Rebranded as The Capitol Hotel, a nod to its proximity to the state Capitol at 440 Asylum St., the facility is currently undergoing a full-scale renovation with upgrades being made to all 96 rooms. The cost of the renovation was not revealed. The Capitol Hotel’s renovations are slated for completion in March, and the economy […]
Town officials have successfully completed a $14.6 million bond sale. The proceeds from Wednesday’s bond sale will be used to pay for about 50 different capital projects around town, said James Jaskot, Cheshire’s director of finance said Friday. “A lot of it is for infrastructure and building improvements,” Jaskot said. https://www.nhregister.com/metro/article/Cheshire-bond-sale-brings-in-14-6-million-for-13638180.php
The leak — potentially caused by water trapped in the panels of a wall — isn’t the only problem at the $14.4 million building, which opened in October. The new police headquarters has long been controversial, with voters initially narrowly rejecting a 2014 proposal to build a new station and then a year later approving […]
The collapse of a nearly 100-year-old sewer pipe near the Riverwalk on Pershing Drive is threatening the Naugatuck River and nearby businesses, including several restaurants along the busy street that runs into Derby. As a result, the Board of Aldermen and the Water Pollution Control Authority Commission met in an emergency session Tuesday night at […]
The $30 million project will include 63 rental apartments and 18 town-house style units, according to former Economic Development Director Juliet Burdelski. Construction is expected to begin this month and be completed next year, said Burdelski, who resigned late last week after more than a decade with the city. http://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Meriden/Meriden-News/Meriden-executes-ground-lease-with-developer-11-Crown-Street-former-RJ-site.html
While residents have publicly expressed concern about whether the project will come to fruition in their financially troubled city, the security of the area has become the more pressing topic in the last few weeks following fires at two of The Haven properties: a boarded up house on Richards Place on Feb. 8 and the […]
The atrium in the new $63 million Willard-DiLoreto building at Central Connecticut State University was packed for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. Both Willard and DiLoreto halls received major upgrades during the construction, including 24 new classrooms, five instructional labs and 57 academic offices. http://www.bristolpress.com/BP-General+News/345256/ccsu-opens-the-doors-to-renovated-willarddiloreto-buildings
The proposal in question would leave an estimated $91 million in revenue from tax applied to new car sales in the general fund of the Connecticut budget, instead of being moved over to the Special Transportation Fund, which was included in the most recent state budget, supported by both Democrats and Republicans. “We don’t have […]
The project is under the $65.8 million budget voters approved for both schools in 2017, with Rockwell costing $25.9 million and Johnson costing $39.5 million. A state grant is covering 45 percent of eligible costs of the project. The Public Site and Building Committee recently approved construction company Rizzo Corporation’s proposal for the guaranteed maximum […]
The Siting Council last week unanimously decided to let NTE seek a required certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for construction, maintenance and operation of the Killingly Energy Center, planned for 180 and 189 Lake Road. NTE expects the $700 million plant to create about 450 construction jobs and 20 permanent full-time jobs. https://www.theday.com/local-news/20190218/state-to-consider-proposed-killingly-natural-gas-plant
Tolls on trucks are projected to raise between $45 million and $200 million per year, depending on which routes are tolled. Imposing a charge on all vehicles and on all major highways is expected to raise between $800 million and $1 billion annually, depending on the level of discounts provided to Connecticut motorists. Lamont’s chief […]
Gov. Ned Lamont reversed himself Saturday, announcing he will propose electronic tolling on cars as well as trucks when he unveils his first state budget Wednesday. A 2018 study by the Department of Transportation projected tolls could raise as much as $1 billion per year, though the state’s net gain also would depend on the […]
In South Norwalk, Brookfield Property Trust is progressing toward its goal of opening the SoNo Collection mall in time for this year’s holiday shopping season, with the promise of more than 2,500 retail jobs. And in Danbury, Summit Development plans to convert large portions of 1.2 million-square-foot Matrix Corporate Center into the Ridge at Danbury […]
Fairfield County’s notorious traffic jams along Interstate 95 received national attention, with three locations within a 21-mile stretch of the highway receiving ranking on the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of the nation’s Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Four-I-95-spots-in-CT-cited-among-nation-s-13616609.php
Centerplan Construction Co., the fired developer of Dunkin’ Donuts Park, must pay $39 million to Arch Insurance, the company that guaranteed the stadium’s completion after Centerplan was dismissed, under a decision issued by a federal court judge Wednesday. Centerplan was fired by the city in 2016 after missing two key deadlines to complete the ballpark. […]
Project partners and community leaders will be on hand for the meetings, which will be held on Feb. 28 at Thomaston Town Hall, March 6 at the Harwinton Town Hall, and March 7 at the Litchfield Community Center. Stakeholders have been involved throughout the project including chief elected officials and staff from the municipalities of […]
Gov. Ned Lamont pledged Tuesday to slam the brakes on state borrowing, proposing a “debt diet” that could drain significant resources from municipal school construction and capital projects at state universities. The new governor also warned Tuesday that his first budget proposal, due out in eight days, would not shrink spending as much as he’d […]
Amazon is reconsidering its plans to open up a new campus in New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood after facing backlash from local residents, according to a Washington Post report on Friday. Hours after the report came out, Gov. Ned Lamont in a Twitter post said the state heard Amazon was re-evaluating its expansion […]
Killingly Energy Center (KEC) developer NTE Energy had previously tried and failed twice in ISO-NE’s annual forward capacity auction, which helps secure power system resources three years into the future. A forward chttp://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20190207/NEWS01/190209922/1002apacity contract would mean monthly payments for the $700 million KEC, in exchange for its pledge to be available in 2022-2023.
The Connecticut Siting Council this month will again take up a developer’s motion for an application to build an energy plant in Dayville. The Siting Council will consider NTE’s re-filing motion on Feb. 14. Another key change since 2017 was the Killingly Town Council’s decision a year ago to approve tax stabilization and Community Environmental […]
