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Broad Street Road Diet Update: On 3/9/2026 the Town Improvements Committee voted 2:1 to send the Broad Street Road Diet to Town Council to set a date for the Special Meeting vote. It was presumed that the Town Council would do so at their next meeting scheduled for Monday 3/16/2026, but that is NOT the case. The Broad Street Road Diet is not on the 3/16/2026 agenda.
The next Town Council meeting is scheduled to be held on 4/6/2026. When its agenda is released it will be posted here.

View the 3/16/2026 Town Council agenda and unapproved minutes from the 3/2/2026 meeting here. (The unapproved minutes begin on page 86.) The primary topics of the next Town Council meeting will be approving the funding for the Day Hill Road Pavement Management Design Project, a discussion on the Homestead Exemption and its impact on property taxes, and to approve the collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 671. As with all Town Council meetings, there will be a Public Communications and Petitions period during the meeting where residents may address the Town Council with their concerns about anything going on in town, but it would be more appropriate to wait until the Special Meeting for the Broad Street Road Diet plan vote is on the agenda for commenting on that particular issue.

The Broad Street Road Diet Plan

Existing medians are going to be shortened to create new turning lanes, new medians will be added down the center of Broad Street, bumpouts are going to be placed on the intersection corners, and bike lanes will be added to both sides of Broad Street in between the moving traffic and the parking spaces. The alleyways in between the buildings on the far north end of Broad Street that permit access to the parking lot behind them will be closed. Parallel parking spaces will line the west side of Broad Street down to Sycamore Street and there will be new parallel parking spaces near Saint Gabriel Church on the east side of Broad Street. The total number of on street parking spaces is 35. Some of the new parking spaces on the west side of Broad Street will be paved with brick.
Line striping, median maintenance, and snow removal from the parking spaces will be the responsibility of the Town. Since Broad Street is a state highway, they are responsible for plowing the snow from the main thoroughfare. The CT DOT has approved modifying instead of replacing the traffic lights.

Enlarged Sections of the Broad Street Road Diet Plan (Click to open in new window.)

North End Up Poquonock Ave

Main Intersection

Either Side of Maple Ave

Elm to Geisslers

Batchelder Road

Dom's to St Gabriel Church

South End

Since the new version of the Broad Street Road Diet plan will cost less ($2.9 million) than the one that was voted down in the referendum last year, there will NOT be a town wide referendum on it. The Town Council will vote to approve the plan and will determine a date for the Special Meeting where an in person vote will occur. To have your vote counted on the Broad Street Road Diet you will have to attend the Special Meeting.

Email the Town Council members and let them know what you think of the Broad Street Road Diet plan here. At the very least, an Informational Meeting should be held before the Special Meeting vote so that the residents of Windsor are fully informed on all of the details of the Broad Street Road Diet plan.

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The Town of Windsor has more than 20 Boards and Commissions which determine how our tax money is spent and how things are managed and done in Windsor. We need Republican voices and values in those Board and Commission positions! Please consider applying for a Board or Commission seat to help make Windsor a vibrant and affordable town for everyone!

Attend our Republican Town Committee meetings

The WRTC meets in the Town Council chambers on the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM. This is the best way to get connected with other Windsor Republicans and become informed about what's going on in our town government. Everyone is welcome! You don't have to be a WRTC committee member or even a registered Republican to attend.
The WRTC meetings are informative and surprisingly lively. Members provide reports on the latest activities of the organizations within our town government such as the Town Council, the Board of Education and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Issues are raised and discussed.
Current exceptions: Our next meeting is on March 26th, 2026 in the Town Council Chambers at 7:00 PM.

Socialize Informally

We meet for brunch on the 2nd Saturday of most months at 10:00 AM at Airway Restaurant located at 541 Spring Street in Windsor Locks. We especially welcome new-comers who join us at this informal gathering.
Please email [email protected] to reserve your seat.
Current exceptions: None!

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The budget of the WRTC is used to fund campaigns, outreach events, town communications, Memorial Day flags, and general operations. We are as careful with your contributions as we wish the government was with your taxes. There are two ways to donate:
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By Check - Should you prefer to mail in a check, please print and complete the contribution form found here and mail it with your check to our Treasurer James Durant.

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