The "What": This Week in Southwest Connecticut
A look at what's happening across southwest Connecticut for the week of January 31.
Kelly Prinz
The "What": This Week in Southwest Connecticut
January 24th
Happy Monday! (To all you fellow NFL fans out there, hope you enjoyed this
crazy, amazing weekend of football.)
On Friday, we officially launched [https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/] our
website! Our first series of stories
[https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/tag/arpa/] covers how American Rescue
Plan Act federal
More than $150 million is coming to Southwestern Connecticut. How will it impact the region?
Infrastructure almost always goes unnoticed— until there’s an issue with it.
We often don’t think about the roads we travel to work each day, until we hit a large pothole and mess up a tire, or see a road closed and have to detour.
We don’t think
Five Facts: How Will ARPA Funds Impact Southwest Connecticut?
1. More than $150 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA),
passed in March 2021, has been allocated among Greenwich
[https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/exploring-greenwichs-arpa-funds/],
Stamford [https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/exploring-stamford-arpa/],
Darien
[https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/darien-idea-generating-arpas-funds/]
, Norwalk
[https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/norwalk-arpa-funds-for-the-city-residents-busin
Exploring Westport's ARPA Funds
Westport’s approach to its $8.4 million
[https://www.westportct.gov/government/selectwoman-s-office/arpa] in municipal
ARPA funds has been “conservative,” according to First Selectwoman Jen Tooker,
who is building on the plan left by her predecessor former First Selectman Jim
Marpe.
“From the beginning, the town has treated
Exploring Darien's ARPA Funds
Darien is slated to receive $6.4 million in ARPA funding for the municipality.
Former First Selectwoman Jayme Stevenson convened an ARPA Funds Steering
Advisory Committee
[http://darienct.gov/filestorage/28565/29473/81129/81133/81332/ARPA_Minutes_12-14-21_draft.pdf]
that is in charge of reviewing “Town funding needs and
Exploring Norwalk's ARPA Funds
Norwalk has divided its plans for its more than $39 million in ARPA funds into
three main categories: offsetting tax increases, investing in infrastructure and
capital projects, and providing funding for community services, businesses, and
nonprofits. Mayor Harry Rilling told the Common Council at its Oct. 12 meeting
[https://www.