Watershed
Top 10 of 2018: #1 – Stewart Watershed Mining Plan Defeated, Again
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s proposal to allow the strip mining of New Britain’s protecting drinking watershed land was defeated.
Watershed Mining Study Refund Sought by Council
The City Council is seeking a refund from the engineering firm hired as part of Mayor Erin Stewart’s plan to allow strip-mining of drinking watershed land.
Proposal Seeks Refund for Watershed Mining Study
A Council proposal seeks a refund for the study that was part of Stewart’s plan to allow strip-mining on New Britain’s protected drinking watershed land.
Stewart Watershed Mining Plan Slammed by State Commissions
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s proposal to allow the strip mining of New Britain’s protecting drinking watershed land was broadly slammed by two key state commissions, the Water Planning Council (WPC) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The two commissions were responding to a state law that required that they provide their recommendations on Stewart’s […]
Two Days Before State Report, Stewart Withdraws Watershed Mining Plan
Just two days before a key state decision regarding Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s plan to allow strip-mining on New Britain’s protected drinking watershed land, Stewart has withdrawn the proposal. Stewart’s withdrawal of the mining plan comes just before an August 24, 2018 special meeting of the state Water Planning Council (WPC). The WPC has previously been critical […]
“It’s not for sale.” – Council Votes Down Selling Fifteen Acres to Burlington.
The City Council overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to sell fifteen acres of New Britain owned Class 3 watershed land to the town of Burlington, defeating the plan at its July 11, 2018 meeting. The vote is a victory for Protect Our Watersheds CT and others who had opposed the sale. Protect Our Watersheds CT and […]
Apparent Leaky Pipes Arise As Issue in Debate on Mining Plan – Council Considers Hiring Firm to Study.
The City Council is set to consider a resolution to study what the state Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) said is, “what appears to be an increasingly leak-prone water distribution system,” in New Britain. The consultant hired under the resolution would study and offer recommendations on this, “unaccounted water.” On May 25, 2018, the CEQ released their […]
July 9th Hearing Set on Proposal to Sell 15 Acres of Watershed Land for $276,000
The City Council is set to hold a public hearing on the second of two controversial watershed proposals from the administration of Republican Mayor Erin Stewart. On July 9, 2018 the Council will hold a hearing on a resolution that would authorize Stewart to sell fifteen acres of Class 3 watershed land owned by the city […]
Overwhelming Opposition to Stewart Drinking Watershed Mining Proposal
Huge opposition met Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s controversial plan to allow strip mining on New Britain drinking watershed land at the public hearing held on June 26, 2018 in front of the City Council and the Board of Water Commissioners. Speaker after speaker spoke in opposition to the plan at a packed hearing in the […]
June 5th Hearing on Proposal to Sell 15 Acres of Watershed Land for $276,000 is Postponed
BREAKING NEWS (6/5/2018): The City Council hearing which includes the Burlington land sale proposal has been postponed. It had been scheduled for tonight, June 5, 2018. The new date for the hearing is to be announced. There will be a hearing on June 5, 2018 on a resolution that would authorize Republican Mayor Erin Stewart to […]