First Selectman Report
July 12, 2010
Family Day
Our 10th annual FAMILY DAY will be held at the Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex on Thursday, July 15th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., rain or shine. All activities are free. Big Daddy’s racing, fantastic inflatable amusements, make your own music video, guitar challenge and music contests are just some of the special events planned. Enjoy a great dinner for only $2 per person. For more information call Social Services at 860-658-3283 or the Recreation Dept. at 860-658-3836.
No Phone Zone
A reminder to residents to sign the NO PHONE ZONE promise and receive a free No Phone Zone sundae at J. Foster’s Ice Cream tore. There are three parts to this promise: 1) no texting while driving; 2) to use a hands free device; and 3) not to use a call phone at all. We are asking residents to sign at lease one promise. Four out of five automobile accidents occur due to distracted drivers.
Wagner Woods
In April the Richard D. Wagner Family of Simsbury donated 62 acres known as “Wagner Woods” to the Simsbury Land Trust. The parcel consists of woods, fields, and stream and wildlife corridors. Lying to the south of Great Pond Road and to the east of Old Farms Road, the parcel has great strategic value for conservation due to its size, character and location. Several small wetland areas are sheltered along the eastern side of the woods, and the tract being a large and valuable natural area in itself, is also a complimentary habitat to the Great Pond just to the east and the 40 acre Bog to the west. This parcel of land permits an unbroken continuation of a wildlife corridor extending all the way to Vermont.~ For over a century, the parcel was a typical Simsbury farm with rolling fields and wooded streams
except with the unusual distinction of having portions of it never having its woods harvested.~ Therefore, the same type and mix of trees are present now as when Simsbury was first settled in the 1600s.~ There are very few areas of similar distinction left in the State.
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Simsbury Land Trust is very pleased to be given this opportunity to preserve this land as open space.~ It’s helps fulfill its mission to preserve protect and conserve green and open spaces in Simsbury.
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