District Animal Control offers services in public safety concerning domestic animals and pets. It offers care and treatment for injured and stray pets. It additionally serves to address complaints of animal bites and rabidness in wild and domesticated animals. It is helmed by Joan Blaskey and veterinarian Brian Laubstein.
The Health Department of Stratford is located in the Birdseye Municipal Complex, the former Birdseye School. The facility provides public health services to town residents including flu clinics, asthma education, restaurant inspections, school health and dental services, beach inspections and emergency planning.
The Norwalk City Hall is a government building that acts as the central hub for town affairs. It's home to the town's finance, housing, building, planning and zoning departments.
Trumbull Town Hall houses the following departments/offices: Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Planning and Zoning, Registrar of Voters, Building Department, Probate Court, Purchasing, Fire Marshal, First Selectman, Public Works, Technology, Town Clerk, Treasurer and Human Resources.
This house, built in 1891 and later converted into the town Recreation Department office, is the place to go for park passes, concert tickets and to sign up for recreation programs including water aerobics, swimming, baseball and softball clinics. The department also offers camps, singing lessons, art for children, karate, lifeguard training, golf, tennis and yoga. The town bought the home in 2002. Mary Markham is the recreation director.
The Trumbull Canine Shelter has plenty of dogs, cats and even rabbits available for adoption. Its Web site has pictures of the animals with information on each. Interested adoptees must be at least 18 years old and show identification.
The town Animal Control Office is Lynn Dellabianca.
Located within the Raymond E. Baldwin Center, the Town of Stratford Senior Citizens Services office provides for the elderly, including running recreational programs such as dancing, games and exercise programs. It offers a variety of classes and events, including Internet training and holiday gatherings. Transportation to and from the center is provided through the office.
Bring waste motor oil, car batteries and antifreeze to the Highway Garage Complex for disposal. ID is required, and blue recycling bins are available for a nominal fee.
The Tax Assessment office "discovers, lists, and values" all taxable and exempt properties in the City of Norwalk. All records are made available to the public. Interested parties can review property boundaries (according to the tax maps), sales indices, streets, and living summaries. In addition to managing residential and commercial property taxes, the Tax Assessor also administers the personal property tax program. This office is located in City Hall.
Town Hall is the main government building.
On the first floor you'll find the Assessor's Office, the Tax Collector, the Registrar of Voters, and the Town Clerk's Office. The First Selectman's Office, the Public Works Department, the Parking Bureau, and the Fire Marshal are on the second floor.
The Board Room and Auditorium host many public meetings, including the regular meetings of the Town Council, Board of Selectmen, and Board of Finance. Notices and agendas for upcoming meetings are posted on the bulletin board outside the Town Clerk's Office. You can also find other legal notices posted there.
The mission of the Stratford Police Department includes the protection of the people of Stratford from crime, including prevention and detection, the apprehension and detention of persons accused of crimes, the preservation of peace and property, the enforcement of state and local laws and the general well being of the town.
The Stratford police department is centrally located in Stratford on Longbrook Avenue. It shares the site with the Stratford EMS service. Divisions within the police department include administration, animal control, detective bureau, patrol, records, special units, traffic and training.
The Office of the Tax Collector is responsible for the collation of all real estate, personal property and motor vehicle taxes and sewer construction assessments in Greenwich.
One of the National Park Service's 400 parks, and the only one dedicated to American painting, Weir Farm was officially declared a national historic site by Congress in 1990. It highlights the home and place of inspiration for painter J. Alden Weir. Weir, who acquired the 153 acre farm in 1882, responded to the natural landscape with impressionist paintings that depicted stones, woodlands and meadows, beginning a tradition that other artists, such as Mahonri Young and Sperry Andrews, would later emulate. The Land of Nod, as the site has been called, has a visitor center, tours, and en plein air activities for kids.
The Board of Education is an elected body that serves to maintain and improve the town's public school system. The bipartisan board is made up of eight members, each serving a four year term.
Each November, the board elects three members to serve as chairman, vice chairman and secretary. The board meets weekly during the school year and on special occasions during the summer months.