Hamden Storm Information

Governor Lamont has announced that Connecticut will experience a major winter storm with blizzard conditions Sunday, February 22nd and Monday, February 23rd. Town officials want to alert residents of the following changes due to the anticipated inclement weather.

Parking Ban
Town officials have issued a parking ban for the Town of Hamden, effective Sunday, February 22nd at 12:00 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.

Warming Center at Breakthrough Church
Effective immediately, the overnight winter warming center at Breakthrough Church will be open 24 hours a day through 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 24th in accordance with the Governor’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol. 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.

For further information, please contact Breakthrough Church at (475) 325-8202 or the Columbus House Emergency Services Team at (203) 768-7232

Trash and Recycling Pick-Up Delay
All American Waste will not have regular pick-up on Monday, February 23rd. 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, February 23rd until further notice for associated clean-up operations.

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