Stamford has $2.5M to create a way to get around the city that’s not a train or bus

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 12, 2023 | Uncategorized

Stamford has received about $2.52 million to build a new transportation program which officials say could help some residents reach places not covered by bus and train routes. With money from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Stamford is is looking to...

Renovations at Darien elementary schools could spike in cost by at least $17M, totaling close to $100M

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 12, 2023 | Uncategorized

Following a second round of construction bids, renovations for the Hindley, Holmes and Royle elementary schools are now expected to cost closer to $100 million, up from the $82,250,000 originally allocated for the project. The renovations call for an overhaul of the...

Naugatuck applies for $8M state grant to revitalize Rubber Avenue parcels

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized

The town is looking to acquire state funding to revitalize parcels of land on a major connector road, Rubber Avenue. The borough held a hybrid public informational meeting on Dec. 5 for the Rubber Avenue Corridor Community Investment Fund application through the state...

Fairfield envisions transit-oriented development as part of long-range plan

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized

The pattern is known as transit-oriented development, and it’s both the manifestation of Fairfield’s population growth over the past decade and a sign of where the town could be headed over the next 10 years as part of a long-term planning document that...

Brookfielders oppose plan to expand natural gas compressor station near middle school

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized

Opposition is mounting in town to stop the planned expansion of a natural gas compressor station located near homes and just 1,900 feet from Whisconier Middle School. Two steel pipelines enter and exit the compressor station: The Algonquin pipepline, which was built...