The Allen St. Neglect and Disinformation Continues. Meanwhile, Stewart & Saavedra are still $6M Short.
Updated 10-20-25 Presentation #48: This updated record is being shared regarding the status of our neighborhood’s storm-sewer system and the City and State responses. Our concerns must be given the highest priority.
The Allen St. Storm-Sewer System serves 177 acres of developed, congested, residential neighborhoods. Intense rainfall easily overwhelms this compromised, outdated and undersized storm-sewer system and our retention pond. Our particular section of this acreage receives the brunt of the flooding water.
When the contaminated flooding water recedes and during dry spells we are conveniently forgotten by our city officials. The unhealthy contaminants in the flooding water include bacteria, fecal matter, fats, oil, grease, etc.
To: Our Neighborhood Flooding, Sanitary Back-Up and Break Victims
Concerned Taxpayers and Residents
City and State Officials
We are told that Stewart & Saavedra 2.0 is using their ancient talking point… “Since the Allen St. Problem is in a state road, the City is not responsible for the required storm-sewer upgrades.” Allen St. is not a “state road”. This distortion is simply wrong, and is designed to mislead all of us.
Stewart & Saavedra noted the Allen St. Project on the City’s Capital Expenditure listing for years, never allocating the funds for the project, slyly kicking the Allen St. Project down the road. Bottomline: Stewart & Saavedra have conveniently ignored our Ward 4 neighborhoods. Meanwhile, the Allen St. Storm-Sewer Infrastructure continues to deteriorate.
The Allen St. Project is the sole responsibility of our City Officials including Stewart & Saavedra. Stewart & Saavedra have failed all of our taxpayers and flooding victims for the past 12 years. Their Pledge does not mention critical infrastructure improvements.
Over the past 12 years, Stewart & Saavedra have received hundreds of millions of earmark free dollars from our State and Federal Partners while increasing our taxes. Stewart & Saavedra are sitting on a $19M surplus in the General Fund. To date, not one dollar from any of this money was used to fully fund and construct the Allen St. Project.
Stewart & Saavedra have favorable City financing options to consider at competitive interest rates, to fund critical infrastructure projects such as Allen Street. Stewart & Saavedra continue with their fiscal distortions and disinformation, blaming others for their negligence and mismanagement.
Stewart & Saavedra have decided not to fully fund the Allen St. Project even though they have viable funding options to use. Their dereliction of duty jeopardizes our safety and violates our public trust.
The Stewart & Saavedra Regime terrorizes our neighborhoods with flooding storm-sewer water, sanitary back-ups and breaks for political gain while blaming others. Our taxpayer’s and resident’s quality of life in Ward 4 is lost in the political fog.
One of Stewart & Saavedra’s senior officials noted, “We’d rather use state money for Allen St”. Again, hundreds of millions of earmark free dollars from our State and Federal Partners have poured into New Britain which have been used for Stewart & Saavedra’s priorities ignoring the taxpayers and flooding victims in Ward 4.
Additionally, by neglecting the Allen St. Problem, Stewart & Saavedra needlessly cost all city taxpayers millions of dollars in excessive ground-storm water pumping and treatment fees due to inflows, infiltration, cross connections and overflows. All of the other costs related to the compromised Allen St. Infrastructure must be factored in as well. This includes; basement flooding, sanitary back ups and breaks, private property damage and mitigation, litigation, regulatory penalties, environmental degradation, public health concerns, band-aid repairs, flood insurance, etc.
We do not live in a flood zone… However, there have been 13 floods since 2018. Our quality of life continues to suffer, our safety continues to be in harm’s way and 50+ properties and structures are all at risk.
Our neighbors have become numb and apathetic because of Stewart & Saavedra’s negligence, distortions and disinformation. It’s more of the same from the Stewart & Saavedra tired playbook. Once again, our taxpayers, flooding, sanitary back-up and break victims are conveniently forgotten. Our taxpayers and residents deserve better than this.
The cause and effect is undeniable. Weston-Sampson Engineers declared, “The Allen St. Project must be a priority because the infrastructure is at crisis levels.” Stewart & Saavedra have noted, the Allen St. Problem is a “definite hazard” and the Allen St. Project is “our most pressing need”. The neglect and mismanagement by Stewart & Saavedra is shameful.
The stalled Allen St. Project is an example of what is wrong in New Britain. Stewart & Saavedra 2.0 is broken. There is no transparency, no accountability and no credibility. They have betrayed our public trust.
It’s now the time to Step-Up and Vote! Vote Row “A”. BOBBY SANCHEZ and his slate of candidates will reboot the City Hall culture with a responsive, caring and competent resolve to service our true needs for the benefit of all.
Thank you.
F&S Chase
Stay Informed…Better Yet Get Involved.
For more information visit: http//newbritainprogressive.com/category/neighborhood-flooding/ or call Frank Chase at 860-989-7205.
Allen St. Basin Flooding Photos:
Stanley-Roxbury-Newbury Typical Retention Pond Flooding.
Hampton-Eton Typical Flooding.
Newbury Typical Flooding.
24 Roxbury Typical Flooding.
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