Correction
In the May 25 edition of the Voice, Joy Giordano was inadvertently referred to as Joy Giordano Clark. We regret the error.
Nonresident parking rules announced
Nonresidents must pay to park in all shoreline lots in West Haven by using a “Pay for Parking” smartphone app.
Nonresidents can pay to park by scanning the QR code on the Premium Parking sign in each lot or texting the lot code to 504504. Both options will connect them to the Premium Parking website to complete the transaction. Nonresidents can also download the Premium Parking app on the Apple or Google app stores.
The daily parking fee for nonresidents is $5 per hour, or $30 per day, payable by credit card only. A nonresident seasonal parking pass for $250 is also available.
Parking is free for residents, provided their vehicles, including motorcycles and new, leased or military-exempt vehicles, are registered in West Haven and they are not delinquent on their motor vehicle taxes. A “new” vehicle means it was registered in West Haven after Oct. 1, 2022.
Taxpayers can check if they owe back taxes and make a payment at Taxpayers can check if they owe back taxes and make a payment at https://www.mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do?town=westhaven.
The city is transitioning from using beach stickers to license plate numbers for proving that vehicles are registered in West Haven. Residents’ license plate numbers are registered in a tax office database. Each parking lot is equipped with a license plate scanner.
Beach parking lots are for use by both residents and nonresidents on a first-come, first-served basis. The lots are: Oyster River, South Street Upper, South Street Lower, Dawson Avenue, Sea Bluff, Bradley Point, Rock Street, Oak Street, Palace Street, Altschuler Boulevard and Sandy Point, as well as the April Street boat launch.
Parking violators will receive an invoice of at least $100 — a $100 citation, plus a fee for the amount of time they were parked — from Premium Parking, the New Orleans-based company contracted with helping West Haven develop a digitally driven paid parking program along the shoreline.
Historical Society plans Open House
The Historical Society will hold its Open House on Saturday, June 10, and Sunday. June ll. The focus will be the South Street Airpor,t which existed from circa 1925 until l950.The exhibit will feature artifacts, memorabilia, and photographs, and maps of the often forgotten enterprise.
The Open Houe Exhibit will be open from 10-3 PM on June 10 and 11-3 on June 11 with free admission. There will be crafts for kids available.
The photographs include aerial views of the land on South Street before the airport was built and also views of the Goodyear blimp which landed on the open field. There will be many maps to be displayed as well as the petition from nearby residents indicating the airport was hazardous to the citizens who lived in the nearby neighborhoods. One prized picture will show an airplane that crashed into a residence that prompted calls for the airport’s closure.
Yet the airport captured young people’s interest and encouraged potential pilots with its training school for future aviators.
“The South Street airport was an exciting chapter in West Haven history which is largely forgotten but it holds great memories for many local people,” said Society President Jon Purmont.
Mullins has campaign kickoff
Republican Mayoral candidate Steven R. Mullins will hold a campaign kickoff celebration at the newly opened Pub 34 Cafe, 439 Derby Ave. in Allingtown this Saturday, June 10, from 5-7 p.m.
Wethersfield Republican Mayor Michael Rell, son of former Governor M. Jodi Rell is Mullins’ special guest of the afternoon.
Admission is $60 per person and includes Hors d’oeuvres, music and drinks. For additional information, call (203) 824-4262.
Blight enforcement number listed
For questions about public space or blight, contact city Code Enforcement Officer Laurie Lopez at (203) 937-3596 or [email protected].
Free radon test kits available
It’s not too late to test your home for radon, the second-leading cause of lung cancer.
The city Health Department has a limited number of free radon test kits, Health Director Maureen B. Lillis said.
To receive a test kit, call the department at 203-937-3660. A sanitarian from the department will deliver the kit and help place it in the home, Lillis said.
Radon is a colorless, odorless and naturally occurring radioactive gas formed from the natural decay of uranium. It’s found in rock, water and soil.
While radon in outdoor air poses a relatively low risk to human health, it can enter homes from the surrounding soil and become a health hazard inside buildings, Lillis said.
To learn more about radon, visit https://portal.ct.gov/dph/Environmental-Health/Radon/Radon-Program.