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Meriden mayor strikes down senior center renovation plans in two tie-breaking votes

Meriden mayor strikes down senior center renovation plans in two tie-breaking votes

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Mayor Kevin Scarpati recently used his tie-breaking power to effectively kill two votes that would have started the center renovation on West Main Street, while protecting the city’s authority to pursue a new build at 116 Cook Ave. Scarpati broke a 6-6 tie to...
Meriden mayor strikes down senior center renovation plans in two tie-breaking votes

Duffy defends DOT grants pause, pledges not to hold up projects

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Lawmakers pushed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to speed up federally funded infrastructure projects in a recent Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meeting, as they begin developing the next multiyear Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. The...
Meriden mayor strikes down senior center renovation plans in two tie-breaking votes

Waterbury redevelopment projects to get $5.3M for downtown makeover, brownfield cleanup

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

The State Bond Commission is poised to approve $5.3 million to support two ongoing redevelopment projects in Waterbury that figure prominently in the city’s revitalization plans. The agenda for the upcoming meeting Friday includes $4 million that the Community...
Meriden mayor strikes down senior center renovation plans in two tie-breaking votes

CT eyes borrowing hundreds of millions for housing, marina upgrades, trans-Atlantic flight and other economic development efforts

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

The state Bond Commission, on Friday, will consider borrowing $680.7 million for a laundry list of economic development and other initiatives. Housing is a leading theme, with officials set to borrow $192 million for various development and maintenance programs. The...
Meriden mayor strikes down senior center renovation plans in two tie-breaking votes

Some signs with Biden’s name being removed from DOT projects under new orders

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

New standards from the Trump administration have led the state Department of Transportation to take down large signs around Connecticut sites that were funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021, removing references to former President Joe Biden, who signed...
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