City Hall Watch: Stewart Wants More Money For Tilcon Watershed Study; Costs To Exceed $350K

By John McNamara The Stewart administration is seeking an additional $17,500 for an environmental study of Tilcon Inc.'s long-term plan to lease city watershed for trap rock mining. The extra cost is up for consideration at the December 14th Common Council meeting and follows the June 2016 Common Council approval of a $337,000 no-bid contract to … Continue reading City Hall Watch: Stewart Wants More Money For Tilcon Watershed Study; Costs To Exceed $350K

The Selling Of Patton Brook Well: Will New Britain Get A Fair Price To Help Southington Address Its Water Crisis?

Mayor Stewart's Lowered $1 Million Price Drastically Undervalues Patton Brook Well By John McNamara A Monday, July 11th public hearing at New Britain City Hall will take up a proposed sale of the city's Patton Brook Well in Southington as that town's water commission faces growing challenges to address its need for water in the … Continue reading The Selling Of Patton Brook Well: Will New Britain Get A Fair Price To Help Southington Address Its Water Crisis?

Selling Watershed: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

CITY HALL WATCH: Controversial Sale of Watershed on Common Council Agenda Wednesday, August 13th The proposed sale of watershed property to the Town of Southington --- opposed by residents who testified at a July hearing -- is on the New Britain City Council agenda at Wednesday August 13th meeting of the Common Council. Mayor Erin … Continue reading Selling Watershed: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

Who’s Selling The City’s Water Supply Now? This Time It’s For Real

One of the more effective hits on former Mayor O'Brien's 2013 campaign was unfounded assertions that he was cutting a deal with the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) to sell the city's water department --- the city's most coveted natural resource.None other than ex-Congresswoman turned lobbyist Nancy Johnson was trotted out by the Republican campaign to … Continue reading Who’s Selling The City’s Water Supply Now? This Time It’s For Real