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The What: How Water Quality Is Measured; Eversource Project in Stamford; Harbor Study in Norwalk; and more

The What is your look around southwest Connecticut for the week of June 15.

The What: How Water Quality Is Measured; Eversource Project in Stamford; Harbor Study in Norwalk; and more
Congrats to all students who are graduating in the coming days! (Photo by Kelly Prinz)

Monday, June 15

Happy Monday! We had a great week away so there’s no new reporting this week, but we’re diving back into one of our top stories and have a look at this week’s most important meetings.  

Highlights 

This section gives a brief overview of the key items in the newsletter.

Spotlight

This section features our main reporting each week.

As the weather warms up, more and more people are heading to Connecticut’s beaches. But how do you know if the water is safe—both for you and for the ecosystems that live in and along the Long Island Sound? Dive back into a piece of ours from July 2022 that takes you behind the scenes of the water quality monitoring efforts taking place along the Sound. You can also check out our video which shows you how water samples are collected and tested.

This Week at a Glance

This section includes a list of meetings, events, and programming happening around southwest Connecticut each week.

Bridgeport

Featured Meetings: The Board of Education will meet on Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m. and receive an end of year presentation from Interim Superintendent Royce Avery. Also, on Monday, June 15, the City Council will meet at 7 p.m. and host a public hearing on granting United Illuminating a permanent easement to install and maintain electrical infrastructure beneath Baldwin Plaza.

Stamford

Featured Meeting: The Operations, Parks & Recreation Committee will meet on Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m. and will review an Eversource Underground Cable Modernization Project taking place across the city. 

Norwalk

Featured Meeting: There will be a Special Joint Economic and Community Development Committee & Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. where the groups will receive a presentation on the Strategic Harbor Study. 

Fairfield

Featured Meeting: The Fairfield Traffic Authority will review a request at its meeting on Thursday, June 18 at 4 p.m. to add “Slow School Zone Ahead” pavement markings in six school corridors.

Greenwich

Featured Meetings: Last week’s Representative Town Meeting was postponed due to storm damage, so the legislative body will now be meeting on Monday, June 15 at 8 p.m. The agenda items remain the same and include voting on approving the Dorothy Hamill Rink replacement, appropriating $6 million more to the Central Middle School project, and submitting the town’s safety plan to the state, which includes the use of speed cameras. Also on Monday, June 15, there will be a public hearing hosted by the FS Arch Street Task Force at 6 p.m., where residents are invited to weigh in on the future of 100 Arch Street. 

Darien

  • Tuesday, June 16: Operations Planning Committee at 4 p.m. | Board of Finance at 7:30 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, June 17: Commission on Aging at 9 a.m. | HHR Building Committee at 6 p.m. | Parks & Recreation Commission at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, June 18: Advisory Sidewalk Committee at 9:30 a.m. | Great Island Parking Design Committee at 4 p.m. | Police Commission at 4 p.m. 

Westport

Featured Meeting: The Affordable Housing Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 16 at 3 p.m. and host a discussion with the chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss the development of affordable housing in Westport and updates to the town’s plan. 

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Please note: All of these agendas and information here are current as of Sunday night. Meeting times and agendas may get adjusted throughout the week.

Have a great week,

Kelly Prinz

Founder, Reporter at Coastal Connecticut Times

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