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Danbury seeking applicants for Veteran Affairs Director

The position of Director of Veterans Affairs in Danbury has officially been listed as an opening. 

 

Over the last several months, the workload of the office has been audited.  Mayor Mark Boughton says the position is right-sized at 19 hours a week.  Last month there were 33 requests for service from area veterans.  21 of them were not Danbury residents.  Boughton says that was the case over the last five or six months since the passing of Director Patrick Waldron in October at the age of 81.

 

He attributed part of the slow down to the opening of the new Veterans Affairs office on North Street.  That office, opened by the federal government, provides needs counseling and other services for returning veterans. 

 

The local job has now been posted.

 

Boughton says Waldron did such a great job and had so many procedures that he just knew about, it's going to be a big learning curve for the next person coming in.  Boughton says the City suffered a major loss with the passing of the 37-year Director.  He said Waldron fought relentlessly to help veterans, serving generations of veterans.  Waldron help generations of veterans, their widows and dependents.

 

The City will work closely with the state and federal VA departments to provide a seamless approach to services offered to veterans.

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