Best of 2020: How wealthy towns keep people with housing vouchers out
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originally published on January 9, 2020.
Hartford On a sweltering Saturday afternoon last June, Crystal Carter took a deep breath as she walked toward the red “for rent” sign.
Separated by Design
Shaded by tall oak trees, the three-story duplex looked cozy. The first floor siding was painted yellow, with white railings leading to the front door. The windows appeared new, the lawn freshly cut.
Although the property was in Barry Square, on the edge of a struggling area in southern Hartford, the family outside buoyed Carter’s spirits. Four children giggled in a recliner in the front yard, singing along to the radio while their father packed a moving truck. Across the street were Trinity College’s dignified brick pillars, the entry to the elite school’s 100-acre campus.
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Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of putting one of their K9s in a headlock while attempting to evade troopers in Stafford on Saturday. Troopers were called to a home on Orcuttville Road around 7 p.m. after getting a report of someone who had taken a vehicle without the owner’s permission. According to state police,. stafford Oct 5, 2020
A dump truck fire has closed Route 190 in Stafford on Monday. State Dept. of Transportation officials said there’s a dump truck fire and Route 190 is closed by Johnson Memorial Hospital. It’s unclear if anyone is injured in the fire. Authorities have not given an estimate for when the road may reopen.
Naugatuck earmarked for $1 million grant to address issue in Cherry Street area
A driver passes through the flooded intersection of Charles Street and Cherry Street Extension in Naugatuck after a heavy rain storm in 2012. The borough is earmarked to receive $1 million in state funds for a project to address flooding in the area. -REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN ARCHIVES
NAUGATUCK Officials have a path to alleviate storm water flooding in the Cherry Street area of the borough.
Naugatuck is earmarked to receive $1 million in state funds for a project to address flooding in the area of Cherry Street Extension and Charles Street during severe storms.
Weston commission seeks clarity in affordable housing plan
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WESTON The Planning and Zoning Commission delayed kicking-off a study on affordable housing in town in hopes to better clarify what they’ll actually get out of the plan.
Milone & Macbroom, Inc. was hired to help develop an affordable housing plan for the town. This came from a $15,000 grant the town was awarded from the Connecticut Department of Housing to create this plan. The Board of Selectmen also approved $5,000 for the effort.
“They’ve put forward a proposal which has a number of aspects including community outreach,” Planning and Zoning Chair Kenneth Edgar said at a meeting this week.