New London — Members of the Connecticut Port Authority have sought opinions from the Connecticut Office of State Ethics in response to questions and a challenge issued by The Day Editorial Board about whether certain activities constitute a conflict of interest.
CPA board member John Johnson has asked for a ruling on whether his ownership of a commercial property near State Pier should prohibit him from voting on matters related to the pier. The quasi-public agency now owns and is managing the multi-million reconstruction of State Pier.
Day opinion columnist David Collins, in a recent column, argues Johnson “continues to participate in votes and discussion of State Pier while he stands to profit by industrial property he owns nearby.”