The New Britain Common Council held its regular meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, starting at 7:03 PM with public participation and calling to order at 7:26 PM. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 PM. All 13 present members voted unanimously on consent items and resolutions. Key actions included recognizing the New Britain Bees as 2026 Futures Collegiate Baseball League champions, reconsidering a tobacco sales permitting program, and accepting a donation from Hospital for Special Care for sensory-friendly equipment at Osgood Park.
I want to welcome everybody to the September 23rd meeting of the New Britain Common Council. It's 7.03 PM, and as always we begin with public participation. I'll call from the speakers who have signed up on the list. Check if anybody is calling calling in remotely or recognize anybody in the audience who wants an opportunity to speak. First name on the list is Kelly Murphy. Kelly. Good evening, everyone. Kelly Murphy, four fifty-eight Farmington Avenue. I am speaking and tonight, I am speaking tonight in support of resolution number nine. For those of you who don't know me, I manage the community services office for the city of New Britain. As I recently completed my first full year in this position, I've had the pleasure of working the privilege of working directly with residents during some of their most vulnerable times. From the beginning, I wanted every person who walks through the our doors to leave feeling and knowing that they were heard, seen, and supported. At its core, the hospital of special care sends the same message to its patients as we do to our residents. We see you, we learn from you, we value you, and you belong in every part of our community. Mallory has been a young female professional in social services world in a number of different organizations. AAC stands for augmentative alternative communication. But simply put, it gives individuals who may not communicate verbally another way to communicate their needs, choices, and feelings. Mr. Nauss. How are you doing? Kelly Noss, 29 Caesar Street. You all know me real good. For about 10 years, I've been coming here. This is uh this is my church calendars since 1999 to 2000. 24. That's 2.5 million dollars that I made. Okay. So why did my head get cracked open in a church and nobody helped me at Town One? Or the police department. I'm still trying to answer that myself. I bet you you all too. Okay, so I used to have a friend. I remember you guys told me I had to face the chair, and you made new rules. It was you. Matt Nair. My friend. He threw a chair out the courthouse window. By any chance you know his name. I love him to death. Rest in peace. Kevin. Okay. I love this lady right here because she stood up for herself, and her name is Kelly. There's two Kelly's standing up for themselves today. And I love that. You know how many times people threaten me? Hey, you know how many times people threatened me when Mayor and Stewart was in right here? To kill me. To come and finish the job off at my church where my head was cracked open. Do you know all them people?