Trancoso delegation gives a slide
tour of this small city in Portugal...
AT THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: May
17, 2007 (r.)...Selectmen vote to make Trancoso, Portugal, a "walled"
city, our newest "Sister
City"...
About
Trancoso...one of The
Historic Villages of Portugal
TRANCOSO CLOSE TO SPAIN - "IMPORTANT CENTRE FOR JEWISH HISTORY"
ACCORDING TO TOURISM BROCHURE; WESTON'S OTHER, VERY DIFERENT SISTER CITY.
Trancoso, Portugal (now a "sister city" of Weston, CT) and one of
its activities - found on the Internet:
http://www.asa-art.com/facto/program/2007/OREZ1/en/en1.html
About Trancoso's history
http://www.asa-art.com/facto/fct/en8.html
How about a map of
our newest "sister city"...
Board
of Selectmen, November 15, 2007
After attending the "Oath of Office" ceremony, Trancoso's Mayor
joins the Board at the Selectmen's meeting November 15, 2007.
Mayor Julio Jose Saraiva Sarmento sat in with the new Board of
Selectmen for the entire meeting. Picture story below.
In front of the West Point
doors...
Weston citizen, then Mayor Sarmento with Trancoso delegation, witness
the "Oath of
Office" ceremony prior to
the first meeting of the new Board of Selectmen (2007-2009).
A small token
First Selectman Woody Bliss presented a small token of esteem to Mayor
Sarmento...
Tax Relief and Deferment
One item on the agenda was a recommendation for changes to the tax
relief for the elderly program for fiscal 2009;
Veterans' Affairs
Another item was how the Veterans' Relief program fit in with the
re-evaluation on-going, and whether both programs (tax relief for the
elderly and veterans) should go to public hearing at once;
Trancoso visitors in addition to Mayor Sarmento seen in this photo.