Shelton P&Z rejects plan to add 28 more condos at River Road complex

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

Plans to nearly double a condominium development off River Road have been shot down by the Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission. Daybreak Ridge, LLC, is presently constructing 36 condominiums — dubbed Daybreak Ridge — at the site. The developers’ application for the...

After Fairfield, Bridgeport residents decry UI ‘monopole’ project, the structures may move north

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

The looming steel poles at the center of a controversial United Illuminating proposal could move north of the railroad tracks, away from a location some say threatened nearly 20 acres of private property between Fairfield and Bridgeport. In a non-binding “straw...

Bordonaro: Public fights between PURA, utility companies reflect challenges of industry regulation

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

What type of relationship should exist between a regulator and the regulated? It’s an age-old question that local, state and federal governments often struggle with. Most reasonable people would agree some tension ought to exist between an industry regulator and the...

Siting Council Rejects UI Rail Line Project in Nonbinding Vote

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

Under the $225 million proposal, UI would have swapped aged transmission lines with new 100- to 135- foot monopoles south of the Metro-North railroad line, requiring 19.25 acres of easements and 6.5 acres tree clearing. Officials, including U.S. Sen. Richard...

Steinberg Embraces Nuclear Energy, Supports Third Nuclear Reactor at Millstone

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

Once a skeptic of nuclear energy, Energy and Technology Co-Chair State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Westport, is now one of its staunchest supporters. Steinberg told CT Examiner this week that, like many of his contemporaries, he questioned the benefits of using nuclear...