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Guest View: Norwalk Connectivity & Development

May 25th, 2007 · 13 Comments

May 22, 2007

This is an exciting time in Norwalk’s history. Many developments are planned that will forever change the shape of our city.

While development forces are focusing on Norwalk, housing prices are prohibitive for many families, property taxes are squeezing out many current owners, infrastructure is at a critical stage and transportation is at a crossroads. Norwalk is at the tipping point between “large town” and “small city” and good planning should ensure that the “new Norwalk” will reflect that which is good and unique about Norwalk’s past and present as it moves into the future.

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Tags: Current affairs · Norwalk

Why No Energy Bill?

May 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments

With the legislative session ending on June 6th, you would think that the House and Senate would be on the same page regarding an energy bill that would do something. Instead there are two bills with no compromise in sight. None of the recent newspaper articles ahve delved into why, other than personality clash, that this is the case. Perhaps a run down of the differences in the bills would be helpful. Instead:

But with energy prices continuing to spike, many in the General Assembly have deemed deregulation a failure. Others say the state did not go far enough and must open the market further to begin saving consumers money.

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Tags: Energy · In the News