The latest town government newsletter features Darien news you may want to use. Here’s a selection of what the Town of Darien Newsletter posted:
DPW’s Christmas Tree Pickups Have Started
Happy Daughter, Happy Daddy:
Tickets go on sale on the Parks and Recreation webpage on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m.
2024 Parking Permits Expired: Display 2025 Ones
“It is time to replace 2024 parking permits with 2025 permits. 2025 parking permits need to be displayed in cars effective Thursday, Jan. 2. Vehicles without the proper permits displayed may be ticketed for “Invalid Permit Use,” which is a $100 fine.”
Mental Health First Aid Training Available
To register, email aramsteck@darienct.gov.
Town Giving Away Free Radon Test Kits
“The Darien Health Department has a limited number of free Radon Test Kits available for Darien residents. Please call 203.656.7320 for availability.
“For more information about Radon and its effects visit CT DPH Radon information page.
“Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.” the image below says:
Image from the Town of Darien Newsletter
The footnote in the lower righthand corner says: *High radon levels in the water supply are more likely when its source is growndwater, such as private wells or a public water supply system that uses groundwater. Most public water supplies are sourced from surface water (lakes, rivers and reservoirs).
Remove Sidewalk Snow & Dodge a Fine
The Town of Darien Snow Removal Ordinance (Sec. 66-5) requires the owners of properties abutting sidewalks to remove snow and ice from their sidewalks. The ordinance requires that this must be done “within 24 hours of the snow or ice being formed or having been deposited upon the abutting sidewalk.”
The fine under the ordinance is $90 per day that the condition persists. As always, we try to take a reasonable and common sense approach to the enforcement of this ordinance.
Town officials are looking first and foremost for voluntary compliance from property owners simply to ensure the safety of all pedestrians. Infractions, with the monetary fine attached, will be used when reasonable compliance efforts are not taken in a timely fashion.
That said, some reasonable effort must be made, especially in the high pedestrian usage areas such as around schools and in the commercial business districts to make the sidewalks passable. People walking in the street, especially around parked cars and mounds of snow which might hamper driver visibility, is very dangerous. Thank you for your cooperation.