The public is welcome at the HVCEO Office in Brookfield, Connecticut. Visit us 8:30 to 4:30 Monday-Friday. Related agencies HRRA and HVEDP are also in this building. The Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCEO) is a voluntary regional coordinating body maintained by ten municipalities in western Connecticut. These are Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield and Sherman, CT.  The mission of the Housatonic Council is to make the Housatonic Valley Region a better place in which to live, do business and visit through coordinated planning and cooperative approaches. The HVCEO was founded in 1968, its creation authorized by state statute. HVCEO has the responsibility under federal law to administer a transportation planning program, provides a continuing forum on municipal management and planning, and is the census data census for the area. The HVCEO office is located in Brookfield, CT in the Old Brookfield Town Hall building, shown right, at the intersection of Routes 25 and 133. Office hours are 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday thru Friday. The mailing address, phone and fax are as follows: Contact HVCEO Old Town Hall, Route 25 Brookfield, CT 06804 Phone: 203-775-6256 Fax: 203-740-9167  E-mail: jchew@hvceo.org Members of the Council are the ten chief elected officials in the area, two mayors and eight first selectman. They meet monthly except during the summer months to supervise regional planning efforts, conduct workshops, and exchange information to improve municipal management. Some meetings are dedicated to dialogues with state legislators, state agency staff, utility companies and social service agencies. Members of the Council Judith Novachek   12/1999 Bethel First Selectman Bethel Municipal Center 1 School Street Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8501  FAX:  794-8552 William T. Stuart  9/1982 Bridgewater First Selectman Bridgewater Town Hall Main Street, Route 133 Bridgewater, CT  06752 (203) 354-5250  FAX:  350-5944 Martin J. Foncello, Jr.   12/1999 Vice Chairman and Brookfield First Selectman Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road Brookfield, CT 06804 (203) 775-7300  FAX:  775-5316 Mark Boughton   12/2001 Mayor of Danbury Danbury City Hall 155 Deer Hill Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 797-4511  FAX:  796-1666 Peggy Katkocin   11/2001 New Fairfield First Selectman New Fairfield Town Hall 4 Brush Hill Road New Fairfield, CT 06812 (203) 312-5600  FAX:  312-5612 Robert Gambino   12/2001 Mayor of New Milford Town Hall, 10 Main Street New Milford, CT 06776 (860) 355-6010  FAX:  355-6002 Herbert C. Rosenthal   12/1997 Chairman and Newtown First Selectman Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 270-4201  FAX:  270-4205 Natalie T. Ketcham    12/1999 Secretary-Treasurer and Redding First Selectman Town Hall, Lonetown Road Redding Center, CT 06875 (203) 938-2002  FAX:  938-8816 Rudolph P. Marconi    12/1999 Ridgefield First Selectman Town Hall, 400 Main Street Ridgefield, CT 06877 (203) 431-2774  FAX:  431-2722 Arthur von Plachecki    7/2001 Sherman First Selectman Mallory Town Hall, RT 39, Box 39 Sherman, CT 06784 (860) 355-1139  FAX:  355-6943 The staff of HVCEO consists of two full time and four part time persons. Various planning and engineering consultants are also engaged on a limited basis. Permanent staff Camille Acquanita, Office Manager  Jonathan Chew, Executive Director Andrew Carrier, Deputy Director Josephine Harvey, Financial Manager George Heffron, Geographic Information Systems Manager Marilyn Wajert, Administrative Assistant At HVCEO, economies of scale are obtained in the provision of some specialized governmental services, such as census data management, annual labor study, and a computerized mapping center. Similar regional councils are operating in the other 14 planning regions in Connecticut. Access to research reports relating to community planning and governmental topics is available to local officials and the public. Inquiries from the public concerning HVCEO's resources, meeting schedule, and activities are welcome.

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HVCEO - Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials Old Town Hall, Routes 25 & 133, Brookfield, CT 06804