Middletown close to sealing deal with developer on housing, retail, public parking downtown

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 10, 2023 | Uncategorized

The city is close to crafting an agreement with a Hartford developer to build a housing and retail development off Main Street in a public-private collaboration that would include municipal parking spots to replace those lost when the arcade was razed in 2018. The...

Many Greenwich residents oppose teardown and rebuild of Old Greenwich School, prefer $42M renovation

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 10, 2023 | Uncategorized

The proposal to renovate the school and make it handicap accessible was reviewed at the Planning & Zoning Commission’s Tuesday meeting, where the upgrades and preservation of the 1902 structure were endorsed by a number of community members. The expected...

Torrington Co. building to be demolished, site remediated

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 10, 2023 | Uncategorized

According to Mayor Elinor Carbone, the city is working with the building’s property owner, Torrington Standard, which in 2022 received funding for demolition and remediation. The City Council discussed the $2 million Brownfield Remediation Grant, allocated by...

White House unveils wage rule for federal projects, in win for unions

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

The measure aims to restore an old definition of the “prevailing wage,” scrapped by President Ronald Reagan, that the Biden administration says would change pay standards on federal construction projects. Under the new rule, employers would be required to pay...

Developers cut hotel, offices from Shelton’s Fountain Square plan, seek up to 145 apartments instead

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

Highview Commercial, the project’s developer, has filed an application with the Planning and Zoning Commission seeking to amend the already approved Planned Development District for the site located at 801 Bridgeport Ave. The revised application calls for...