Fixing flooding in downtown Darien could cost $3.4M; total project with Salt Box Lane estimated at $10M

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

If Darien wants to fix all of its flooding issues across town, it may have to face a nearly $10 million price tag to do it. A drainage study conducted by Tighe & Bond and posted on the town’s website last month revealed a too-small, easily overwhelmed pipe...

East Hartford approves first cannabis cultivator facility

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

Park Avenue will be home to a new location for a budding Connecticut industry. Michigan-based C3 Industries had its plans for a $12 million facility approved by the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, paving the way for East Hartford’s...

This CT plaza could become a future model for shopping centers

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

“It’s a micro community… it’s an ecosystem within itself,” said Kathy Ekstrom, development manager for Quarry Walk’s developer, Seymour-based Haynes Group. “It’s a simple formula: You build what people need and want. And that’s exactly what we did.” Quarry Walk’s last...

Greenwich Avenue water main replacement was originally set for spring. When will it actually start?

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

Aquarion Water Company was planning to start a major water main replacement project on Greenwich Avenue this spring, but work has yet to start. The company is now saying that the water main replacement work, which is expected to take about a year to complete, should...

Greenwich has a $1.6B backlog in building projects. Its financial processes are to blame, report says.

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

The LWV, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes civic engagement, recently published a Capital Projects Funding Study which reported that the town’s historic policies and norms have meant low taxes for residents, but a slow building process that delays...