by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
The state rail plan ensures Connecticut complies with the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, according to a DOT statement. Work on the new plan began in 2021 and several public hearings were held in the past year. State officials previously...
by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
As permitting gets underway for a proposed $24 million, 384-acre second business park in Occum, neighbors are rallying opposition to the plan many say would ruin Norwich’s quiet corner. The first chance for public comment will be at a neighborhood meeting at 6:30 p.m....
by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
With an infusion of $10.5 million in federal dollars, the city and a private company on the harbor are aiming to make Bridgeport a hub for future offshore wind energy projects. But the direct beneficiary of that federal aid is not Avangrid’s previously...
by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Board of Finance is grappling with how the city will fund its share of a $1.5 billion school facilities plan. Full implementation of the plan, including addressing all the deferred maintenance, would cost the city about $952 million over two decades. The new plan...
by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Some skeptics in Norwalk opposed the plan because of the cost, others because they would lose their land by eminent domain. And everyone’s concerned about the years of construction and mess… including demolition of the Maritime Aquarium IMAX Theater. The CDOT had...