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The What: School Construction in Southwest Connecticut, Great Island Workshop, and more

The What is your look around southwest Connecticut for the week of September 16.

The What: School Construction in Southwest Connecticut, Great Island Workshop, and more
Now that we're back to school, we're diving in with our education reporting. (Photo by Kelly Prinz)

Monday, Sept. 16

Happy Monday! Now that students have been back in school, we thought it would be a great time to dive into school facilities across southwest Connecticut. 

Highlights 

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

Spotlight

This section will feature our main reporting each week.

From rundown HVAC units to overcrowded outdated classrooms, malfunctioning infrastructure to accessibility issues, the list of needs for schools across southwest Connecticut is great. 

According to facilities plans from across the region, there are an estimated more than $2.5 billion worth of improvements that are needed at school buildings over the next decade or two. 

However, increasing construction costs have caused concerns about paying for these projects. Some officials have said plans may need to be cut back to avoid raising taxes on residents or asking the state for additional funding, while others continue to press for addressing the needs in our schools. 

In our three-part series we dive into each of these challenges—and we have a part four highlighting construction currently underway coming next week. 

Part 1: A Growing Need for Improved School Facilities in Southwest Connecticut

Part 2: What’s the Cost of Updating Southwest Connecticut Schools?

Part 3: What’s the Impact of the Increased Cost of School Facilities Across Southwest Connecticut?

This Week at a Glance

This section aims to highlight the most important meetings and news taking place each week.

  • In Stamford, the Operations Committee will meet on Monday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. and receive an update on the West Main Street Bridge project. 
  • In Norwalk, the Traffic Authority will meet on Monday, September 16 at 4 p.m. and vote on potential temporary road closures including some for East Avenue, Strawberry Hill Avenue, and Fort Point Street. Learn more about the Walk Bridge project.
  • In Greenwich, there will be a Greenwich Town Hall 101 event on Thursday, September 18 at 7 p.m., where residents are invited to learn more about city government. 
  • In Darien, on Saturday, September 21, there will be two Great Island Vision and Master Plan Community Workshop at 10:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Both sessions are open to the public and will cover the same information, but the morning session will be at town hall and feature a presentation on the master plan, while the afternoon session will be onsite at Great Island and include “activity stations” throughout. 

Plan Your Week

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

Bridgeport

Stamford

Norwalk

Fairfield

Greenwich

Darien

Westport

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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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