Train Station Update, Celebrating Juneteenth, and Protecting our Ocean
June 16, 2023DETOURS FOR TRAIN STATION CONSTRUCTION
You can soon expect more traffic and detours near our downtown train station because crews will be installing a pedestrian bridge for the new parking garage to the Stamford Transportation Center.
Lane closures on South State Street and Washington Boulevard will begin on Monday and last through July 2 and then from July 10 through July 15 from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the entire $77 million dollar project is expected to be finished in September.
I am happy to announce new state funding for The City of Stamford!
Stamford will receive a $210,750 grant to develop a neighborhood-level plan for the Downtown, West Side, and Waterside neighborhoods for addressing heat risk and resilience, including identify longer-term planning, policy, and regulatory strategies, and develop near-term actions to complement ongoing emergency preparedness and response efforts.
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Stamford is part of the inaugural round of funding from The DEEP Climate Resilience Grant Project, awarding $8.8 million in grants to 21 other projects around the state.
The DEEP Climate Resilience Grant Project provides grants to vulnerable coastal and inland communities around Connecticut that the effects of climate change may have disproportionately impacted. This funding will help these communities develop climate-resilient projects to offset the impacts of climate change.
Stamford is an environmental justice community, and I will continue to fight to make it a healthy, climate-conscious environment for everyone.
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in our country. This important holiday was not in the main stream for several years, but thanks to the tireless work of advocates, it is now rightfully recognized throughout the U.S.
During the 2022 legislative session, several of my colleagues spoke passionately on the House floor about why Connecticut needed to make Juneteenth a legal state holiday. The bill received bipartisan support and was signed into law by Governor Lamont. This is the first year it will be officially observed as a state holiday.
The practice of slavery did not end when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 or when the Union won the Civil War in 1865. In fact, some communities were not informed of their freedom for another two months following the war. Then on June 19, 1865, a group of Union soldiers traveled to Galveston, Texas and delivered the news. Those enslaved individuals were among the last group of Americans to be notified of their freedom.
Although Juneteenth is a celebration, we must also take time to reflect on the horrors of slavery and how it impacts us to this day. As your state representative, I will continue to push for legislation that promotes equity and inclusivity.
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WORLD REFUGEE DAY PANEL DISCUSSION AT FERGUSON LIBRARY
I am introducing a new section at the bottom of my eblasts about the ocean because I see a clear link between a healthy ocean and a healthy planet for humans.
These whales are some of the creatures that maintain phytoplankton, the sea forests which act as gardeners with their fecal plumes full of nutrients. Protecting these majestic whales, which are only smaller than the blue whale, is protecting the Ocean and all life on Earth. The phytoplankton that Fin whales maintain, is responsible for oxygen production, carbon sequestration, and is also the food for the zooplankton, our baby fish and crustaceans. |
