Agenda
Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen
Monday, September 12, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Office Building

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of minutes of Regular Meetings held August 8 and 22; and Special Meeting of August 26, 2005.
3. Visitors: R. Patrick, PAYT Committee, Don McDougal-OEM
4. Tax Abatements & Refunds
5. Appointments/Vacancies:
    1. Charter Revision
    2. Municipal Agent
6. Old Business:
    1.PAYT
7. New Business:
    1. PPS Resolution/Dept. of Homeland Security Grant Funding FY2005
    2. VSECI/2005-2010 Contract
    3. CRRA
    4. OEM/D. McDougal
8. DLD Announcements:
9. Selectmen's Concerns
10. Executive Session: Land Acquisition; Labor Negotiations
11. Adjournment
Agenda as of 2:05 p.m., Thursday, 9/8/05
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The KWO will once again host a program for children ages 12-24 months. The "Wonderful Ones" program was a great success last year. Caregivers and tots will again be able to enjoy songs, fingerplays, stories and being able to socialize with others. Classes will be held at the Killingworth Library the following Fridays from 10:45 - 11:15 a.m.: September 23rd and 30th and October 7th and 14th. Registration is limited. To reserve a space or for more information, please call Sue Anziano at (860)663-2176.

Patty and Ted Coletti, of 36 Wolf Hollow Lane, are hosting a tag sale tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 10 beginning at 8:00 a.m. with all of the proceeds being donated to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Relief.

The Colettis have asked neighbors and friends to donate items for the tag sale, so there is bound to be a great deal of quality items to choose from. Coffee, lemonade and egg sandwiches will also be offered for sale to further increase the proceeds.

The True Value Store on Route 81 has received word that True Value Corporate will match donations, to the Red Cross made by member stores dollar for dollar, for victims of Hurricane Katrina. So your donation will be doubled if brought to your local store! So far they have collected about $200.00 in the bucket placed at the register. They will accept donations through September 25, 2005. You're probably going to stop there soon anyway, think about donating what you can and have True Value Corporate match it.

The Westbrook Ambulance Association, in Conjunction with Kids Packs of America - Based Locally out of Westbrook, is conducting a drive to accept donations of items to be put into Backpacks of School Supplies for elementary age children who have been displaced from Hurricane Katrina. The goal is to provide 25,000 backpacks filled with supplies to begin to re-introduce elementary school aged children back to some sort of structured learning. Items Requested include the following: Backpacks; Notebooks, Binders, Paper, Pens, Pencils - Regular and Colored; Crayons, Erasers, Calculators, Pencil Cases & Sharpeners, Any other basic learning tools needed by School Children.

Drop Off Locations for this event will be: Saturday, Sept 10, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m and Sunday, Sept 11, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00p.m. at several area locations including Killingworth Ambulance - 335 Route 81.

Monetary donations can also be made in cash or checks made payable to: Kids Packs of America - which is a non profit organization, or Westbrook Ambulance and we will forward it to them directly. Any Questions feel free to contact: Gregg Prevost - Chief, Westbrook Ambulance at westbrook.ambulance@snet.net or 860-399-7000.

The Town of Clinton Office of Emergency Management and Clinton Police Department are hosting a collection point for area residents to donate to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Beginning Sunday Sept. 4 specific items for donation to the relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina will be collected at the Clinton Police Headquarters located at 170 East Main Street, Clinton. Relief officials have urged that monetary donations are the best was to assist. Checks made payable to the Red Cross will be accepted. The following items will also be collected:

Non-perishable, ready to eat foods (no canned products); batteries, blankets, tarps and tents, personal hygiene items (i.e. toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap etc.) Diapers (all sizes)

Large or heavy donations, including bottled water should be brought directly to the armories in New Haven at 209 Goffe Street; New London at 249 Bayonet Street and Hartford at 360 Broad Street.

For more information, please call the Clinton Office of Emergency Management information line at 669-0618.

With most of Killingworth's voters unaffiliated, the Killingworth Democratic Town Committee wants to make sure that our children's best interests are served by all segments of our political community. In that context, we are reaching out to independents and the unaffiliated who would like to serve on the District 17 Board of Education. Interested individuals may contact either Michael J. Sanders at 663-1231 or Ed Sipples at 663-2785.

The Tuesday Book Discussion Group will meet on September 13 to discuss A Certain Slant of Light by Cynthia Thayer. The discussion begins at 1:00 in the Killingworth Library Meeting Room and is always open to newcomers.

According to State Police, Mark S. Petrillo, husband of KES first grade teacher Christine Petrillo, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with Breach of Peace for allegedly threatening his spouse. He was released on a $2500.00 bond and is scheduled to appear in Middletown Superior Court on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The police report states that, "communication between the complainant and accused led them to believe that there was the potential for violence between the two parties. As a result, the school administration placed the school on lockdown to prevent anyone from entering the school. Petrillo turned himself in at Troop F in Westbrook. At no point was any student or other person placed in any danger." The Petrillo's are Killingworth residents.

Schools Superintendent Gary Mala and State Police Master Sergeant Thomas Heinssen will attend the Monday, Sept. 12, PTO meeting at Killingworth Elementary School to answer any questions or concerns regarding the incident today at the elementary school or about the procedures in place to protect the safety of students and staff. KES Principal Rita Peretto and Asst. Principal Karen Ockasi will also be in attendance. The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Music Room at KES.

As reported on local news channels and websites, a situation occurred this morning that necessitated lockdown procedures at Killingworth Elementary School. State Police reported at 1:00 p.m. that a male had been arrested in connection with a domestic dispute with one of the classroom teachers at KES.

According to Karen Ockasi, KES Assistant Principal, a classroom teacher reported for work this morning and informed her that she had been threatened in a domestic dispute matter off of school grounds. Ockasi, in the absence of Principal Rita Peretto who was out ill, took immediate precautions in case the situation carried over into the school. Ockasi contacted the District administration and State Police and the school was placed in lockdown according to the District's Crisis Policy and Procedures.

Schools Superintendent Gary Mala said at no time were students and staff at risk and the school day progressed normally. The lockdown procedure involved securing exterior doors except for the main entrance and having students stay locked in their classrooms with their teacher. State Police were on site almost immediately to secure the building and grounds with the help of the school administration and maintenance staff. Mala said the high school and middle school grounds were also monitored because of the individuals involved.

KES's youngest students were told that indoor recess would be held due to the hot weather and older grades were told it was a drill. Within a short time, it was determined that the male was not on the school grounds, but the lockdown remained in effect until the individual surrendered himself to State Police. The teacher left the school to help resolve the situation at the Troop F Barracks in Westbrook.

The State Police will issue a statement later today and Superintendent Mala will make a determination about further parental notification and the immediate status of the KES classroom. A statement regarding the incident will be sent home with students. Mala said he planned to meet with staff at the end of the day to debrief them on the incident and the school's response. He commented that State Police were impressed with the swift actions taken by the school's administration.

Parents with questions or concerns may contact the school at 663-1121. Check back for updates later today.

Killingworth held its Annual Town Picnic Sunday on one of the most beautiful days of the year. Food, Fun and lot of Town talk was the recipe for the day. Here are just a few images from around the scene. For more photos please visit the Picnic 2005 online gallery. Have some great photos you'd like to share? Send them along to the editor@killingworthtoday.com and have some of them included in the gallery. Thanks to Jamie Young for sending in a few shots, including those of the pie eating contest.

This week, Killingworth Democratic Town Committee member Kathleen Amoia offers some background on the Democratic candidate for First Selectman, Marty Klein. She says, "Looking at the whole picture and believing that problems are solvable if you engage the people concerned, enables Marty Klein to bring success to these myriad and diverse activities".

Most of us have heard of Vista (Volunteers in Service to America), the organization that has put over 120,000 Americans in positions of national service since its inception in 1965. We know it as a home- based version of the Peace Corps, created as part of President John F. Kennedy's demand that we ask not what our country could do for us but what we could do for it. Vista's mission was and remains, to place volunteers in community-based agencies that are seeking effective, long term solutions to problems stemming from rural and urban poverty.
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On Fridays, September 9 and 16, The Arts Center at Killingworth will partner with Cold Stone Creamery in Clinton to raise money for the arts. The Creamery will donate a portion of their ice cream sales (between 5:00-8:00pm only) to The Arts Center for ongoing and future programming. As an added treat for Creamery customers, The Arts Center will exhibit drawings from its Manga Cartooning Workshops. For most of the young artists, this fundraiser will be their first art exhibition. For those chowing down on ice cream, you will be introduced to the colorful and wildly popular Japanese art of cartooning. But remember, to help The Arts Center fundraise, come between 5:00-8:00pm.

Cold Stone Creamery is located at 7 Glenwood Road, Clinton. (Cross streets: I95 & Route 81). Phone (860) 669-7025.

The Hartford Courant reported that recent Haddam-Killingworth High School graduates Julianna Goodwin and Amber Gode were one of the winners of the Connecticut Department of Transportation's Drink-Drive-Lose Ad Challenge. The contest asked 14 to 20-year-olds to submit entries using either print, television or Flash communication to urge their peers to refrain from drinking and driving.

Goodwin and Gode created the winning Flash animation piece that can be viewed at the Ad Challenge Web site www.drink-drive-lose.com. The closing message says, "People who didn't drink but died anyway because someone else did. Choose life. Don't Drink and Drive".

The CDT received more than 60 submissions. Prizes included an Xbox computer game; four passes to Six Flags New England Theme Park; and a gift certificate to Bob's Stores. The ad challenge is an extension of an aggressive communications campaign the DOT launched in 2003 and was funded by a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Annual Killingworth Town Picnic will be held today from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. at the Deer Lake Scout Camp off River Road. Food will be available for purchase all day or bring your own. There will be activities for children of all ages (many free!) plus volleyball, horseshoes, contests with prizes; Tea Cup & 50/50 raffles; and entertainment all day! CT's #1 country band "Heartland" will be on the main stage from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Lion's Club will handle the parking arrangements for a $5.00 per vehicle fee.

The KWO will once again host a program for children ages 12-24 months. The "Wonderful Ones" program was a great success for caregivers and tots to enjoy songs, fingerplays, stories and socialize with others. Classes will be held at the Killingworth Library the following Fridays from 10:45 - 11:15 a.m.: September 23rd and 30th and October 7th and 14th. Registration is limited. To reserve a space or for more information, please call Sue Anziano at (860)663-2176.