tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1238526 2012-01-08T18:49:37-08:00 Hartford's Revitalization - Be a Part of It! "I welcome this as another chance to communicate about what Hartford means in our lives, and how best to work toward building a present and future Hartford that would be optimum to you, your family, friends, community and city." TypePad jimbouchertypepadcomhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d835180e2753ef0162ff4155d6970d 2012-01-08T18:49:37-08:00 2012-01-08T18:53:30-08:00

Important article by Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley, The Metropolitan Moment. According to the Brookings Institute excerpts: "Katz and Bradley explain how states can help build the foundation of the new economy, and a big part of that is adequately supporting their metropolitan economic engines." Katz and Bradley "call for a view of the United States based on reality, not nostalgia. The "real America" is not the romantic small-town version of days gone by. Rather, it is a complicated, multi-ethnic, globally connected metropolitan America that will power its citizens through the 21st century. The sooner America realizes what it really is, the sooner it can begin rebuilding itself." This reinforces the positive synergies building bewteen the state, region and city...

Jim Boucher http://jimboucher.typepad.com/hartford_community_alerts/2012/01/important-reading-the-metropolitan-moment.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d835180e2753ef01675fce2283970b 2012-01-02T08:12:14-08:00 2012-01-02T08:12:14-08:00

It has been a privilege and honor serving the City of Hartford over the past eight years on Hartford's City Council, and as I conclude my second term I wish the incoming Council and Mayor the very best in continuing to address critical issues and policies that successfully impact the City's well-being, safety and quality of life. Indeed I have learned firsthand of the significant amount of personal sacrifice that public service involves working with the Mayor, Council, and many of the City's Commissions and Task Forces, while also having the honor to work with Hartford's hard working State Legislators, Board of Education, Federally-Elected Officials and various regional authorities. In the past several years of public service and activism I...

Jim Boucher http://jimboucher.typepad.com/hartford_community_alerts/2012/01/it-has-been-a-priviledge-and-honor-serving-the-city-of-hartford-over-the-past-eight-years-on-hartfords-city-counci-and-as-i.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d835180e2753ef015437e8632c970c 2011-12-05T21:09:09-08:00 2011-12-05T21:09:09-08:00

City Update on Anti-Blight Strategies Anti-Blight Special Fund – The Council passed an amendment to the Anti-Blight Ordinance on November 28th that establishes an Anti-Blight Special Fund for the purpose of providing a source of funds for the City to use in securing and remediating blighted properties and in enforcing the provisions of the Anti-Blight Ordinance. All monies collected as fines, penalties, or liens as a result of violations under the Anti-Blight Ordinance will be deposited into the Special Fund, a permanent revolving account, which shall be administered by the City’s Director of Development Services. The funds will be used exclusively for anti-blight activities. The City has also completed a survey of most of the City's Housing stock and building...

Jim Boucher http://jimboucher.typepad.com/hartford_community_alerts/2011/12/city-update-on-anti-blight-strategies.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d835180e2753ef014e8ade5f82970d 2011-08-22T20:06:35-07:00 2011-08-22T20:08:21-07:00

Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Superintendent of Hartford Public Schools, will present an update on the Hartford Public Schools CMT and CAPT results to the Hartford City Council's Education Committee on Wedneday, August 24th at 5:30 p.m. at the Hartford Public Library, 3rd floor (History Room). The meeting is open to the public. Hartford Public Schools Presentation on CMT and CAPT Results to the Hartford City Council Education Committee Wednesday, August 24th 5:30 p.m. Hartford Public Library (3rd Floor) Open to the Public

Jim Boucher http://jimboucher.typepad.com/hartford_community_alerts/2011/08/hartford-public-schools-presentation-on-cmt-and-capt-scores-this-wednesday.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d835180e2753ef014e8ab7916b970d 2011-08-17T04:00:57-07:00 2011-08-17T04:00:57-07:00

The City of Hartford has released its most updated Anti-Blight Report. (Download AntiBlightPropertyupdate063011). This report updates some of the efforts underway by the City to address quality of life issues through anti-blight remediation and enforcement.

Jim Boucher http://jimboucher.typepad.com/hartford_community_alerts/2011/08/hartford-anti-blight-report-updated.html