Don Stacom
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Neighbors complained. But planned solar farms in two CT towns move forward (opens the original)
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Despite local opposition, the Connecticut Siting Council has given the go-ahead for building large solar farms in Simsbury and Ellington. The decisions give Lodestar Energy permission to build a 4.65-megawatt solar array along Nod Road in Simsbury, and authorized Greenskies Clean Energy to put up a 5-megawatt facility on Schoolhouse Road in Ellington near the Stafford line. In each case, a group of residents of the town and surrounding communities had fought to keep the operations out — and the
Fast-growing gas station, market chain looks to end standoff. It dragged on in a CT town for more than a year (opens the original)
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Hoping to end a stalemate that’s dragged on for more than a year and a half, Rocky Hill and the owner of a local gas station today will ask a judge to approve a negotiated settlement allowing the business to expand but not go to a 24-hour schedule. Controversy surrounding the small Citgo station on Main Street led to extensive zoning hearing, a lawsuit and an online opposition campaign that included a neighbor creating a webpage dedicated solely to the fight. While Connecticut has occasionally s
Extended blackout at CT mall is over. Town calls repair delay ‘unacceptable’ (opens the original)
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After nearly two weeks in the dark, small retail shops and service businesses at the Wintonbury Mall in Bloomfield got their electricity restored over the weekend. The power outage that began Sept. 14 ended around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Without discussing what caused the extended blackout, the town government indicated Tuesday that it holds the property’s ownership responsible for failing to make quick repairs. “Mall tenants who did not secure their own portable generators, at their expense, were w
CT residents are taking on a $100M project. It’s a fight against a town’s biggest taxpayer. (opens the original)
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Opponents of AI data centers in Trumbull initially cheered when the town passed a moratorium earlier this month, but they’ve now gone into fundraising mode to try to block an existing center that wants to expand operations. At the same time, First Selectwoman Vicki Tesoro has been assuring residents that the change wouldn’t create the massive power and water usage associated with modern jumbo data centers. Instead, it would generate additional revenue from Trumbull’s biggest taxpayer, officials
Upscale apartments are debuting around CT. Here’s where the newest are and what they offer. (opens the original)
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In a year when several freshly built upscale apartment buildings hit the market in Connecticut, Continental Properties recently debuted the third-largest residential complex in West Hartford. One West Hartford brings 172 modern apartments to the town center, one of the hottest commercial and retail spots in the state. It’s targeted to empty-nesters trying to downsize as well as to young professionals and young families, and it shares many attributes with similar initiatives in New Haven, Hartfor
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