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Uptown Magic
Uptown Magic

First Sixty Days

by Mayor Vincent Cervoni

his past January 8, 2024, Wallingford’s first new mayor in forty years
Twas sworn into office. Coming up on the first sixty days of this new ad-
ministration, we’ve already made some great strides toward moving town
government into the twenty-first century.

With approval from the Town maintenance and improvements
Council, we have begun a survey that are required along with a plan Mayor Vincent Cervoni
of town government operations to implement the improvements.
for information technology needs
along with the ability to improve Looking forward and beyond gov- The mayor’s office is now regularly
operations. Once the technolo- ernment operations, we have been staffed by five. Those include the
gy assessment is completed, our excited to learn that the Proton mayor, Administrative Aid, Cori,
consultant, CLA will present the Therapy project, near the I-91 and Executive Secretary, Dawn, and
administration with a plan for the Route 68 interchange is back on utility infielder, Elsie. The fifth is
implementation of the technology track, with construction to com- a dirty blonde boy with stunning
upgrades that will be required. mence in the coming months. This blue eyes, Hawkins, the Australian
will be a great addition to the ser- Shepherd. In addition to providing
Among the technology improve- vices offered in Wallingford, fur- comfort during stressful interac-
ments to be implemented are the ther contributing to its pin on the tions, Hawkins as a semi-reliable,
ability for applications to land use world map. first-alert system. When some visi-
boards to be filed electronically tors are perceived as intruders with
along with personal property tax In other news, the mayor may be ulterior motives, or when a new vis-
declarations. Also, the ability to getting a new car, well, new to the itor doesn’t immediately check out,
pay tax and utility bills online will mayor. Late one Sunday evening, Hawkins barks to make sure we all
be improved upon significantly while parked on North Main Street, know that we MIGHT want to be
over the officialpayments.com sys- the grey Ford Taurus bearing the concerned about our, or his safety.
tem, currently in use by the town. plate WLFD.1 (the Walrus) was
struck and, ultimately, declared a In the coming months, we’ll talk
At the time of this writing, we are total loss. Once the police depart- about the town’s upcoming 2024-25
commencing interviews of candi- ment determines which command budget, as well as updates regarding
dates for the newly created position cruiser can be replaced, the mayor’s infrastructure, both, physical and
of Director of Information Tech- car will be replaced with a donation technological.
nology. This new position was also from the police department fleet.
approved by the Town Council. You might ask why this article,
Once hired, the director will work The death of the Walrus is notewor- written by the mayor, refers to him
with the consultant to implement thy as it had been parked against in the third person. It is not some
the technology plan and supervise the curb on North Main Street well Caesarian or Shakespearian at-
its continuing operation. over a day before it was struck. tempt at separation or higher art.

Please, be careful and observant It is because the mayor’s office is not
The town is seeking proposals from as you drive. We are at a time in just one person. It is many people.
a construction and maintenance modern history when distracted
professional regarding a survey of and, otherwise challenged driving
town government buildings. The is occurring with more and more
goal of the survey is to determine regularity.

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