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| Dear Friend,
This is my State Capitol update for the week of September 6.
If you prefer to watch rather than read, click the image below to hear about the issues contained in this newsletter. |
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I hope everyone enjoyed Happy Labor Day weekend, with a break from your labors and a chance to spend time with family and friends. Here in the NW Corner, Labor Day weekend means the Goshen Fair and Lime Rock Park’s vintage car weekend, and I saw many of you at those events over the weekend.
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We honored Skip Barber at Lime Rock Park over the weekend, while surrounded by vintage cars going back as far as the 1920s.
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| As we all settle back into school and work routines, I had the chance this morning to visit the campus of ESPN in Bristol, which began as a half-acre plot, with seven employees, and now has a 120-acre campus where more than 4,200 people work. Majority Leader Jason Rojas and I toured the facility together, and they even let us sit at the Sports Center desk, which was quite fun. |
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Majority Leader Jason Rojas and I decided we really liked this desk at ESPN.
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Here’s a list of today’s topics:
- Disaster Relief Resources. Click here.
- Ignite: A WBDC Grant Program. Click here.
- Howling Flats Farm in Canaan awarded Climate Smart Agriculture Grant. Click here.
- Milling and Resurfacing on Route 7 in Kent, Cornwall, and Sharon. Click here.
- Upcoming Events. Click here.
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From floodwaters to severe drought conditions and mild winters to late Spring freezes, many of Connecticut’s farmers have felt the impacts firsthand of weather-related natural disasters. As these events become a more frequent occurrence, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture has compiled the following resources to assist agricultural producers as they navigate these challenges. If you need immediate support, please dial 2-1-1 and speak to a Community Resource Specialist that can connect you to help. Or visit their website: 2-1-1 Connecticut. Click here to access the list of resources.
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| The Women’s Business Development Council is offering grants of up to $10,000 to qualified women-owned small businesses in Connecticut.
Ignite is designed to help women-owned businesses grow! Grants between $2,500 and $10,000 will be awarded for clearly defined projects that will have a measurable impact on the business, its growth and profitability.
Click here to apply. |
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The Department of Agriculture announced the second round of recipients of the CT Resource and Development Climate Smart Agriculture Grant Program, one of which is Howling Flats Farm in Canaan.
The Climate Smart Agriculture & Forestry Grant was established under Public Act 22-118 to increase the number of farmers implementing climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices. Howling Flats received their grant to support on-farm efficiency by funding the purchase of covers and insulation for a walk-in freezer and automatic waterers.
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will be starting a milling and resurfacing project on Route 7 in Kent, Cornwall, and Sharon. This project is scheduled to occur on Monday, September 9 and be completed on Monday, October 11, 2024. The project DOT0174-0473CN “B” consists of milling and resurfacing an 8.31 segment of Route 7 in Kent, Cornwall, and Sharon. This project is scheduled to begin milling on Monday, September 9 to Thursday, September 12, 2024. The resurfacing segment of this project is anticipated to begin on Monday, September 16 to Monday, October 11, 2024.
This project is included in CTDOT’s 2024 Maintenance Resurfacing Program. |
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| ICMYI - Northwest Corner Events |
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| Goshen Recreation Summer Concert Series
The Goshen Recreation Summer Concert Series is underway. Bring your family, friends, snacks, chairs, blankets, and come have a good time!!! |
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| It is my honor to represent our district. I look forward to hearing from you about the issues raised in this newsletter, or any other topics you think I should know about. You can email me at maria.horn@cga.ct.gov or call me at (860)-240-8585. Thanks for reading, and I wish you a safe weekend.
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| Sincerely,
Maria Horn
State Representative |
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