Newly-hired police chief quits

Torrington City Council

Floyd L. Brandt
Posted 5/18/18

The search for a new leader for the Torrington Police Department will begin again as David Hulshizer, who was offered the position earlier this month, quit.

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Newly-hired police chief quits

Torrington City Council

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TORRINGTON – The search for a new leader for the Torrington Police Department will begin again as David Hulshizer, who was offered the position earlier this month, quit.

Hours before the city council meeting, Hulshizer contacted Torrington Mayor Mike Varney. Hulshizer, who had accepted the position weeks earlier, informed the mayor that for personal reasons he would not be accepting the Chief of Police position.

Varney said Wednesday he was stunned and surprised at the news, and that Hulshizer offered no reason for declining and refused to elaborate any further for why he was declining. 

The Torrington City Council will be now offering the position to the next candidate, Timothy Hurd Chief of Police in Glenrock for 33 years, the second choice of the city council.

In other business, the council heard a request from Vyve TV, requesting a five-year extension of its franchise, effective June 1, and Terminating May 31, 2023.

The company’s current extension will terminate May 31, 2018. General Manager David Harwood and Consultant Charles Hembree were in attendance to represent Vyve Broadband.

Harwood told the council the current cable system is in better shape than when Vyve bought the older system. The mayor replied with his displeasure about the service during last fall and winter, saying he’d lost service for two days. 

Harwood told the council that things happen beyond their control. Vyve does not like the loss of signal at any time and has hired a full time maintenance man, he said, adding the company strives for good service for all their customers. 

The loss of customers comes with the changes in the industry, with the biggest change in younger people streaming programing on the internet. Vyve is interested in the Torrington community signing a contract with a company to bring in optic fiber. 

Today the average internet speed is 25 Mgb in the future 105 Mgb is their objective for
Torrington. 

Noting only what they called legal problems with Century Link, Vyve has decided to change broadband providers, declining to comment further. 

The council passed the motion to extend the franchise four votes to one. The franchise agreement is not exclusive for Vyve but it is federal law that they have a franchise to provide cable television.

The council also adopted a proclamation, declaring May 19, 2018, as Kids to Park Day, to encourage families of Torrington to go to the local parks and enjoy the nice weather and
have fun.