Editor’s Note :  The following  is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi  made to his Facebook page over the last week.  Some posts have been edited to include  additional information to give context to the content.

Oct.  5

 The contractor has informed me that the new Apponaug playground behind City Hall will FINALLY be done on Monday. This is a beautiful, state of the art, ADA compliant playground built with a federal Community Development Block Grant. The new playground at Clegg Field is open and the one in Pontiac is currently under construction.

I get a lot of questions about the proposed splash pad at Oakland Beach. It’s been a very lengthy process, because of its nature and proximity to the water it had to go through approvals by both DEM and CRMC. Then the company that designed it took a lot longer than I would have liked. The project went out to bid and it was awarded at the end of September. We’re having a pre-construction meeting the second week of this month and they’ll give us their construction plan and schedule.

Oct. 7

 Excting news! Work is progressing on The Social House, opening soon at 3295 Post Road in historic Apponaug Village! This upscale tapas cocktail lounge will also be hiring - click to socialhouseri.com to sign up for an opening email and send jobs apps! A hiring day announcement will be made soon. We're sure The Social House will be a favorite destination for out-of-town visitors and locals alike!

Oct. 8

I got the big heavy props on the roof up and wired for my Christmas light display. Now I have to run the power and communications  network to it. I have about four and a half (I hope) more weeks to go. My goal is always to finish two weeks before Thanksgiving, so I have two weeks for testing and tweaking before it starts running on Black Friday.

Oct. 10

The therapy pool (hot pool) will be open at regular hours beginning tomorrow.