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Norwalk Common Council to vote on $45.4 million capital budget
Mayor Harry Rilling is recommending the Common Council pass a capital budget for 2024-2025 that is 40 percent less than his initial recommendation. The slimmed-down proposal weighs in at $45.4 million, as opposed to the $70 million budget Rilling presented to the Board of Estimate and Taxation 10 days ago.
City of Norwalk Meetings…At your Fingertips
Here are the upcoming City of Norwalk Boards & Commission Meetings for this week:. – LINK: https://norwalkct-org.zoom.us/j/86892004751#success. – Location: Room 101 and/or Zoom (refer to agenda for details) – LINK: https://norwalkct-org.zoom.us/j/85102286021#success. Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland Agency. – Date: April 9, 2024. – Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. – LINK: https://norwalkct-org.zoom.us/j/84802345791#success.
Proposed Changes to O&G Site Raise Environmental, Traffic Concerns
O&G Industries, located along Smith Street, wants to expand the use of its property along the Norwalk River to include the manufacture and storage of materials onsite. On Wednesday, the Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission got its first look at the proposed changes. “The proposal before this commission is to...
State finance panel OKs bills to attack poverty and boost childcare, but…
HARTFORD – The state legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee adopted omnibus measures Wednesday designed to eradicate concentrated poverty and bolster early childhood education, while also backing a five-year $674 million capital building program for the University of Connecticut. But the child care plan — which relies on...
Two statewide tax reforms are needed to rescue CT homeowners
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Opinion that follows, provided to NancyOnNorwalk by Alex Knopp, former Norwalk mayor and legislator, is Part Two of testimony he presented to the General Assembly this week in Hartford. Part I of Knopp’s testimony was published April 2. Although there are several different types of...
Legislative leaders now say they can fix CT budget without adding big dollars
HARTFORD – Connecticut’s state budget picture grew murky this week after legislative leaders announced majority Democrats would not formally adjust the preliminary $26 billion plan for the upcoming fiscal year. House Speaker Matt Ritter and Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney said legislators still would invest $300...
Norwalk to extend current waste contracts, saving changes for the future
The Public Works Committee of the Common Council recommended Tuesday that Norwalk extend its current contracts for waste management services, while city staff finalizes an overall waste-management strategic plan. The committee voted Tuesday to recommend extending the four contracts with Win-Waste Management (formerly City Carting) to handle the city’s waste...
INTEMPO’s Angie Durrell Heads to Harvard
Angelica “Angie” Durrell will leave INTEMPO, the Stamford-based music education institution she founded and has presided over as CEO since 2011, for a position at Harvard University. INTEMPO is said to have served over 700 students ages 4 to 17 at 10 partner sites in Norwalk and Stamford....
Construction of new Norwalk High School Is Officially Underway
Construction of the new Norwalk High School got a ceremonial start Monday, with local officials, joined by Gov. Ned Lamont, tossing shovelfuls of dirt in the air for its official groundbreaking. Construction workers, well along in demolishing the existing athletic field – the site for the new school — temporarily...
Norwalk Approves Reduced Budget Increases for Both City and Schools
The Norwalk Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) voted 5-2 Monday to approve a 2.39% increase in the city’s budget and a 3% increase in the Board of Education’s budget for the coming fiscal year. That will result in budgets of $201.8 million for the city and $233.4 million for the school district.
April is Prevent a Litter Month
It’s believed that dog breeders fall into these categories – large-scale commercial puppy mills and smaller-scale commercial backyard breeders considered more ethical and responsible because they work with veterinarians to consider inherited veterinary issues and temperament before breeding a specific dog. They’re also rumored to hang on to unsold dogs or turn them over to a rescue group.
Heartsick to watch YMCA demolition
Am I the only one heartsick as I watch the stages of demolition of the Norwalk YMCA on West Avenue?. Last week I noticed all the windows were out. A sure sign demolition was imminent. The memories started flooding: getting my scuba diving license in the small pool, swimming laps in the Olympic-sized pool after teaching at Ponus Ridge Middle School.
Upcoming City of Norwalk Meetings…At your fingertips
Here is a list of upcoming Meetings for Norwalk City Government, Boards & Commissions:. Land Use & Building Management Committee of the Common Council. – Location: Virtual via Zoom until further notice. Economic and Community Development Committee of the Common Council. – Date: April 4, 2024. – Time: 7:00 PM...
Is Norwalk a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for Connecticut’s property tax crisis?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Opinion that follows, provided to NancyOnNorwalk by Alex Knopp, is Part One of testimony he will present today, April 1, to the General Assembly in Hartford to advocate for reforming Connecticut’s property tax system to provide urgent statewide relief for Norwalk and other municipalities. The...
Norwalk photos: Easter on the Green
Norwalk’s Easter Egg Hunt was a big success, according to photographer John Levin. “TONS of families and people enjoyed a beautiful early Spring morning and the Free Easter Egg Hunt {Sunday} morning on the Norwalk Green,” he wrote.
I’m still here
You may have noticed I’m MIA, my byline hasn’t appeared on any stories published here for several weeks. I have been diagnosed with colon cancer, as the NoN board announced Feb. 6. I’ve been on leave for treatment since then. I’m proud of the work Kelly Prinz,...
First district’s labor practices faulted by state legislators
NORWALK – As contract negotiations proceed with its new union bargaining units, the First Taxing District is being criticized by Norwalk’s five Democratic state legislators for its labor practices. In a letter dated March 21 to the district’s commissioners, the group says district employees “continue to work in...
Case suspended against Norwalk Police Officer Delgado
NORWALK – Criminal prosecution of Norwalk Police Officer Hector Delgado was suspended Monday by a state prosecutor, according to Police Chief James Walsh. Delgado was arrested by warrant in February by Bridgeport Police on charges of third-degree stalking and second-degree harassment. Walsh said the State’s Attorney’s office in Bridgeport...
Flat Funding? Spreading Out the Pain? Norwalk Board Weighs Options Ahead of Budget Vote
Keep the budget the same as last year, phase in tax increases, find other areas to cut spending—these are among the scenarios Norwalk’s Board of Estimate and Taxation is weighing ahead of a vote on the budget scheduled for Monday, April 1. “I think we need to decide...
Odeens wins five year commitment for Oak Hills Park restaurant
Odeens has been selected as the next operator of the Oak Hills Park restaurant. The company operates a restaurant at Ridgefield’s public golf course and in Spin Caramel, N.Y. “Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Odeen’s will cater to Oak Hills Park golfers, tennis players, hikers, and the general public,”...
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