Westport Board of Finance Advances Plans for Downtown Parking, River Areas
The redevelopment of Parker Harding Plaza, Jesup Green, and the Imperial Lot took a step forward this week, thanks to a Board of Finance approval of $400,000 in ARPA funds.
Westport
Westport Leaders Unveil Proposed Budget
Westport First Selectwoman Jen Tooker and Superintendent Thomas Scarice gave the Board of Finance and members of the public their first look at the town’s proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Westport Board of Finance Approves ARPA Funds to “Jumpstart” Affordable Housing Project
The Westport Board of Finance voted unanimously to use $150,000 of American
Rescue Plan Act
[https://www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/exploring-westports-arpa-funds/] funds
to help jumpstart a potential affordable housing development at 900 Post Road
East.
The funds will go toward “predevelopment work,” such as drainage and
environmental
The "What": This Week in Southwest Connecticut
A look at what's happening around southwest Connecticut for the week of February 7.
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
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