"The Town of West Hartford is dynamic and diverse, offering the best of the urban and suburban experience. We are an inclusive and engaged community with caring and responsible leadership. Our residents are enriched by excellent public schools, outstanding public safety, vibrant public spaces, and programs and services for all ages. The unique cultural, shopping, and dining opportunities throughout town make us a regional destination. West Hartford is a great place to live, work, play, and retire."
- Mayor Shari Cantor
Welcome to the Town of West Hartford
Budget
Adopted, Proposed Budgets, CIP, Budget in Brief, as well as other financial documents
open bids & bid results
Bid Listings, Results, Public Surplus, Vendor Registration
Online services
Most town hall business can be done online. Find forms, applications, and other resources such as online payments, GIS records, Recreation registration, overnight parking omits and more!
Planning studies, initiatives, & Updates
UCONN Campus, New ECC, Wayfinding Signage Project, Master Plan for West Hartford Center, Affordable Housing Plan, Bicycle Facilities Plan
center Infrastructure
View Center Plans, Project Documentation, Construction Updates, Schedules, Public Outreach.
vision zero
On January 10, 2023, the Town of West Hartford Town Council unanimously adopted the Vision Zero Initiative in Support of Safe, Health and Equitable Mobility with the goal of eliminating fatalities and severe injuries on West Hartford streets by 2033
Town News
Please take CRCOG's quick survey so they can gauge community understanding and concerns about stormwater-related issues in the region, as well as how communities should approach managing these challenges.
It's Fire Academy time! Join a fantastic team of instructors from the West Hartford Fire Department in this one-week, full-day (9 AM - 3 PM) summer program. Designed for kids ages 13-17 with an interest in this type of career, cadets will experience a week in the life of a professional firefighter/paramedic.
Here ye, Hear ye! Second Annual BookWyrm Fest returns Saturday, July 26, featuring all things adventure, fantasy, board games, live-action roleplaying, gaming, food, music, and more!
The tennis courts at Fernridge Park are currently closed for renovation.
New sidewalks are in! Phase 1 of the West Hartford Center Infrastructure Project on LaSalle Road is complete - making the Center safer, more walkable and better connected! 🚧🦺🛍️🚶♀️
Whenever grass, weeds, bushes, vines, poison ivy, or other vegetation is allowed to grow tall, there are negative consequences. Overgrown yards are an eyesore and a public health and safety issue.
Each year, motor vehicle accidents are attributed to overgrown shrubbery on street corners and intersections.
Fireworks that emit flame or become airborne are illegal, dangerous, and can cause serious injuries.
The first installment of real estate, personal property, and motor vehicle taxes on October 1, 2024, Grand List is due and payable on July 1, 2025. The Revenue Collection Office will mail tax bills on Friday, June 20. This year, the formula used to calculate motor vehicles has changed
Connecticut residents should take the following simple steps to avoid conflicts and problems with black bears.
Congratulations to Town Clerk Leon S. Davidoff, Deputy Town Clerk Nadia Khan, and Assistant Town Clerk Tiana M. Pelletier, who passed the final exam and earned the Certified Connecticut Town Clerk designation. They join Carol A. Foley, Clerk of Vital Records, who earned her CCTC designation on August 7, 2018.
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, the West Hartford Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) graduated 35 residents from its most recent Basic Training program!
Niche ranks West Hartford #1 in Connecticut as the best place to live for the eighth consecutive year!
We want you to be part of the solution by committing to the Vision Zero Safe Roads for All pledge and practicing five safe driving habits. By changing our driving behaviors together, one road user at a time, we can make our roads safer for everyone.
Eversource has provided the Town with this year's notice of planned and scheduled vegetation maintenance work on the electric transmission right-of-way (ROW) located in West Hartford.
The Spring/Summer 2025 Leisure Services Program Guide is now available for viewing on the Leisure Services webpage. The catalog contains hundreds of programs for all ages, from babies to senior citizens. Parents can begin planning their child’s summer vacation. Copies of the catalog are also available at Town Hall, libraries and recreation facilities.
The Assessment Office is conducting a town-wide project of taking high-resolution photographs of all 22,481 real estate parcels in town in preparation for the next state-mandated Revaluation in 2026.
Eversource has provided the Town with this year's notice of planned and scheduled vegetation maintenance work on the electric transmission right-of-way (ROW) located in West Hartford.
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of the top schools in Connecticut & the Nation!
70+
languages represented in our school system
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dynamic shopping & dining districts