Lending a Helping Hand

Windsor Social Services facilitated another successful turkey distribution this year. Through their partnership with Foodshare, the Windsor Community Service Council and with the generosity of the local community, more than 200 turkeys with trimmings were distributed to families and individuals in need this Thanksgiving.  We appreciate the help of all the businesses, religious institutions, schools, civic organizations, and individuals and families that contributed to help make the distribution a success.

Holiday Giving

Windsor Social Services, the Health Department and Windsor Ambulance teamed up again this holiday season for "Project Santa."   Many volunteers helped at the safety complex collecting toys and helped pack the gifts at the L.P. Wilson Community Center.  A total of 151 families and 308 children received gifts from "Project Santa" thanks to the numerous donations received by 24 businesses, four civic organizations, six religious institutions and 32 citizens.  Families were truly appreciative of the generosity of the Windsor community.

Another holiday tradition of giving was spearheaded by Windsor Police Officer Steve Vesco who collects donated gifts from town employees that he and his dog Iko deliver to residents at Windsor Rehabilitation.  This year every resident in the 108 bed facility received at least two small gift items as a result of the collection.   

Collection of Back Taxes

In September the town contracted with a private firm to provide collection services for tax accounts that had been suspended and remain on the books for the 1996 Grand List through the 2007 Grand List.  This effort augmented our collection efforts by the Tax Collector's Office. These accounts were related to uncollected motor vehicle, supplemental motor vehicle, and personal property taxes. The contracted service does not cost the town any money as the firm collects a fee from the person or entity paying the overdue taxes.

Since September 1^st, the private firm has collected approximately $61,000 in past taxes and interest.  Year-to-date collections of our suspended accounts now total $76,323 taxes plus interest. This number equals 88% of what we collected in suspended accounts for the entire FY 2011 period, which was $87,013.