by Joelyn Leon | Sep 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
When Gov. Ned Lamont visited the Norwich marina on Aug. 1, he turned around in the parking lot and looked at the blighted former Marina Towers building. City leaders had a ready answer for the governor, saying they had submitted a grant application to assess,...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Unanticipated costs have the Board of Selectmen and the Park and Recreation Commission rethinking a plan to remove the cracked asphalt surface of the two tennis courts at Community Field and put down a new asphalt surface. As part of a long-range $2.6 million capital...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
While the stadium has succeeded in bringing crowds of more than 6,000 fans to downtown Hartford, a dispute over cost overruns and delays with its construction – and the city’s decision to fire the original developer, Middletown-based Centerplan Cos. – remains mired in...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Town officials this week revealed their plans to reconstruct part of New Park Avenue, with designs calling for what would be the town’s first-ever separated bike lanes. Up until now, bike lanes in West Hartford have only ever been painted lines on the roadway....
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
With a goal of repairing some 10 miles of local street surfaces by the end of the year, crews will be paving, milling, patching and conducting other preservation efforts through the fall. Next up will be curbing and more preservation work on the south side of town, in...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
An ambitious $16.5 million flood mitigation proposal for South Water Street calls for a combination of new flood walls and road-raising, along with design elements to make the downtown waterfront area more attractive and functional. The plan, which requires several...
