Published February 19. 2021 5:03PM By The Connecticut Port Authority has taken a lot of heat, and for good reason. The state legislature is debating everything from requiring it to file more frequent reports with greater transparency to dissolving it. Meanwhile, ousting a road-salt distributor from State Pier in New London in the midst of this nasty winter — to make way for redevelopment that remains uncertain and is not close to happening yet — has been about as popular as Cruella de Vil’s approach to dalmatian puppies. In the past, business was steered to folks with board conn...