Ten Meetings, Eight Days: Your Guide to the Week at Town Hall

If you've ever wondered where town decisions actually get made, this is a good week to find out. Ten public board and commission meetings are on the calendar between tonight and next Wednesday — and every one of them is open to residents.

It starts tonight: the Board of Education meets at 7:00 p.m. in the upper cafeteria at Candlewood Lake Elementary School. Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m., the Planning & Zoning Commission — the body that decides what gets built where — meets in Room 209 at Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Monday, October 26 is a doubleheader: the Arts Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room 209, while the Inland Wetlands Commission — which reviews anything proposed near wetlands and watercourses — meets at the same hour in Room 135.

Tuesday, October 27 is another pair. The Capital Planning Committee, which plans the town's big-ticket projects, meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room 209. At the same time, the Police Commission holds a special meeting in Room 129.

Wednesday, October 28 is the busiest night of all. The Parks & Recreation Commission meets at 6:00 p.m. in Room 135. The Police Building Ad Hoc Committee follows at 6:30 p.m. in Room 209. And at 7:00 p.m., two meetings run at once: the Library Board of Trustees at the Brookfield Library, and the WPCA — the Water Pollution Control Authority, which oversees the sewer system — at 53A Commerce Road.

All dates, times, and rooms come from the town's official calendar. Agendas are typically posted to the town website ahead of each meeting; if you want to know what's actually on the docket for any of these, that's the place to look.