As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
Erica Moser
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
BY MICHAEL PUFFER REPUB:LICAN-AMERICAN
February 12, 2021
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Workers with Costello Dismantling Co. sets up for the beginning of demolition at the former Anaconda American Brass complex off Freight Street Friday morning. Michael Puffer Republican-American
WATERBURY A contractor hired by the city began demolition of a portion of the former Anaconda American Brass complex on Freight Street early Friday.
Workers with Costello Dismantling Co. began using a hydraulic excavator with a 105-foot reach to pick apart an brick office building on one corner of the property shortly before 8 a.m.
The Massachusetts-based company has six months to dismantle eight buildings on the site, ranging from the massive brick production building fronting freight street, to smaller storage buildings.
Municipal leaders urge Gov. Lamont to include PILOT in next biennial budget
Hartford s PILOT shortfall is indicative of the state s level of funding of the program.
On Friday, January 15, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and 27 of his counterparts, executive officeholders from across Connecticut, sent a letter advocating that Gov. Ned Lamont includes in his budget the necessary funding to implement a tiered Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program. Here is the complete text:
Dear Governor Lamont,
As you continue to guide our state through the COVID-19 pandemic your budget proposal for the next biennium will be an essential part of the economic recovery of our state and the well- being of our residents. There is an opportunity to provide desperately needed funding to municipalities, support small businesses, prevent an increased property tax burden on our most vulnerable residents, and secure future tax revenue for the state.