But three years ago, i made the decision to go back and use what i know i am in a unique situation to take what i know and apply it to the Education Community and say we can make special education better. There are ways we can use the data we collect. I have to say i am a little proud of this, too. I am proud of standing up at this point of time. I wanted to be a politician. I did not do it because i wanted power. I did it because, after september 11, i wanted to find a way to serve my country. I was too old to join the army. I thought about applying to the fbi. I should never have a gun in my hand. [laughter] this, i can do. I can stand up and speak and contribute to the conversation. I am very proud of this and proud of you guys because everybody has talked to me and said, we can do better. We, the electorate, can increase the conversation. We can make government better. I will answer the other part of the question, something i would take back. I was offered a job at amazon. [laughte
Hartford’s newly minted mayor, Arunan Arulampalam, assumes the helm of a city trying — with some success — to recapture the momentum of revitalization that was on a roll before the pandemic. But along with high interest rates that still make financing tough, a supply chain that is hardly back to normal, and pricey construction materials, there is something else tempering redevelopment: the .
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Hartford is shaking off a bruising setback dealt by the pandemic, with momentum behind revitalization again picking up speed — some going so far as to say it is now poised to surpass levels prior to COVID-19. As the city heads into 2024, downtown apartment conversions near Bushnell Park, at 55 Elm St. — the former offices of the state’s Constitutional officers — and the firehouse on Pearl .