The Westville - West Hills Community Management Team (CMT) meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Valley Street Police Substation, 329 Valley Street in Westville. All community members are welcome to attend meetings and discuss quality of life issues facing the our neighborhoods and the city. The CMT also actively supports area Block Watches. If you are interested in starting or reactivating a community Block Watch e-mail westvillewesthillscmt@gmail.com.
"Community Management Teams have been formed to help identify and examine neighborhood problems and to develop strategies utilizing local resources. CMTs are generally comprised of the police supervisor, beat officers, block watch members, alderpersons, representatives of neighborhood based agencies, and any citizen who takes an active interest in neighborhood improvement. Participation in Management Teams is one way for concerned citizens to have a voice."
City of New Haven Website
New Alarm Ordinance 2010 New Haven Independent article (Alarm Registration 203 946-7227)
To view/download attachments including meeting minutes, scroll to bottom of this page and click on the attachment. To return to this page use the back arrow.
Useful Contact Information/Phone Numbers
SeeClickFix to view and report non-emergency problems such as potholes and other quality of life issues. Police non-emergency complaints should be called into the police non-emergency number, 203 946-6316.
Aldermanic Representatives for Westville
Ask New Haven 311 Information and to report problems
Automobile Accident Reports (203) 946-6252
Animal Shelter (203) 946-8110 (If you find an injured animal, call the State Department of Environmental Protection's dispatch center at 860 424-3333)
Emergency 911 If calling from cell phone you must give city/town where the emergency is
Family Services (203) 946-6290
Gun Hotline (203) 946- 8244
Narcotics Enforcement (203) 946-6287
Police Non-Emergency (203) 946-6316 or (203) 946-6317
Police Communications Supervisor (203) 946-6321 Person to call if you want to speak to someone managing the non emergency number. If you feel you have been treated inappropriately please note the date & time of your call in order to facilitate the supervisor's investigation.
Police Chief's Office (203) 946-6333
Police Patrol (203) 946-6299
Police Investigative Services (203) 946-6304
Police Internal Values & Ethics (203) 946- 6249
Police Traffic Enforcement Hotline 203 946-6306 To report any MV problem in the city. License plate numbers of speeders can be called in anonymously
Police Crime Stats javery@newhavenct.net Person to contact if you want weekly crime stats e-mailed to your e-mail address (The NHPD has recently started using Nixle.com for sending electronic messages/alerts via e-mail & mobile phone. The current FAN system will be phased out).
Police Neighborhood Services Supervisor (week days until 5 pm) (203) 946-5915
Lieutenant Martin J. Tchakirides (Westville - West Hills District Manager), (203) 946-7560 (office/voicemail) or mtchakir@newhavenct.net
Elaine Braffman (Livable City Initiative Neighborhood Specialist) (203) 946-7835
Paul Chambers (Chair CMT) westvillewesthillscmt@gmail.com
R. J. Bradley (Co-Captain, West Rock Avenue Block Watch) http://www.westvillect.org/blockwatch303 or blockwatch303@gmail.com
Mary Faulkner (Captian, Block Watch 300) blockwatch300@gmail.com
2010 Westville-West Hills CMT Board
Listed as pictured left to right:
Chris Heitmann - Member at Large
Sheila Carmon - Member at Large
Kate Bradley - Vice-Chair
Stan Kontogiannis - Treasurer
Paul Chambers - Chair
Andy Orefice - Secretary
Hyla Greenberg (not pictured)
Current Issues:
City of New Haven Alarm Ordinance
On February 28, 2010 the NHPD will start billing repeat offenders for response to false alarms. Anyone with an alarm (even if previously registered) will need to register/re-register their alarms with the police department. This is FREE and the forms are available from your alderperson or at CMT meetings. You may also download the form by going to cityofnewhaven.com and clicking on "forms" and scrolling down to "police related forms" and clicking on "alarm registration". It is a pdf form and can be printed from your home computer. The deadline for submitting forms is February 19, 2010. A new computer software system will automatically track, send warning letters and bill alarm customers.
The new fine structure is as follows:
- Failure to register your alarm — $99
- First false alarm - free
- Second - $75
- Third - $150
- Fourth, etc - $250
Street Light Outages
How To Call in a Streetlight Outage:
Citizens are encouraged to call all non emergency streetlight outages at this number (203) 946-6091.
In order to repair all Municipally Owned lighting within 72 hours, we require the following information:
Problem ( Light Out, Light Cycling On & Off, Light on during day, etc.)
Street Address closest to the Light Problem.
Street Light Pole # (The pole # number is facing the street at eye level, e.g. UI co 1234
or SNET 1234).
Cross Street nearest the Light Problem (e.g. corner of Dyer and Diamond Street)
Caller Name and Phone number to allow us to follow up.
If there is an emergency, pole knock down due to an accident, Police and Fire Departments can call Street Lighting Maintenance Contractor at 1 800-544-4876 (1 800 LIGHTS ON), 24 Hours a day, 365 Days per year. The response
time for emergencies is one and a half (1 ½) hour from the time the call is put in.
May also report via the City of New Haven interactive website 311.
ATVs
There has been an increase in the number of illegal ATVs on New Haven Streets and in New Haven Parks. Tips about special locations where ATV/QUAD activity is taking place or where these vehicles might be garaged call Capt. Leo Bombalicki at 203 946-6306. To report activity as it is happening call 203 946-6316. To report them please call 946-6956 or e-mail trafficsafety@newhavenct.net. Please click here to see the New Haven Police Department flyer about illegal ATVs and how you can help the police stop them. Quad Squad organized by the NHPD.
Whalley Avenue Widening
Connecticut DOT plans for traffic redesign of upper Whalley Avenue. urrently this project is on hold due to some right of way issues. This project, when completed, will effect Westville for the next fifty years. Follow the coverage. Coalition for a Livable Whalley is a neighborhood organization organized to promote community input into the redesign process.
Graffiti
Graffiti in Westville. Please report defacing of private and public property immediately to LCI 203 946-7835 or use the web to report through seeclickfix.com. View/download the current New Haven graffiti ordinance from the attachments at the bottom of this page.
Neighborhood Block Watch
West Rock Avenue Block Watch 300 blockwatch300@gmail.com
West Rock Avenue Block Watch 303 blockwatch303@gmail.com
Alden Avenue Block Watch 330 debbynewhaven@aol.com or mslevy@comcast.net
