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Manchester reallocates $2.5 million in soon-to-expire ARPA funds, with $1 million to new library

Manchester reallocates $2.5 million in soon-to-expire ARPA funds, with $1 million to new library

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

Officials will shift some $2.5 million in expiring American Rescue Plan Act funds to projects like the new library and park expansions to avoid having to refund the federal government. Town Manager Steve Stephanou said at a meeting Tuesday night that while Manchester...
Manchester reallocates $2.5 million in soon-to-expire ARPA funds, with $1 million to new library

Cities can get money from reporting labor violations, but few have

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

The largest of them, the New Haven police department, received about $2,500 after reporting a local business that was found to be improperly classifying employees as independent contractors, a tactic often used by employers that want to cut costs illegally. The other...
Manchester reallocates $2.5 million in soon-to-expire ARPA funds, with $1 million to new library

$107M coming to Norwalk for Route 7-Merritt interchange, school HVAC upgrades and more

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

The majority of the funding, $69.1 million, is allocated to infrastructure projects, including $14.8 million to improve the Route 7 and Merritt Parkway interchange and $13.5 million for the Strawberry Hill Bridge construction. Several Norwalk schools, including Marvin...
Manchester reallocates $2.5 million in soon-to-expire ARPA funds, with $1 million to new library

Controversial Ledyard quarry plan getting another look

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

Gales Ferry Intermodal’s third submission of its quarry proposal, which addresses some of the concerns residents expressed in a series of public hearings last winter that brought out as many as 200 people each time will be heard Sept 12 at 6 p.m. at Ledyard Middle...
Manchester reallocates $2.5 million in soon-to-expire ARPA funds, with $1 million to new library

What is CT’s Special Transportation Fund?

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

For nearly four decades, Connecticut has designated a portion of its annual budget specifically to finance upgrades to its aging transportation infrastructure. And while fuel taxes were the principal source of revenue for the STF throughout most of its history, sales...
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