March 4, 2015

Public Hearing: Connecticut State Veterans’ Home

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As Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Committee, I am writing to inform you that we will be holding an important Public Hearing at Connecticut State Veterans’ Home, Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 P.M.

The address is: 287 West St. Rocky Hill, CT 06067.

One the bill will be heard at the hearing:

H.B. 6855, An act implementing the recommendations of the legislative program review and investigations committee regarding residential services at the Veterans’ Home.

An at-length study was conducted by nonpartisan PRI staff and this bill’s recommendations are based on their findings.

This bill aims to implement several of the recommendations from this study aimed at improving the facility’s services.

Click here to review these recommendations.

A summary on page four outlines all of the committee’s findings.

I encourage you, or any veteran, family member, or friend to testify at the public hearing.

Sign-up for the hearing will begin at 6:00 P.M. at the Veterans’ Home.

Click here for instructions on how to testify at public hearings.

Please email written testimony in Word or PDF format to PRItestimony@cga.ct.gov.

Creating public policy to help ensure a better quality of life for our veterans is imperative to preserving how very important these brave men and women are to our communities and state.

If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me. I hope to see you on March 5th.

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