HBO host John Oliver’s rant against Danbury led City Council to rename the plant in exchange for $55,000 in donations to Connecticut charities. A community fundraiser in honor of the new name could raise at least $100,000 for 10 area food banks. Donors who give at least $500 can receive a tour of the plant. It remains to be seen whether the plant could become an attracting, but it’s shining a new light on a facility that the city begrudgingly approved borrowing $102 million for. Thanks to some changes to the renovation plan, the ongoing improvements are expected to cost about $72 million. Despite some construction delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, the goal is to complete the project by April 2022.
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