The Hour is reporting that work to drede Fitch pond will being in 2008.

$350,000 plan to reduce flooding in the Olmstead Place neighborhood will get under way early next year with the dredging of Fitch Pond, according to Department of Public Works officials.

“There’s multiple parts to (reducing) flooding at Olmstead. Part of it is dredging the pond and increasing its capacity. Part of it is increasing the 30-inch (outlet) pipe to a 36-inch pipe and making sure that pipe remains clean. Part of the solution is cleaning the culverts,” said Harold F. Alvord, director of public works. “Current (pond) retention is a one-year storm and what we’re proposing here would take it to a five-year storm.”

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Peter Nolin is stepping down as corporation counsel. Mayor Moccia has said to the Hour, “I’m going to miss him. I think he was just absolutely invaluable to the administration.” I’ll add to that, the City of Norwalk is going to miss him. The position of corporation counsel is not one of those governmental positions that you notice until something goes dreadfully awry. That was the situation that Norwalk was facing in 2005 with the shift from über secrecy in all departments. Nolin encouraged the law department as a resource to all city departments, not just the mayor’s office.

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