New Haven is set to enhance one of its greatest natural assets – the Long Island Sound – by rebuilding its Fort Hale Park pier. The new pier will stretch across 360 feet – 10 feet longer than the former structure – and will be 12 feet wide. The structure will also include a hammerhead walkway, or a “T” shape, that will be 140 feet long and 16 feet wide. The pier is slated to open next spring.
After the 2017 legislative session came to a close, many bills now await the governor's signature. But there is still plenty of work ahead of us -- we will be heading into a special session to pass a spending package for the next fiscal year.
In an effort to protect Connecticut’s most vulnerable residents – its senior citizens – the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 772, which requires emergency generators in certain elderly housing establishments.
A measure that will allow cities and towns to tap into a $9 million reserve of state funding to purchase body cameras and dashboard cameras for police cruisers passed the House of Representatives and is heading to the Senate floor for consideration.
