Hamden Announces Extended Warming Center Hours, Parking Ban, and Closures Due to Inclement Weather

Governor Lamont has announced that today, Friday, January 23rd through 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28th, the current weather forecast indicates Connecticut will experience significantly frigid temperatures including below zero overnight wind chill temperatures.

Warming Center at Keefe Community Center
The overnight winter warming center at the Keefe Community Center Gym will offer extended hours today through Wednesday afternoon. The warming center opened at 12:00 p.m. today, Friday, January 23rd, and will remain open 24 hours per day until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28th. Following this period, the warming center will return to its regular hours of 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m., seven (7) nights a week through March 29th.

Residents wishing to contribute to the warming center may do so by donating items such as instant noodle cups, macaroni and cheese cups, instant oatmeal packets, breakfast muffins, granola bars, nuts, trail mix, beef jerky, fruit cups, peanut butter or cheese crackers, bottled water, juice boxes, and paper products. Donations may be dropped off at the Keefe Community Center between their regular hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Donation receipts will be available.

For further information, please contact the Keefe Community Center at (203) 562-5129 or the Columbus House Emergency Services Team at (203) 768-7232.

Parking Ban
Town officials have issued a parking ban for the Town of Hamden, effective Saturday, January 24th at 11:00 p.m. until further notice. This ban is being declared pursuant to Section 71.03 of the Code of the Town of Hamden. The parking ban prohibits any person to park, or allow to remain parked, any vehicle on any odd numbered portion of a town street or highway.

The ban further prohibits any person to allow or permit a vehicle to stand or park on any Town street or highway in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. The Hamden Police Department is authorized, pursuant to Section 71.08 of the Code of the Town of Hamden, to remove any vehicle parked in violation of this ordinance. Such removal shall be at the risk and expense of the owner of the vehicle.

Trash and Recycling Pick-Up Delay
All American Waste will not have regular pick-up on Monday, January 26th due to the anticipated inclement weather. At this time, the pick-up normally scheduled for Monday will occur on Tuesday and so forth, culminating in Friday’s pick-up taking place on Saturday.

Transfer Station
The Hamden Transfer Station will be closed Monday, January 26th until further notice due to the anticipated inclement weather and associated clean-up operations.

Meeting Changes
The Legislative Council will not meet Monday, January 26th. At this time, the next meeting of the Legislative Council will take place Monday, February 2nd.

Brooksvale Park
The Skating Pond at Brooksvale Park is closed until further notice