The "What": This Week in Southwest Connecticut
A look at what's happening around southwest Connecticut for the week of February 7.
Westport
Westport: Two ARPA Projects Move Forward
Two projects on the town’s plan for American Rescue Plan Act funds
[https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/exploring-westports-arpa-funds/]
—$200,000 for grants to nonprofit arts organizations in town and $1.3 million to
replace the Burying Hill Beach groin (or jetty)—were officially approved by the
Representative Town Meeting (RTM)
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
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