ParamsComponent::init() - APP/Controller/Component/ParamsComponent.php, line 114
ParamsComponent::get() - APP/Controller/Component/ParamsComponent.php, line 10
NewsController::display() - APP/Controller/NewsController.php, line 65
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/devel4/p300/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php:797) [APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 156]
public static function setCookie () {if (empty($_COOKIE['ct'])) setcookie('ct', self::$currentTownUrl, strtotime("+1 year"), '/');
setcookie - [internal], line ??
Globals::setCookie() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 156
Globals::setCurrentTown() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 86
Globals::setTown() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 52
NewsComponent::detail() - APP/Plugin/Core/Controller/Component/NewsComponent.php, line 75
NewsController::display() - APP/Controller/NewsController.php, line 65
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/devel4/p300/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php:797) [APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 64]
$var = array(
'site_id' => '190',
'name' => 'Best Things Connecticut',
'theme' => 'BestThingsState',
'hostname' => 'bestthingsct.com',
'canonical' => 'bestthingsct.com',
'state' => 'CT',
'full_state' => 'Connecticut',
'https' => '1',
'layout' => 'bestthingsstate',
'cookie_redirect' => '0',
'tokens' => array(
'season' => 'Spring',
' bt-fif-apple' => '',
' bt-fif-corn-maze' => '',
'ab_cv_state_hud_local_ha' => '',
'at-corn-maze' => '',
'at-gas-avg-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-avg-mid' => '',
'at-gas-avg-premium' => '',
'at-gas-avg-reg' => '',
'at-gas-avg-us' => '$3.160',
'at-gas-price-1-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-location' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-mid' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-premium' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-reg' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-location' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-mid' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-premium' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-reg' => '',
'at-july4-blt-article-link' => '',
'at-ski-resort' => '',
'at_political_registered_count' => '',
'at_ttd_widget' => '<div class="module-blank">
<div class="ttd-module clearfix" style="background:url(https:/imgcdn.americantowns.com/img/uploads/banner-images/hiking-hero.jpg); min-height:250px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover;">
<div>
<div class="col-md-3"></div>
<div class="col-md-9 va-container">
<div class="ttd-text">
<div class="va-content">
<div class="header"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-paperclip" aria-hidden="true"></span> Things to do in {local_city}</div>
<h2 class="title"><a href="/{town_sef_url}/hiking/">Summer Hiking!</a></h2>
<div class="subtitle">Maps, directions, locations and more for where to go hiking this spring around {local_city_state}!</div>
<a class="btn btn-white" href="/{town_sef_url}/hiking/">LETS GO!</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!--static -->
<!---
<div class="ttd-thumb">
<span class="content-type btn btn-primary"><a href="/{town_sef_url}/movie-times/">movies</a></span>
<div class="image">
<a href="/movie/pacific-rim-uprising-190576/"><img class="img-responsive" src="http://www.movienewsletters.net/photos/19057601.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<div class="caption truncate"><a href="/movie/pacific-rim-uprising-190576/">Movie: Movie - Pacific Rim: Uprising</a></div>
</div>
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event}
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event - Music}
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event - A&E}
-->
</div>
</div>',
'bt-fif-cross-country-skiing' => '',
'bt-fif-cross-country-skiing-town' => '',
'bt-fif-pumpkin' => '',
'bt-fif-ski-resort' => '',
'bt-fif-ski-resort-town' => '',
'bt-st-pat-current-article-link' => '<h2 class="section-title"><a href="/article/st-patricks-day-events-things-to-do-{yyyy}/">View our St. Patrick's Day Parade and Event Picks for 2024!</a></h2>',
'bt-st-pat-event-article-link' => '<h2><a href="/article/st-patricks-day-events-things-to-do-2023/">Click Here for the Best {local_full_state} St. Patrick's Day Parades, Events, and Celebrations in {yyyy}.</a></h2>',
'city' => '',
'csa_channel' => '4386904569',
'cv_total_state_cases' => '',
'cv_total_state_deaths' => '',
'cv_total_state_new_cases' => '',
'cv_total_state_new_deaths' => '',
'cv_total_us_cases' => '107,184,620',
'cv_total_us_deaths' => '1,166,662',
'cv_total_us_new_cases' => '1,648',
'cv_total_us_new_deaths' => '8',
'Description' => 'no description',
'driveniq' => '9120',
'election-pres-primaries-dem' => '',
'election-pres-primaries-gop' => '',
'election-primary-caucus-title' => '',
'election-state-primaries' => '',
'election_polling_places_links' => '',
'election_polling_times' => '',
'election_reg_dates' => '',
'facebook-domain-verification' => 'vl89ndnlz41k1c88pvard1pcnjyz23',
'fb-pageurl' => 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbestthingsconnecticut%2F',
'fif_arcades' => '',
'Footer Menu Module' => 'footer menu',
'Footer Script Module' => 'footer script',
'ga-tag' => 'UA-84129886-13',
'ga-tag-type' => 'UA-93259101-2',
'geo-places-side' => '',
'google_map_key' => 'AIzaSyDzI235lSZuyYxO3lTLp4Y57nPcoo25XXE',
'Header Menu Module' => 'BTS - Main Header',
'Header Script Module' => 'header script',
'header-logo' => 'logo-best-things-connecticut.png',
'headertext' => '',
'headertext-image' => '',
'health-dept-links' => '',
'health-dept-name' => '',
'health-dept-twitter' => '',
'lhr_june_temp' => '',
'lhr_state_compost_link' => '',
'lhr_state_haz_waste_link' => '',
'lhr_state_trash_ton' => '',
'lhr_state_waste_rank' => '',
'mardis_gras' => '',
'not-states' => '',
'ntv' => '',
'ntv2' => '',
'og_image' => '',
'places-index' => '',
'pn-town-text' => '',
'pn-town-venue-header' => '',
'political_event_tags' => '',
'political_ideology' => '',
'political_news_tags' => '',
'political_opinion_tags' => '',
'political_ql_dem_local_party' => '',
'political_ql_dem_state_party' => '',
'political_ql_rep_local_party' => '',
'political_ql_rep_state_party' => '',
'political_ql_voter_reg' => '',
'political_registered_count' => '',
'political_registered_count_dem' => '',
'political_registered_count_estimated' => '',
'political_registered_count_exact' => '',
'political_registered_count_rep' => '',
'political_soapbox_tags' => '',
'political_term' => '',
'political_title_events' => '',
'political_title_home' => '',
'political_title_news' => '',
'political_title_opinion' => '',
'political_title_soapbox' => '',
'right-module-data-1' => '/events/geo_search/tags:arts-and-entertainment/radius:50/title:Best Things To Do Near You/prompt:Best Things To Do Near You/show:10/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'right-module-data-2' => '/places/geo_search/tags:gold|silver/radius:50/title:Best Places To Go Near You/prompt:Best Places To Go Near You/show:15/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'state-link' => '<div>Select a <a href="http://bestthingsct.com/ct">{local_full_state_c}</a> town to find the Best Things-To-Do and Places To Go around you</div>',
'state-list' => 'title:Best Things To Do and Places To Go, select your state:',
'state-page-title' => 'title:Select your town to find the Best Things To Do and Places To Go around you:',
'taboola_ads' => 'y',
'Top_Ad' => '',
'town-article-plumbing' => '',
'town-article-token' => '',
'town-biking' => '',
'town-data-1' => '/events/index/show:20/tags:arts-and-entertainment/autoshowmore:yes/title:Best Events Near You in {local_city_c}, {local_full_state}/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'town-data-2' => '/places/index/show:20/radius:50/tags:gold|silver/autoshowmore:yes/title:Best Places To Go Near You/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'town-description' => 'Best Things To Do and Places To Go around {local_city_c}, {local_state}',
'town-subtext' => '',
'state' => 'CT',
'full_state' => 'Connecticut'
),
'tags' => 'gold,silver'
)
setcookie - [internal], line ??
Globals::setSite() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 64
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 120
NewsController::display() - APP/Controller/NewsController.php, line 66
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Town of Westport in Focus: November 27, 2024 - Westport, CT
It’s November and the Holidays are here! I feel blessed and grateful to lead a community where people are engaged, helpful, and work together to make Westport the best place in the region to live, work, play and learn. Please click here for my 2024 Thanksgiving Message.
And to those who will be celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or other festive events in the upcoming month, I wish you a peace-filled, safe and joyous Holiday Season.
Downtown
Downtown Plan Implementation Committee
The Downtown Plan Implementation Committee (DPIC) is continuing to work diligently in meeting and engaging the public while keeping a firm grasp on the final goal of a vibrant Downtown Westport that is welcoming to residents, businesses, and visitors alike. The DPIC held a meeting in mid-November where it reviewed the results of the Public Participation and Engagement Study conducted by consultant Colliers Engineering and Design. This report is comprehensive and informative, including stakeholder interviews and the results of focus groups interviews and the public charette. (see Nov 2024 Engagement Study)
The Updated Parking Analysis and Parking Structure Site Feasibility Study report, currently in progress and being conducted by Consultants BFJ Planning, is due by the end of 2024. Once that is complete, reported, and discussed in a public meeting, the two studies will then inform the overall Jesup Green and Imperial Avenue Parking Lot design options. It is anticipated that this next phase will be in progress and close to completion by Spring 2025. The public will continue to be invited to participate through these, and all phases, of this important community project.
For additional information on DPIC and the project status, please visit: downtownwestportct.com
TOWN DEPARTMENTS
Food Scrap Recycling Program
This is the time of the year when we traditionally gather in our homes to entertain and prepare meals together. As a result, we naturally generate additional food waste. Please consider taking the extra steps during the holidays to recycle, compost your food waste, and participate in the Town’s Food Scrap Recycling Program.
Many residents may not be aware that the Department of Public Works Food Scrap Recycling program has been ongoing since 2020. Westport was one of the first municipalities in Fairfield County, with the help of Sustainable Westport, to provide a food waste recycling program to its residents.
Food waste is one of the heaviest, wettest, and most expensive waste streams for the Town of Westport to process, and nearly one out of every four bags of groceries end up in the trash. But food waste is not trash…it can become a valuable resource when turned into compost. Recycling food scraps into compost captures its nutrients and energy and returns them to the environment, whether in your own backyard, or through this Town-sponsored and managed program.
This simple and easy program will help our community and future generations reach the goal of decreasing residential food waste and being a NetZero Community by 2050. All you need to participate is a covered container to collect and transport food scraps from your home to the Westport Transfer Station’s Food Waste Drop Off Area located at 300 Sherwood Island Connector.
The Affordable Housing Committee has been constituted, has already met to establish its path going forward, and will soon start working in earnest to explore and address diverse housing opportunities in our community. This includes reviewing and researching some properties that are already owned by the Town. Through this committee’s efforts, affordable housing opportunities will make our community more welcoming to all. Thank you to those members who volunteered to champion affordable housing in Westport. Affordable Housing Committee
IN THE COMMUNITY
November 7 – The Westport Police Department and Westport Sunrise Rotary hosted a Food Drive at Stop & Shop. All donations directly supported Homes with Hope and Westport Human Services’ Food Pantries. Thank you to all who stopped by and donated.
November 11 – We joined with fellow Westporters in honoring our country’s heroes and heroines at the annual Veterans Day Ceremony in Town Hall. A highlight was the incredible personal address to the Veterans from Staples High School Senior Alessandro Alderucci.
November 13 –The Westport Fire Department and the Westport Firefighters Charitable Foundation arranged the delivery of 1,415 coats, totaling 1,397 pounds, to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission. Thank you to all the volunteers and those who contributed for making the coat drive so successful.
November 17 – The Staples Wreckers Field Hockey team did it again, bringing home the 2024 Class L State Championship! Congratulations to all the players, coaches, and supporters who made this incredible victory possible.
November 25 – StartUp Westport hosted its first Young Innovators Forum featuring 4 panelists and a moderator, all recent Staples High graduates, and all pioneers in the tech innovation space. We formally recognized the Computer Science Department for their contributions to the success of these young adults.
COMING UP…
Thursday, November 28 – Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 29 – Town Hall Offices Closed
Thursday, December 5 – Annual Town Hall Christmas Tree Lighting, Town Hall, 5:00 PM
Monday, December 16 – Pre Hanukkah Gathering, corner of Post Road East and Main Street, 6:15 PM
Celebrate Westport
Other winter and holiday events sponsored and organized by local non-profits are listed in the Celebrate Westport Calendar.
Town Meetings
Everyone is encouraged to stay informed and engaged in your town government. To view upcoming Town meetings or to sign up to receive meeting notices, visit Town Meeting Calendar.
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