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Welcome to the Town of West Hartford

Mayor Shari Cantor

Message from the Mayor

"The Town of West Hartford is dynamic and diverse, offering the best of the urban and suburban experience. We are an inclusive and engaged community with caring and responsible leadership. Our residents are enriched by excellent public schools, outstanding public safety, vibrant public spaces, and programs and services for all ages. The unique cultural, shopping, and dining opportunities throughout town make us a regional destination. West Hartford is a great place to live, work, play, and retire." - Mayor Shari Cantor

Budget

Adopted, Proposed Budgets, CIP, Budget in Brief, as well as other financial documents

open bids & bid results

Bid Listings, Results, Public Surplus, Vendor Registration

Online services

Most town hall business can be done online. Find forms, applications, and other resources such as online payments, GIS records, Recreation registration, overnight parking omits and more!

Planning studies, initiatives, & Updates

UCONN Campus, New ECC, Wayfinding Signage Project, Master Plan for West Hartford Center, Affordable Housing Plan, Bicycle Facilities Plan

Sustainability

Together, we can create a greener, healthier, and more sustainable future for generations to come.

Let's make a difference — today and tomorrow.

vision zero

On January 10, 2023, the Town of West Hartford Town Council unanimously adopted the Vision Zero Initiative in Support of Safe, Health and Equitable Mobility with the goal of eliminating fatalities and severe injuries on West Hartford streets by 2033

Town News

Flags at Fairview

The American Legion Post 96 requests help to collect the small American flags and flag holders from the veterans’ graves at Fairview Cemetery on Saturday, November 16. The collection begins at 8:30 AM and should take about one hour to complete.

Read Moreabout Help is needed to collect flags from graves

Kindness Project

The 8th Annual Kindness Project seeks donations of personal hygiene that will help the clients of the West Hartford Food Pantry and Fern Street Universalist Church Backpack Program.

Read Moreabout 8th Annual Kindness Project seeks Hygiene & Cleaning Products

Healthy Food

This FREE 7-week series is for individuals with type 2 Diabetes who are newly diagnosed or who may simply need an update on managing their Diabetes.

Read Moreabout Free Diabetes Self-Management Virtual Workshops

seal

The Town of West Hartford is seeking residents who are interested in serving the community through an appointment to one of its Boards and Commissions. A new on line, easy-to-use application form has been developed to initiate the process of expressing an interest in serving.

Read Moreabout New Members Sought for Boards & Commissions

Pumpkin Recycling Bin

Reduce waste by recycling your pumpkin at Public Works or Westmoor Park, from November 1 through December 1. Place your pumpkin in the organics container, and we'll turn it into bio-fuel and compost!

Read Moreabout Pumpkin Recycling, November 1-December 1, 2024

Sustainable CT Gold Certified

The Town of West Hartford is among a select group of Connecticut municipalities to be recognized this year for achieving Sustainable CT Gold certification.

Read Moreabout West Hartford earns Sustainable CT Gold Certification and Climate Leader

Leaf Bag

The Town of West Hartford offers a bagged leaf collection program for residential properties from Monday, November 4, through Friday, December 20, 2024. Each week on your regular refuse collection day, crews will collect leaves bagged in 30-gallon biodegradable paper bags or the brown yard waste cart.

Read more for a general list of guidelines covering our collection program.

Read Moreabout Curbside Leaf Collection began Nov. 4th and ends Dec. 20th

James Williams, Property Appraiser

The Assessment Office is conducting a town-wide project of taking high-resolution photographs of all 22,481 real estate parcels in town in preparation for the next state-mandated Revaluation in 2026.

Read Moreabout Assessment staff are taking photos of 22,481 real estate parcels

Tree Trimming

Eversource has provided the Town with this year's notice of planned and scheduled vegetation maintenance work on the electric transmission right-of-way (ROW) located in West Hartford.

Read Moreabout Eversource 2024 Tree Maintenance Plan

Calendar of Events

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Thu Nov 14

8:00 AM

Town Hall - Room 142

Thu Nov 14

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Elmwood Senior Center

Thu Nov 14

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Elmwood Senior Center

Thu Nov 14

5:00 PM

Town Hall, Room 217

Sat Nov 16

8:30 AM

Fairview Cemetery, Whitman Ave.

Sun Nov 17

11:00 AM

Webster Walk at Blue Back Square, Isham Road

Mon Nov 18

7:45 AM

Town Hall, Room 407

Mon Nov 18

5:30 PM

Elmwood Community Center

Mon Nov 18

Mon Nov 18

7:00 PM

Elmwood Community Center, Auditorium

Tue Nov 19

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bishop's Corner Senior Center, 15 Starkel Rd

Tue Nov 19

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Bishops Corner Senior Center

Tue Nov 19

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Elmwood Senior Center

Wed Nov 20

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Bishops Corner Senior Center

Wed Nov 20

6:00 PM

Town Hall - Room 400

Thu Nov 21

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Bishops Corner Senior Center

Thu Nov 21

6:00 PM

Veterans Memorial, corner of Farmington Ave & North Main St.

Sun Nov 24

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Town Hall parking lot, 50 South Main Street

Mon Nov 25

7:00 PM

Town Hall, Room 407

Tue Nov 26

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Bishops Corner Senior Center

Tue Nov 26

7:30 PM

Town Hall, Room 314

Wed Nov 27

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Elmwood Senior Center

Thu Nov 28

Thu Nov 28

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Begins at Webster Hill School

Fri Nov 29

Fri Nov 29

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Webster Walk at Blue Back Square, Isham Road

Tue Dec 3

6:00 PM

Town Hall, Room 217

Wed Dec 4

7:00 PM

Elmwood Community & Senior Center

Thu Dec 5

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

West Hartford Center & Blue Back Square

Mon Dec 9

7:00 PM

Town Hall - Room 400

Tue Dec 10

7:00 PM

Town Hall - Room 407

Tue Dec 10

7:30 PM

Town Hall, Room 314

Thu Dec 12

8:00 AM

Town Hall - Room 142

Thu Dec 12

5:00 PM

Town Hall, Room 217

Tue Dec 17

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bishop's Corner Senior Center, 15 Starkel Rd

Wed Dec 18

6:00 PM

Town Hall - Room 400

Thu Dec 19

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Bishops Corner Senior Center

Sun Dec 22

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Webster Walk at Blue Back Square, Isham Road

Mon Dec 23

Wed Dec 25

Sun Dec 29

Mon Dec 30

7:00 PM

Town Hall, Room 407

Thu Jan 9

8:00 AM

Town Hall - Room 142

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West Hartford is the 'Best Place to Live in Connecticut'!

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of the top schools in Connecticut & the Nation!

70+

languages represented in our school system

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dynamic shopping & dining districts