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2025
Wallingford in
W allingford in 2025

appy New Year to everybody in Wallingford! I hope That remains a primary goal for
Hall of you have rung in 2025 in a safe and festive us in 2025.
fashion, whether or not you were able to stay awake
for the ball drop. (Confession: I was asleep by midnight We also plan to have a better
myself.) idea sooner than later as to the
future of the Town Pool. We
As we hang up new calendars around town, there is continue to assess that property
much to look forward to in Wallingford. Over at 100 and the different financial reali-
Barnes Road, our amazing Wallingford Police Depart- ties for reopening this local as-
ment recently moved into a new, state-of-the-art, set. Will the pool welcome back
44,000-square-foot headquarters. After well over swimmers similarly as before?
three decades in the former State Armory, our men Or will this location ultimate-
and women in blue now uphold public safety from a ly end up as more of a splash
modern law enforcement facility, properly befitting pad and park? These are critical
the importance that local police play in our town. In questions we will address this Mayor Vincent Cervoni
that way, this change truly benefits all Wallingford res- year.
idents.
Those three developments are just examples of the
Elsewhere, 2025 should see other important advance- many ongoing projects in town. We at Town Hall all
ments locally. Technology upgrades continue here at look forward to working for you as Wallingford contin-
Town Hall. More features will roll out this year that ues to move forward in 2025.
should continue to modernize municipal functions.
The ability to pay your bills through a reasonable on-
line service is a goal that we have worked towards ev-
ery day here since I came into office. It is critical that
our town improves digital technology to accommodate
the way that most folks conduct business nowadays.

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