The state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the approval of a new gas-fired electric generating plant in the town of Killingly, dismissing a complaint by opponents that the decision to certify the plant failed to consider potential environmental damage from expanding a pipeline needed to deliver fuel. The decision by a divided court — there […]
Two major companies — Bloomfield-based health insurer Cigna and New Britain-based tool and storage giant Stanley Black & Decker — are making loans totaling $1.7 million through the Capital Region Development Authority. Bronin said the city and CRDA, which helps finance projects with state taxpayer-backed loans and equity investments, have had conversations with corporate leaders […]
The site’s developers, Fountain Square, LLC, recently announced that construction of the 710 Bridgeport Ave. property has resumed. The site, at the intersection with Parrott Drive, was formerly occupied by the United Illuminating Co. “The developers of Fountain Square have secured all necessary funding and investors needed to complete the project,” the company said in […]
Mayor Erin Stewart announced Tuesday the city will submit a grant application for the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP). The program provides funding for transportation projects for urbanized area municipal governments. If approved, the $1.5 million grant would allow the city to make changes to Arch Street that include narrowing the road, paving sidewalks […]
Town officials propose spending the more than $4.3 million the town is receiving in American Rescue Plan funding on a sewer project, sidewalk, computer software and more. The money is part of the overall $1.7 trillion federal package President Joe Biden signed in March of this year to help states and municipalities deal with public […]
With sounds of traffic whizzing by on the Merritt Parkway, the district’s chairman of the General Assembly Transportation Committee, state Sen. Will Haskell, highlighted $175 million on infrastructure spending that would soon improve the area. According to two easels with charts outlining where the money goes, $61 million would be for resurfacing the parkway; $98 […]
Rentschler Field opened in 2003 and the Convention Center in 2005. And like anything that’s aging, they need work. The Capital Region Development Authority’s board of directors recently voted to authorize their executive director to apply to the state Bond Commission for $3.5 million to replace cooling towers and install a new elevator at the […]
When asked Sunday if Pelosi had the votes to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, Biden told reporters at the White House, “It’s going to take the better part of this week.” Pelosi had originally pledged to House moderates a vote on the infrastructure legislation by Monday, but she said Sunday in a letter to […]
Time is short as funding for federal agencies expires on Oct. 1 and the U.S. Treasury has warned it could run out of money to pay the government’s bills by some time in October, potentially triggering a default. “The ball is now in Senator McConnell’s court. If he doesn’t support this (House-passed) bill – or […]
Lipsett was among about a dozen people who attended an Inland Wetlands Agency public hearing this week to ask how the city plans to address flooding concerns as applicants for a proposed mixed-use development in the area obtain the necessary approvals to start building. Commissioner Of Public Works Tom McCarthy affirmed there are issues for […]
Gov. Ned Lamont was not able to move tolls through the Legislature early in his term, denying the state a windfall for long-delayed priorities. The election of Joe Biden, though, and a Democratic-led U.S. Congress means there could be help on the way on that front from Washington. Debate continues as progressives and moderates face […]
City officials close to the process expect local legislators to take up and debate this proposed two-page amendment, which is still in draft form, as part of the larger discussion Thursday night. However the alders vote on Thursday will determine much of how the Morris Cove-based regional airport is governed and operated for the next […]
A developer planning an “eCommerce” fulfillment and distribution facility in the city’s East End is seeking city permission for a 245-car overflow parking lot. Mayor Neil M. O’Leary, last year, said the center would be a $25 million investment, resulting in about 200 new jobs. Securing permission for that lot, city officials say, is the […]
New sidewalks, police technology, improvements at the senior center and playground upgrades will all go forward thanks to the recent allocation under the American Rescue Plan. Officials recently approved a list of projects as well as how the $24.8 million will be dispersed. “The town has approximately $300 million in capital and infrastructure needs over […]
The bill would send at least $5.38 billion to Connecticut over the next five years, allowing the Lamont administration to move forward on promised transportation spending stymied by the General Assembly. On the infrastructure issue, his failure to win passage of highway tolls has been offset by the passage of a mileage fee on heavy […]
Biden announced on Sept. 9 that private employers with more than 100 employees will be required to either mandate vaccines or conduct weekly COVID-19 testing, while government employees and employees of government contractors will be required to get vaccinated, with no option for regular testing in lieu of vaccination. Other contractor groups said Biden’s actions […]
Parking structures will be a key component of Bushnell South, a development that seeks to replace acres of parking lots with up to 1,200 new housing units and 60,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The project focuses on about 20 acres bordered by Capitol Avenue, and Elm, Trinity and Main streets near the […]
A qualified data center is defined as a facility that houses networked computer servers in one location, centralizing the storage and dissemination of data. Gotspace Data Partners LLC, a company based in Groton, has entered into host agreements in Groton, Wallingford, Griswold and Bozrah. Griswold also has adopted the necessary zoning changes. Host agreements with […]
An $8.8 million proposed Main Street renovation project got a second chance at city support through the city’s federal American Rescue Plan grant Monday. The City Council voted 6-0 to approve $800,000 for the project, two weeks after stripping the funding by setting limits on amounts for single projects. Developer Norwich Luxury Apartments LLC has […]
A referendum date on a project that would allow Madison to build a new elementary school and shutter three others is set for early next year. A draft of the $60 million plan, presented at a Sept. 14 Board of Education meeting, would create the new Jeffrey Elementary School and would close Jeffrey and Ryerson […]
Companies that want to grow and sell cannabis in Connecticut’s newly legal recreational market are already jockeying for positions in what will almost certainly be a lucrative statewide industry. But those businesses will all require ancillary services from accountants and lawyers to contractors and consultants. Additionally, security companies have gained lucrative contracts guarding dispensaries and […]
The state project to reengineer two traffic lights on Route 9, as well as the removal of a yield sign at Route 17 that acts as an on-ramp, is awaiting a traffic study that will help shape future work. The DOT is seeking various opportunities for public outreach in Middletown with the goal of making […]
Vessel Technologies LLC, with headquarters in New York, is looking to build a three-story, 27-unit building at 136 Hemingway St. on 1.3 acres, only a portion of which is able to be developed because of a floodplain and wetlands, according to the developer and the city. Vessel Technologies LLC, owned by CEO Neil Rubler and […]
Connecticut’s governor was given an update on the major renovations of Norwalk’s Merritt 7 train station by the state’s Department of Transportation (CTDOT) on Sept. 10, a project set to be completed in fall 2022. The goal of the reconstructed Merritt 7 station, along with expediting travel to New York, is to create a more […]
The Board of Selectmen on Thursday approved the new agreement with state agencies that will allow the cleanup to resume at the former Norwich Hospital property to prepare to turn the property over to Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment for proposed major development. The agreement among the town, Mohegan Tribe and state Department of Economic and […]
Avangrid officials said the project has closed on an aggregate of approximately $2.3 billion of construction and term loan financing with nine global lending banks. The company now expects to begin construction work on Vineyard Wind 1 this fall. Avangrid is joining forces with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a Danish fund management and investment company, to […]
One week after the City Council approved bonding $740,000 to fund engineering designs for access roads into a proposed second business park, the Norwich Community Development Corp. on Tuesday approved the hiring of three contractors to do the work and one to seek federal funding for the project. The City Council approved the $740,000 funding […]
The state has assumed remediation of the “slope failure” caused by Ida’s heavy rains earlier this month near the TPC River Highlands, which left a refined products pipeline exposed and dozens of feet of train rails unsupported. The massive washout opened up near the golf course’s 13th hole Sept. 2, where large amounts of earth […]
The hospital has plans to demolish the structure, replacing it with an expanded electrical power plant, now in the basement of a neighboring building. Hospital officials say the power plant is sorely in need of an upgrade and needs to relocated above ground. The basement area, they said, is prone to flooding and where a […]
After declining last year to move forward with a plan to shift recreational programming to the town’s former high school, the Town Council is expected this month to re-visit that option, though such a project will now carry a substantially higher – about $10 million – price tag. The council in March 2020 declined to […]
The group secured prime developer status from the City Council last week for the area encompassing Waterfront Park, a walking pier that Mayor Michael Passero said is underutilized and in need of a major boost of water-related activity. Advanced American will have exclusive right to negotiate a development agreement or lease with no promises yet […]
Neighbors applauded the Planning and Zoning Commission’s denial of a special permit application to build an Amazon distribution center and warehouse at 5 Research Parkway. It was the conclusion of a five-month long process that resulted in the applicant, Montante Construction, being denied approval to redevelop the 180-acre site, formerly a Bristol-Myers Squibb medical research […]
Developer David Lattizori is proposing a $100 million expansion to his Perkins Farm development, which calls for a 72,000-square-foot medical building and a second 121-unit apartment complex. The first phase of the project, valued at $85 million, contains a 50,000-square foot Hartford Health Care medical building that opened in January 2020, as well as 121 […]
As previously reported, due to unanticipated issues causing a number of failed attempts set up coffer dams along the residential, waterfront stretch of state road, also known as Route 146, the CT DOT temporarily pulled the plug on the project, which it had started in September 2020, as of May 2021. The DOT announced it […]
The Preston Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday approved a term sheet that outlines the complex contractual agreement between the state Department of Economic and Community Development, the town of Preston and the Mohegan tribe, which will take over ownership of the property for a major redevelopment once the cleanup is completed. The agreement must be approved […]
DRVN Enterprises filed an appeal in Superior Court this week in another attempt to block a portion of the construction work at State Pier in New London. The appeal, filed in New Britain Superior Court on Monday, asks the court to reverse a decision by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to issue […]
Health leaders across Connecticut are warning state legislators about the dangers of dirty air. But the head of the state Senate said Monday the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) will not be on the agenda during a special session expected to occur within the next two weeks. “I’m hoping we can do this in a […]
The massive infrastructure plan, approved by the Senate, is forecast to create nearly a million jobs in construction, engineering and accounting by the year 2030. Michael Pugliese, economist of Wells Fargo Securities, told the Associated Press the infrastructure deal would likely have a modest impact on job creation and unemployment. He believes it could help […]
First Selectman Michael Freda said Brody and Gattilia, who turns 97 next month, were part of a group of citizens that banded together roughly 40 years ago to call attention to environmental issues on the land, located at the end of Stiles Lane. Through years of work, the company has turned 57 of the site’s […]
More apartments are being proposed for the city, this time along the harbor off Long Wharf Drive. Lynn Fusco of Fusco Harbor Associates LLC and Fusco Maritime Associates LLC has submitted a petition to the Board of Alders to modify a Planned Development District approved in 1984 to allow construction of up to 500 units […]
The City Council emerged from a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to approve a one-year agreement with Advanced American Engineering that gives the company exclusive negotiating rights to work out a possible lease or development agreement with the city. In return, the city has agreed not to market the city’s waterfront with the exception of the […]
Given Gov. Ned Lamont’s reluctance to fund the State Contracting Standards Board, some lawmakers are exploring new legal options to insulate the watchdog agency from the governor’s control — including moving it from Executive Branch oversight to the Legislative Branch. The new two-year state budget legislators negotiated with Lamont included $450,000 to fund five additional […]
A revamped driveway for Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School and several new school buildings remain in the design phase of development. Three driveway options are being considered for Silvermine, William Hodel, director of facilities and maintenance for Norwalk Public Schools, told the facilities committee during its recent meeting. The proposal is to enhance the parking […]
The city is considering a zoning amendment that would add additional rules and clearly define what is allowed at the facility, which is owned by Burns Construction. The company lists headquarters in Ansonia and Stratford. The facility has long been a source of frustration to nearby residents who have complained about quality of life issues. […]
The biggest culprits of dirty emissions: vehicle exhaust and emissions from building heating and cooling systems which environmental experts say release dangerous particulate matter. Dr. Rebecca French, the director of the Office of Climate Planning at the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) says, “Those things are what causes asthma, aggravates and impacts […]
The University of Connecticut has withdrawn its opposition to a proposed 358-unit multifamily housing development in Storrs, following backlash from Mansfield town officials. The detente between the university and town came after Moran publicly blasted UConn in July for “blindsiding” the town by purchasing a parcel of land on which the town was expecting an […]
When Gov. Ned Lamont announced in June that the state would spend $8 billion to $10 billion to (modestly) improve travel times on the busy (if pokey) New Haven Line, the reaction was generally favorable. Most understand that the rail connection to New York City is vital to Connecticut’s economy and quality of life, and […]
Developers and town officials cut the ribbon on the first phase of the Avon Village Center, a sprawling office, retail and residential development in the heart of Avon. The Sept. 1 ceremony marked the opening of a 44,000-square-foot Whole Foods at 50 Climax Road plus four other buildings totaling 57,000 square feet. The Avon Village […]
After an extensive scouting process, town officials have selected a location to erect a brand-new public safety building, which will house Ridgefield’s police and fire departments. While the topic has been discussed for years, interest for the project renewed when former state representative John Frey joined the Board of Police Commissioners. The Ridgefield Fire Department […]
A previously rejected proposal to build a hydrogen fuel cell plant off Iranistan Avenue is back on the table and facing stiff neighborhood opposition. Easton-based NuPower is asking the Connecticut Siting Council for permission to build a 70 foot high, 9.6-megawatt power plant and thermal heating loop at 600 Iranistan Ave. on a triangular half […]
A restaurant and mini-mall approved a year ago east of Newtown High School is waiting on the state to undertake major improvements at the Interstate 84 ramp intersections next door before undertaking construction. A DOT official familiar with the $25 million project said on Wednesday that the likely start date was early October. The project […]
The state will launch a two-year, $58.2 million project next spring to overhaul the 108-year-old East Haddam Swing Bridge, which carries Route 82 over the Connecticut River, connecting the town center to neighboring Haddam. Construction is estimated to take approximately two-and-a-half years — from spring 2022 through fall 2024. The project calls for floor beam […]
The political coalition behind the infrastructure bill is fragile, and the $66 billion it offers for rail over five years is both historic and inadequate. A little more than half would go to the northeast corridor between Boston and Washington, the one region where Amtrak runs trains at a profit. Giulietti says he needs at […]
The Connecticut Port Authority has failed to meet an Aug. 31 deadline to obtain a federal permit for work on the $235.5 million State Pier construction project but appears confident its offshore wind partners will not decide to pull funding. The amendment allowed for the release of more than $50 million from Ørsted/ Eversource to […]
After hours of debate about the length of the term and about who stands to profit, a committee of alders unanimously advanced a proposed 43-year agreement between the city and Tweed’s airport authority. The first legislative item would have the city sign a 43-year amended and restated lease and operating agreement with the Tweed New […]
The target date for the reconnection from Martin Luther King Boulevard to South Frontage Road is Sept. 9, if the weather cooperates, according to Anna Mariotti of HTNB Corp., the city’s consultant on the Downtown Crossing project. Most of the work is complete. “When the finishing work is done, those will be in operation and […]
The Philadelphia-based company, which owns the Franklin Street property, poured the foundation for the building in early August. Pennrose first presented its plans for a mixed-use, mixed-income development on the riverfront property in 2019, when it first was approved by the City Council. The aim of the project, according to Pennrose, is to help create […]
