"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
Sustainability
Together, we can create a greener, healthier, and more sustainable future for generations to come.
Let's make a difference — today and tomorrow.
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
The Department of Public Works installed a Blue Light Parking Ban Notification System on the traffic control mast arms at all key signalized intersections along Farmington Avenue. When the blue light flashes, a Parking Ban is in effect. On-street parking is prohibited.
A strong cold front with heavy rain and sustained south winds is expected to impact our area throughout Wednesday. Residents are urged to secure outdoor holiday decorations and clear leaves from the top of catch basins Stay alert for updates.
Rockledge and Buena Vista golf courses are open for recreational use during the winter months. The winter trails will be available for jogging, walking, hiking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.
The 8th Annual Kindness Project seeks donations of personal hygiene that will help the clients of the West Hartford Food Pantry and Fern Street Universalist Church Backpack Program.
This FREE 7-week series is for individuals with type 2 Diabetes who are newly diagnosed or who may simply need an update on managing their Diabetes.
The Town of West Hartford is among a select group of Connecticut municipalities to be recognized this year for achieving Sustainable CT Gold certification.
The Town of West Hartford offers a bagged leaf collection program for residential properties from Monday, November 4, through Friday, December 20, 2024. Each week on your regular refuse collection day, crews will collect leaves bagged in 30-gallon biodegradable paper bags or the brown yard waste cart.
Read more for a general list of guidelines covering our collection program.
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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Infographics
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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