No COVID-19 Cases Reported Today for Westport Public Schools
Westport Superintendent Thomas Scarice: Dear Westport Families and Staff,
Since our last update yesterday, we have no newly reported cases of Covid-19 associated with our schools.
We ask that families and staff continue to report positive cases associated with our schools over the February recess. (Using home tests or lab results) Please follow this link for more information on reporting. Updates will be provided midweek and the weekend before our return to school on February 28th.
Upon return from the winter break families will be able to obtain at home test kits for students from our school health offices. We have a number on hand already and learned today that we will receive a significant inventory of additional tests next week. Families will be given the option of picking tests up from the school or having them sent home in student backpacks.
Please enjoy the week ahead whether traveling or staying local. It is a nice time for everyone to recharge for the remaining weeks of winter.
Respectfully,
Thomas Scarice
Superintendent of Schools
One Dozen Westport Homes Remain without Power this Afternoon as Eversource Continues to Repair Lines
Eversource reported one dozen Westport households were without power this afternoon as overnight and morning wind gusts brought down trees throughout the State. Eversource announced yesterday that out-of-state crews were brought into Connecticut to prepare for the storm. No major road closures or damage has been reported from the winds.
Westport Property Transfers: January 31st - February 4th
Westport property transfers as reported by the Westport Town Clerk’s Office:
Total Conveyance Tax: $44,545.50
Total Sales: $17,818,200.00
Highest Transfer Price: 3 Pritchard Lane: $2,780,000
Lowest Transfer Price: 14 Edgewater Commons Lane, 2C: $650,000
Transfers:
3 Pritchard Lane: $2,780,000
232 Bayberry Lane: $2,587,500
8 Punch Bowl Drive: $2,440,000
8 Marion Road: $2,099,000
191 Bayberry Lane: $1,895,000
12 Burr Farms Road: $1,600,000
7 Dawn Drive: $662,500 (50% Exec. Deed)
7 Dawn Drive: $662,500 (50% Trustee Deed)
8 Blue Ribbon Drive: $1,241,700
9 Grays Farms Road: $600,000 (50% Exec. Deed)
9 Grays Farms Road: $600,000 (50% Trustee Deed)
14 Edgewater Commons Lane, 2C: $650,000
First Selectwoman: “Westport will become a mask optional community”
Westport First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker: First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker announced today that, in collaboration with the COVID-19 Emergency Management Team, Westport will become a mask optional community effective February 28, 2022.
Masks may still be required in other locations outside the municipal authority. They include healthcare facilities, facilities housing vulnerable populations, public and private transit, and correctional facilities. Additionally, some Westport establishments and locations may continue to maintain a full mask policy.
First Selectwoman Tooker explained, “For ease of implementation, the date was determined to correspond with the State of Connecticut and Westport Public Schools Superintendent Tom Scarice’s announcements, as well as the Board of Education’s anticipated decision, to lift the mask mandate in Westport public school buildings on February 28. (https://www.westportps.org/district/administrators-central-office/superintendent/superintendents-updates) We are comfortable and confident that requiring masks in municipal buildings is no longer a necessity, with the exceptions noted. Certainly, there are those who will continue to wear a mask in certain circumstances, and we respect and encourage that personal choice.”
“I am very proud to be leading this resilient community,” she continued. “Since early 2020, we have all had to navigate the many phases of COVID. Being mask optional is an encouraging development in yet another phase that we will navigate together.”