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.
This morning’s Hour reported that the city was finally going to start some work to address flooding in East Norwalk. We’ve come a long way from total denial of a problem by the previous administration to this point. It could not have happened without a competent law department recognizing the real liabilities to the city. For that, Nolin, the entire law department and Mayor Moccia deserve much credit.
