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Study: Costs to prep Hartford’s 80-acre former trash-burning site for residential redevelopment range up to $333.87M

Study: Costs to prep Hartford’s 80-acre former trash-burning site for residential redevelopment range up to $333.87M

by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

An 80-acre site in Hartford’s South Meadows received garbage from most of Connecticut for decades, processing it in a massive facility that burned trash for energy. The quasi-public Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority shut the faltering plant down in 2022,...
Study: Costs to prep Hartford’s 80-acre former trash-burning site for residential redevelopment range up to $333.87M

Vote to Restore Bridge Traffic Heads to Stamford Reps

by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

A historic iron bridge has taken people over Mill River since 1888, but it is proving unable to cross a deeper divide. It’s the gap between the struggling West Side and the thriving downtown; between longtime residents and newcomers; between the haves and the...
Study: Costs to prep Hartford’s 80-acre former trash-burning site for residential redevelopment range up to $333.87M

State cites downtown Bridgeport renovation project for labor violations

by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

State officials recently temporarily halted renovations to the former American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) building downtown over labor law violations. Juliet Manalan, a labor department spokesperson, confirmed that agency’s wage and workplace standards...
Study: Costs to prep Hartford’s 80-acre former trash-burning site for residential redevelopment range up to $333.87M

Torrington company lands contract for Railroad Square Revitalization project

by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

The approximately $4.2 million Railroad Square Revitalization project has been awarded to Yield Industries. Officials are now awaiting approval by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, said City Engineer and Deputy Public Works Director...
Study: Costs to prep Hartford’s 80-acre former trash-burning site for residential redevelopment range up to $333.87M

Wallingford approves Choate Rosemary Hall building pedestrian bridge over Christian Street

by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

An elevated pedestrian bridge will now be able to connect Choate Rosemary Hall’s north and south campus along Christian Street. The proposal was brought before the town council last year when the school sought an air easement to construct the 17-foot-tall wooden...
Study: Costs to prep Hartford’s 80-acre former trash-burning site for residential redevelopment range up to $333.87M

Bridgeport should build new schools before closing old ones, acting superintendent says

by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

Acting Superintendent of Schools Royce Avery believes the school system must first secure the funding and construct new school buildings before it moves forward with a proposal to shutter several old facilities. A recently completed study found the district’s aging...
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