It will be a busy couple of weeks in Woodbridge, CT as the Operating Budget presentations start at Town Hall on Tuesday in additional the regularly scheduled meetings.

On Monday, the Beecher Road Parent Teacher Organization will hold a meeting at 6 PM focusing on “PTO: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.” This is an important meeting and they will provide childcare and pizza for children ages 2 and older. If you are planning to attend and bringing a child, please contact Penny Zamkov so she can make sure there is enough pizza and babysitters.

At 7 PM, the Woodbridge Recreation Commission Meeting will take place in the Beecher South Assembly Room. They have a full agenda, including a discussion of the 90 foot baseball diamond request, an Amity Youth Lacrosse field request, a Woodbridge Soccer field request, and any other field requests that may come up. There will be discussions about the pool, personnel, the fitness room, and outdoor facilities including not only baseball and multi-purpose fields, but also the walking trails at the skating rink. Also on the agenda is the tennis courts, the summer concerts, the road race, and any other business that may come before the commission.

The first of the operating budget presentations is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 PM at Town Hall. The tentative schedule includes the Fire and Pollice Commissions, WGATV, Human Services, Building Department, Inland Wetlands, Town Planning and Zoning, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Tax Collector, Tax Assessor, and Board of Tax Review and finally the Board of Selectmen, Information Systems, and Finance.

For those more concerned about personal finance, there will be a workshop at the public library about applying for college financial aid. This workshop will also start at 6 PM.

On Wednesday, the Board of Selectmen will have their regularly scheduled meeting. The agenda is not yet available.

On Thursday, the second operating budget presentation is scheduled at 6 PM at Town Hall. Presentations scheduled for Thursday tentatively include the town auditor, Recreation, Facilities, including Public Works, Waste Management, and Remediation, the Registrar of Voters, the Town Clerk’s office, the Library, the Former Firehouse, General Administration, Medical Services, and the Thomas Darling House.

For those looking for lighter entertainment, the library will be showing (500) Days of Summer, start at 7 PM.

Friday at 6 PM will be First Grade Social Night at Beecher Road School. Throughout the week, the library will also be running its various programs for toddlers, as well as many events at Amity.

(Cross-posted at the Woodbridge Citizen.)