Another CT utility project sparks controversy in Fairfield after Eversource clears vegetation

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Connecticut Siting Council, which regulates utility projects, asked Eversource last month to address reports of trees and vegetation it cleared in Greenfield Hill for a project to build taller poles along more than nine miles of transmission lines from Weston to...

CT allowed the formation of brownfield land banks in 2017; one has helped redevelop a long-polluted Southington property

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

While not a huge project, the nearly $5 million North Main Street redevelopment is significant because it’s an example of the broader steps the state has taken in recent years to encourage and invest in brownfield redevelopment. That includes state lawmakers’ 2017...

Wetlands applications submitted for massive Amazon warehouse proposal in Waterbury and Naugatuck

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

Following a lengthy due diligence review, Pennsylvania-based industrial real estate developer Bluewater Property Group is pushing ahead with plans for a massive robotic-assisted Amazon warehouse on a 183-acre site straddling Waterbury and Naugatuck. The wetlands...

Stalled Bridgeport soccer stadium delays minor league team’s debut

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

“After consulting with the league and local officials, we have decided to debut the … team in 2026,” the organization, run by entrepreneur Andre Swanston, said in a press release. “This additional time will enable us to complete much-needed...

Massive CT flooding prompts need to inspect bridges: ‘That brook became a river’

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

Dan Sammataro, with his hard hat and reflective vest, was briefing DOT Inspection Team 1 one recent morning. It had been 10 days since the historic thunderstorms pounded parts of Southwestern Connecticut, flooding the nearby Stiles Brook that rose over a section of...