an unconstitutional effort to overturn nearly 50 years of U.S. Supreme Court precedent. Thank you to Attorney General Tong for joining the 24 state coalition challenging the ban. 

Abortion is health care. Health care is a human right.
 
STATE & LOCAL RESOURCES
The UniteCT Mobile Bus will return to the Town Hall parking lot on October 1, 2021 from 10 AM to 3 PM to assist residents and landlords with rental and utility payment assistance for qualified Connecticut households financially impacted by COVID-19. 
 
The UniteCT Mobile Bus travels across Connecticut to ensure everyone has access to technology to submit a UniteCT application. On the bus, you will be able to use a computer to complete your application. UniteCT may provide up to $10,000 in rental payments to landlords and $1,500 in electricity payments to utility companies on behalf of qualified tenants. Landlords or tenants can apply for assistance, and applicants can track the progress online. 
 
For more information on UniteCT program and the documentation required for the application process, please visit https://portal.ct.gov/DOH/DOH/Programs/UniteCT. 
 
For residents without social security numbers, the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants may be able to assist those residents and their landlords, and can be reached at 860-692-3085, or at 175 Main Street, Hartford CT.
 
West Hartford Social Services is also available to assist residents, as needed, and may be reached at 860-561-7561.
 
Click here for the information sheet in ENGLISH and SPANISH.
 
The Town of West Hartford and West Hartford Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Community Job & Resource Fair on Wednesday, September 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the West Hartford Town Hall Auditorium. This is a free event to help job seekers and employers exchange information about open positions and opportunities. Please note that due to limited space, employers and career resource organizations must register in advance. Spaces are available on a first-come-first served basis. You can find more information about the Community Job & Resource Fair here.
 
As always, if I can be of assistance to you and your family, please reach out to me at 860-240-8585 or email me at Kate.Farrar@cga.ct.gov. Follow @KateforCT on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay up-to-date on everything I'm doing at the Capitol!

Sincerely,

Kate Farrar
State Representative
she/her/hers
Website
Website
Email
Email
Facebook
Facebook
Twitter
Twitter
Instagram
Instagram

Forward to a friend | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences