Glastonbury, CT

Meeting updated on:

• 7/22 to add Meeting Minutes - scroll down to view
• 7/17 to add Legal Notice of Action (see below)
• 7/14 to add public comment received in advance of meeting - scroll down to view alongside agenda/packet
• 7/10 to add agenda and packet - scroll down to view.

In accordance with Governor Lamont’s executive order 7B.1 “Suspension of In-Person Open Meeting Requirements”, Glastonbury Town Council Meetings are currently being conducted through Zoom Video Conferencing.

There will be 1 Public Hearing held as part of this meeting.

• Please click here to review the legal notice for this Public Hearing.
• Click here to view the Legal Notice of Action from this Public Hearing Re: the Neighborhood Assistance Act

How To Join by

Computer/Mobile Device:

• Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82558556538?pwd=eXRmNlh2RXdab0YwaGlHaXdsS3pRUT09
• Password: 111367

Phone:

• +1 646 558 8656
• Webinar ID: 825 5855 6538
• Password: 111367

How To Watch...

This meeting will be broadcast in real-time through Public Access Television on Channel 16, or live streamed on the town website. Click here to view by live streaming.

Public Comment

To submit Public Comment BEFORE the meeting:

If you would like to submit feedback for inclusion in the public comment session in advance of this Council meeting, please click here to complete and submit the electronic Town Council Public Comment form by no later than 2:00 p.m. the day BEFORE the meeting is held. Responses received AFTER that deadline will NOT be included in the public comment session.

To submit comment DURING the live meeting:

If you are joining the meeting through Zoom, you can submit public comment during the meeting as follows.

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the meeting host will announce when the forum is open for public comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:
  • The meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak. At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host. When it is your turn to speak, please mute all other devices that may create background noise to ensure you are heard clearly.
  • It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
  • Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone.
  • Public comment is restricted to no more than three (3) minutes and a person may NOT speak more than once.

To Submit Written Testimony to the Public HEARING

Written testimony for this public hearing may be provided in advance using the electronic submission form, or in real-time using the "raise hand" feature of Zoom. Instructions for both methods are as follows:

Submit written testimony using the electronic form in advance of the meeting...

To share written testimony IN ADVANCE of this meeting, click here and submit an electronic written testimony submission form. Be sure to select the specific public hearing topic for which you're submitting testimony on question #5 of the form. Electronic submissions must be sent by no later than 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 13. Feedback must be submitted by this deadline to be read to record during the public hearing. 

Submit "written testimony" in real-time during the Public Hearing...

If joining the meeting through Zoom, you may submit public HEARING comment (in lieu of written testimony) using the following instructions .

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the Council Chair will announce when the forum is open for public hearing comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:
  • VIRTUALLY: press “raise hand” button at the bottom of the Zoom meeting screen; or
  • BY PHONE:  press *9 on your key pad to “raise hand”
• The Council Chair or Zoom meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak.  At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host.
• It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
• Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the Council Chair or meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone.
• Public hearing comment is restricted to no more than five (5) minutes and a person may not speak more than once.
• As a reminder, when you are making public hearing comment, if you are also watching the meeting on TV or Town website livestream, you will need to mute those devices while speaking to avoid background noise and broadcast delays created on the livestream.