From the non-partisan meting:

There was very little public participation in this meeting which is shame, because not only do the council member provide pizza, but it gives you an opportunity to talk about just about anything. For some reason the editorial cartoons I’ve published were a popular topic tonight.

At the start of the meeting, once pizza was consumed, and chat about whether to have the council make a rule about pizza being allowed in the council chambers, Fred Bondi announced that when you see oil on your pizza it’s a sign of cheap mozzarella cheese. Which just goes to show you what interesting information can be learned by attending these things.
Long Term Planning Committee:

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According to the Wilton Villager, the widening of route 7 through Wilton is about 11% complete. The CT DOT held a progress report on the project. From the article:

The contractor, New Britain-based Tilcon Connecticut, is 90 days into its 824 day contract, or 10.9 percent complete. Tilcon has spent $4.45 million of its allotted $35 million.

“I’m happy to say the state of the construction is good,” said Brian Mercure, the department’s project manager, though he acknowledged problems the department has run into.
There have been some utility conflicts, where water mains have been located in places where storm drains were planned. There was also a conflict when outlets had to be run across train tracks. DOT got around that by working during an existing Metro North outage.

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As a result of stating the obvious, the Feds will not contribute $5 million in federal highway dollars to Connecticut. From the Courant:

Concerned by threats to public safety from extensive construction failures on a stretch of I-84 outside Waterbury, federal regulators are holding up $5 million in highway aid in an effort to press the state to quickly prepare a plan to address potential hazards.

Although transportation officials have said nothing to indicate that there is any immediate hazard, the Federal Highway Administration is concerned that what experts call “stunning” failures in the highway drainage system may be creating underground washouts that could lead to road collapses.

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