The Southington Town Council voted unanimously on January 13th to seek a grant to give the Plantsville section of the town a makeover.
According to the Hartford Courant, the grant will be used to mill and repave 1,900 feet of streets in the village center, add decorative curbing, sidewalks, benches and other improvements. The grant also calls for clearing brush from a section of the Quinnipiac River so pedestrians can see the river. Read the full article here. The Ridgefield Press reports that the town's First Selectman Rudy Marconi stated Connecticut Light & Power agreed to lift the restriction on bicyclists using Ridgefield's rail trail.
Read the full article here. During a Plainville Town Council Meeting on January 6, Town Manager Robert Lee said design work will start soon to fill the 9-mile gap in the town on the Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway.
According to the Hartford Courant, the design work will chart the best path to extend the best path to extend the trail from Southington through Plainville to the trail section just north in Farmington. One problem the town is facing is getting the rights-of-way in older industrial sections of the trail, which includes wetlands and railroad property. Read the full article in the Courant here. The State of Connecticut granted $1.5 million in funding to support the Riverwalk South and Gateway project in Hartford. This is the last piece of a three-mile loop of fully accessible riverwalks between the Founders and Charter Oak Bridges.
According to a news release from Governor Malloy's Office, the funds will allow for improvements to be made to Riverfront’s existing gravel walkway. Ultimately, the project will include a new entrance to the Riverfront linking the historic Coltsville and Sheldon Charter Oak neighborhoods to the Riverfront parks. “This project will help revitalize Hartford and East Hartford along the Connecticut River, creating a vision that will spur activity along the riverfront while highlighting some of the region’s most charming assets,” said Governor Dannel P. Malloy. “The funding will help the project accomplish important design goals as well as create up to five short-term jobs.” “This exciting project also benefits hundreds of children who attend one of five schools in the Sheldon Charter Oak neighborhoods,” said Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman. “These students will now have direct access to the Riverfront. In addition, this project will create jobs and reconnect Hartford with the Connecticut River.” A $200,000 state grant was awarded to purchase 41 acres of property for use as open space land as part of the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve in East Lyme.
According to a new release from Governor Malloy's Office, the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve overlooks the Niantic River and is currently over 400 acres in size. Purchasing the 41-acre Bayreuther Property, which abuts the current 420-acre preserve, will bring the total preserved acreage for Oswegatchie Hills to 461 acres. The preserve was created through a public/private partnership between the Town of East Lyme, Friends of Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve, East Lyme Land Conservation Trust, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, various federal agencies, and others. The preserve is open to the public and offers numerous hiking trails over this large undeveloped coastal waterfront forest. |
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