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Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz urges Western Connecticut communities to support the Census during WestCOG meeting
Summary
At a WestCOG meeting called to order by Treasurer Lynne Vanderslice, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz encouraged regional support for Census outreach and outlined administration priorities; public participation included an invitation to a cardiology prevention seminar for veterans and first responders.
Treasurer Lynne Vanderslice called the Western Connecticut Planning Region meeting (WestCOG) to order at 12:30 p.m. and a motion was made to move the public participation item to the start of the agenda.
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, the meeting's featured speaker, addressed WestCOG members about the administration's current goals and urged local communities to support the Census effort. Her remarks focused on encouraging community participation to ensure accurate counts that affect federal funding and regional planning. The transcript records her appeal and a subsequent short discussion among WestCOG members about issues facing the region.
Public participation opened with Donna A. Monteleone of the American Legion VFW inviting veterans and first responders to a cardiology prevention seminar to be held in Newtown or Brookfield. WestCOG staff members and representatives from HARTransit were listed as present earlier in the agenda.
The agenda subsequently moved to action items; the provided transcript does not include detailed deliberations on those items. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn moved by Weston First Selectman Chris Spaulding, seconded by Bethel First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker, and recorded as unanimously adjourned at 2:09 p.m. The next WestCOG meeting was announced for Thursday, October 17.
The transcript does not record verbatim quotes from Lieutenant Governor Bysiewicz or a roll-call vote on the agenda-change motion; where outcomes are recorded (the adjournment), the transcript notes unanimous consent.
