The Westville - West Hills Community Management Team (CMT) meets on the second Wednesday of the month (except the months of July and August) 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
Useful Contact Information/Phone Numbers
Ask New Haven 311 Information and to report problems
Emergency 911 If calling from cell phone you must give city/town where the emergency is
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
Traffic Enforcement Hotline (203) 946-6956 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
Police Neighborhood Services Supervisor (week days until 5 pm) (203) 946-5915
Chief Lewis (Chief of the New Haven Police Department) jmlewis@newhavenct.net
Assistant Chief Ken Gillespie kgillesp@newhavenct.net
Lieutenant Martin J. Tchakirides (Westville - West Hills District Manager) (203) 687-0531 (cell) or mtchakir@newhavenct.net
Elaine Braffman (Livable City Initiative Neighborhood Specialist) (203) 946-7835
Andy Orefice (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
2009 Westville-West Hills CMT Board
Listed as pictured left to right:
Andy Orefice - Chair
Mary Faulkner - Secretary
Stan Kontogiannis - Treasurer
Chris Heitmann - Member at Large
Paul Chambers - Vice Chair
A.P. Mastrogiovanni - Member at Large
Cathy Gootkin (not pictured)
Current Issues
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.
Suspicious Van
There has been a suspicious van in the neighborhood. It is an early 90's white Dodge Caravan with wood paneling on the side. He has been following kids around the neighborhood and he has been doing this in the area for at least 2 years. He has been seen in different vehicles over the years. If you or your children have been followed or are followed first call it into the police non emergency number, 946-6316, or 911 if it is an emergency. The case number is #17414. Chief Lewis is asking for any information about this case and if anyone has ever been verbally or physically approached by this guy.
ATVs
There has been an increase in the number of illegal ATVs on New Haven Streets and in New Haven Parks. 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.
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
