Town of Oxford
Accomplishments as of June, 2007
Public Works
Repaved 26 of Town roadways in last four years.
Added 3 new plow trucks and 2 new employees
Established 3 new plow routes bringing the total to
13
Rebuilt the salt barn at no cost to Town
Hired a Tuesday-Saturday employee to open
recycling for more hours at reduced overtime cost
Replaced the Public Works Garage roof utilizing
grant money
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Oxford Ambulance
Upgrading the Ambulance Bay
Purchasing a new ambulance this year
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Police
Hired a new Sergeant to manage the Oxford Police
Department
Added 6 new officers since 2004
Completed police station renovations including a
new roof
Replaced 3 police cruisers
Improved speed limit enforcement by adding a
speed display trailer
Beginning in November, 2007 Oxford will have 24/7
police protection for the first time in the history of
the Town
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Fire Department
New emergency truck for Riverside Fire
Station
New mini-pumper truck for Quaker Farms
Station
Purchased a High Band Radio System
Completed repairs to Center Fire Station
Completed repairs to Riverside Fire Station
funded with grant money
New aerial ladder truck to be paid by
developer
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Conservation Department
Purchased the 97 acre Tetlak Property with the help of
$218,000 in State grant money
Presently purchasing 31 acres to add to Southford Falls
State Park
Over 60 acres of Tetlak will be allocated for passive
recreation
Presently purchasing 31 acres to be added to the Southford
Falls State Park. The State will provide $400,000 in
funding.
Negotiated with the State to add 3 parking areas in Oxford
to the Three Pond State Park
Drafting contracts to secure 8.8 acres of Cubberly Property
that will increase Tetlak Park to 124 acres
Allocated $50,000 for new trails in the Rockhouse
Sanctuary
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Parks and Recreation
Paved Posypanko Park parking lot and
basketball court
Added Tot Lot at Posypanko Park
Added Tot Lot at Jackson Cove
Allocated grant money to begin the
Tetlak Park Master Plan
Allocated $158,000 in grant money to
make improvements to Jackson Cove
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Education
Funded a 40% increase in the education budget to
fund a 10% increase in enrollment
Center School Improvements
Added 3 new classrooms
Repaired sewer and water problems
Funded mold remediation for $900,000
Built ADA compliant lavatories
Built the first Oxford High School adding 4 extra
classrooms with state grant funding
Remediate the oil spill at Quaker Farms School
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Airport Loop
Reclaimed lower Christian Street with State grant
funding
Commerce Drive completed to within 800 feet of the
Jacks Hill/North Larkey intersection utilizing
developer funding
Built Woodruff Hill Road Spectra Energy funding
Wycoff Drive to be built with General Electric
funding
Upper Riggs Street to be reclaimed with developer
funding
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Seniors
New Senior Center built with
$750,000 State grant
Purchased new senior van
and added second
community car
Increased number of senior
drivers to meet demand
Senior Tax Abatement
completed
Working on Veterans Tax
Abatement
Initiated bundle billing
program to eliminate extra
cost for ambulance calls
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Summary - Grant Funding
$750,000 Senior Center Grant
$1,357,500 Received
$212,000 Tetlak/Schiavi Open
Space Purchase
$144,000 Oxford Business
Incubator
$423,000 Christian Street
Phase I
$1,603,000 Pending
$500,000 Christian Street
receipt of proceeds
Phase II (CEPA Study)
$300,000 E-Commerce Drive
$ 30,000 CAMA software for
Assessor's Office
$2,500,000 Written
pending approval
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Economic Development
Built Woodruff Hill Road with Spectra Energy funding
Opened Phase I of Woodruff Hill Industrial Park
Sold Jacks Hill Lot 4 which opened the 9 lot Fox Hollow
Industrial Park
Extended Riggs Street waterline and added 1.9 miles of
new three phased industrial power
Over 30 new businesses, opened 3 new industrial parks
and added over 400,000 square foot of new building space
High Value Projects brought to fruition
CL&P Substation in Commerce Park
Spectra Energy Compression Station in Woodruff Hill
GE combined cycle energy plant in Woodruff Hill under
contract
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Economic Development - Scorecard
Oxford Economic Development Scorecard
Summary of New Industrial & Commercial Floorspace January 2004 - July 31, 2007
Number
Square
Buildings Square Feet
Feet
Square Feet Total Square
Assessed Revenue @
New Buildings
Lots
Built
Approved
Planned
Feet
Value
.01937
Industrial Buildings Built by Owners
98,205
98,000
196,205
8,297,213
160,717
Industrial Flex Space Buildings (Spec)
106,400
81,100
24,000
211,500
9,849,498
190,785
Commercial Buildings
9,200
15,000
24,200
1,644,860
31,861
Total Industrial Development
27
213,805
96,100
122,000
431,905
19,791,572
383,363
Fox Hollow Industrial Park (9 Lots) *
9
210,000
210,000
9,694,942
187,791
Woodruff Hill Industrial Park (17 Lots)
17
500,000
500,000
23,083,194
447,121
Technology Park (10 Buildings)
10
720,000
720,000
58,610,351
1,135,283
Total Industrial Park Potential
36
1,430,000
1,430,000
91,388,487
1,770,195
* Total potential sf reduced by planned buildings on lots 2 &7
Total New Floorspace/Revenue
213,805 1,526,100
122,000
1,861,905 111,180,059
2,153,558
Revenue Forecasts - High Value Projects
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
Annual
Spectra Energy - Oxford Compressor Station
500,000
500,000
500,000
CL&P Distribution Substation
284,000
284,000
284,000
Towantic Energy Tax Revenue
800,000
1,175,000
4,350,000
2,350,000
Towantic Water Lift Station
400,000
Towantic Community Development - Ladder Truck
900,000
Towantic Energy - Build Wycoff Drive
4,500,000
Total Tax Revenues by Fiscal Year - High Value Projects
6,600,000
1,959,000
5,134,000
3,134,000
Total New Tax Revenues Generated by Oxford Economic Development - 2009-2010 Ongoing
5,287,558
Historical Comparison
Installed Floorspace as of January, 2004
1,261,770
Potential Floorspace - July 31, 2007
Percentage Increase over 2004
248%
3,123,675
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Building Floorspace - July 31 2007
Percentage Increase since 2004
34%
431,905
Cultural Arts
Increased Commission to 7 members
and 3 alternates
Expanded the number of concerts from
4 to eight
Encouraged adult art education
program
Created "Four Seasons of Art
Program"
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Miscellaneous
New Plan of Conservation & Development funded
by State grant
Minimum zoning increased to 2 acres to control
development
Promoted age restricted housing on Route 34
Initiated Long Range Planning Process also funded
with State funding
Route 67 Sewer & Water extensions to West Street
(developer funding)
Sewer and water extension up Moose Hill Road and
Perkins Road to support High School buildout
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