A wire fence encircles the historic General’s Residence property at 908 Boston Post Road, along with caution tape blocking off a hole that has been dug just beyond the front door. Now the house and site will be developed into an upscale condominium development. At its May 21 ZOOM meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission […]
Two virtual workshops will be held in the coming days on a study of the Route 37 corridor between Exit 6 of Interstate-84 in Danbury to .2 miles north of Route 39 in New Fairfield. “The major objectives of this study are to discover solutions to alleviate traffic congestion levels, improve pedestrian mobility, and to […]
Construction work for the new downtown electrical substation project will cause temporary road closures starting Friday, June 12, as a new pedestrian bridge is installed over the Davis Mill Pond. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the closure will be in effect 24 hours to minimize the construction time, Eversource […]
Employers added 3.1 million jobs in May, giving an unexpected boost to the labor market battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. But state and local governments are still cutting jobs, and it is expected to get worse very quickly. And with the end of most state fiscal years only weeks away, many more job cuts are […]
Tilcon’s quarrying activities in North Branford altered area drainage patterns, sending more water toward Cedar Pond, according to a 2008 state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection memo. A variety of factors have contributed to the problem. One is increased development along Route 80, which has increased the amount of runoff that goes to the […]
Krohn’s company, Jasko Development LLC, which is partnering in the project with Brian Zelman of Zelman Real Estate LLC, last week received master plan and zone change approvals from the town’s planning and zoning commission to build the four-story structure at 54, 56, 65 and 80 Jolley Dr. The group still needs a special permit […]
Just one developer responded to the April 30 deadline for the city’s advertisement for requests for proposals. O’Leary said the city cannot release any details of the development proposal while the vetting and negotiation process is ongoing. The developer has asked for confidentiality, O’Leary said. State law allows RFP negotiations to remain confidential until concluded. […]
A plan to approve $10 million in bonding to pay for repairs to the town’s three sewer plants and pumping stations moved ahead Wednesday, as town and sewer officials agreed the project is badly needed. The Water Pollution Control Authority is now scheduled to hold a virtual public hearing on the bond requests June 16 […]
RJ Development + Advisors LLC, the would-be developer of a 203-unit building on the long-vacant parcel in the Fort Trumbull Municipal Development area, have negotiated with the city’s development arm, the Renaissance City Development Association, for a 20-year tax abatement plan to help cope with the estimated $3.78 million in remediation costs. The tax abatement […]
The Aquarion Water Company announced it will begin site preparation for the North Avenue water tank project at 63 to 67 North Ave. on June 4. The project was approved in 2017 but sparked controversy when neighbors submitted an appeal to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) stating the construction could pose safety hazards. In […]
