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05 March, 2025
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Council Members Propose $4 Million for Drainage in Allen and Stanley Street area

Two City Council members are proposing that the city allocate up to $4,000,0000 to address flooding experienced by residents in a neighborhood to the southwest of CCSU, including Newbury, Hampton, Allen, Brighton streets and Eton Place and Roxbury Road. Ald. Luz Ortiz-Luna (R-AL) and Ald. Desiree Costa (R-AL) have introduced the proposal to provide funding [โ€ฆ]

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Community Events and Meetings in New Britain, Sep 18th to 24th

Meetings and community events, from Monday, September 18, 2023 to Sunday, September 24th, in New Britain include, The New Britain Progressive, a publication of New Britain Independent Newspaper, Inc. is free to read and community supported. http://newbritainprogressive.com. Please feel free to help the New Britain Progressive with a donation, and you are invited to purchase [โ€ฆ]

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Neighborhood Near CCSU Hit By Flooding, Overflows Into Homes Multiple Times Since July

Extensive flooding and runoffs into the basements of homes that recurred after heavy rains in July in a neighborhood near CCSU is raising concerns that the cityโ€™s outmoded catch basins and sewage system โ€œis putting our safety, health and property values at risk,โ€ according to a Roxbury Road homeowner. A number of residents of a [โ€ฆ]

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Council Tables Proposal on Moratoriums for Group Homes, Churches, Mechanics and Self Storage

The City Council has tabled a proposal that would have temporarily blocked certain human service, religious, community and business uses under city zoning ordinances. The Councilโ€™s City Councilโ€™s Zoning Subcommittee had given an unfavorable recommendation to the full Council on the proposals at its meeting on September 12th. The proposals would have included moratoria on [โ€ฆ]