The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded a $25k grant to the Historic Commission targeted towards creating a historical preservation plan for the 9 Mill Hill buildings. The City of Norwalk kicked in $40k towards the same effort, resulting in a project, sorely needed, to move forward. The Hour reports:

The Norwalk Historical Commission received a $25,000 grant from the trust and a $40,000 grant from the city’s capital budget to hire a historical architect to create a preservation plan for nine buildings located at Mathews Park and Mill Hill Historic Park, all of which range from mid-18th century to early-20th century.

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The report card, if you will, overall B+, drug enforcement C and Traffic Safety B. Looks like the NPD could boost some of its drug enforcement efforts. The Advocate reports:

When neighbors were concerned about her well-being, Joan Dale got a call from the police. When she didn’t immediately respond, an officer showed up at her Cranbury doorstep.

Dale, 42, gives Norwalk police high marks for their responsiveness.

“My experience was very positive,” Dale said.

She’s not alone.

In a recent Sacred Heart University survey, Norwalk residents overwhelmingly approved of the city police officers’ overall job performance.

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