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Public commenter urges Farmington to publish cleanup winners and recognize donors; committee discusses communications options
Summary
A public commenter asked the committee to publish April cleanup winners and donor names to boost participation; the committee reviewed town communications channels (town newsletter, town manager report, Explore Farmington and Hartford Courant notices) and agreed to improve visibility.
At the start of the meeting a longtime committee member, Tim, used the public‑comment period to press the Town of Farmington to publicize the results of the April cleanup event and to acknowledge donors in town communications.
"One of the things I've not seen is who won. Who collected the most trash? What team won? What company won?" Tim said, noting the omission from the town website and local outlets and urging that winners and donors be prominently listed to encourage repeat participation.
Staff explained that donor names had been included in the town manager's quarterly report and in the quarterly town newsletter, and that legal notices are published in the Hartford Courant (the newspaper of general circulation). Committee members said that the quarterly cadence means some achievements are not visible immediately and discussed alternative channels, including Explore Farmington social posts, the committee’s Facebook page and Everbridge opt‑in alerts.
The committee agreed to improve near‑term recognition for cleanup participants and donors by using the committee Facebook page and by coordinating with the town manager’s office to ensure timely newsletter or Explore Farmington reposts. Members also discussed technical tools such as QR codes on magnets, pinned Facebook posts and a committee email address to centralize inquiries and donations acknowledgements.
Next steps: staff and the committee will coordinate to feature cleanup winners and donors on available town channels and the committee will maintain a pinned Facebook post and a QR code to contact the committee.
