Common Council member Darlene Young (D-District B), left, speaks Thursday of the benefits a $3 million grant will bring to South Norwalk, funding ideas developed by the Martin Luther King Corridor Initiative. Ar right is State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-25), right,
NORWALK, Conn. South Norwalk is getting an upgrade, financed by a $3 million state grant aimed at honoring the late Martin Luther King Jr. by sprucing up the areas named after him.
The Martin Luther King initiative has been meeting for
two yearsand now the group’s “intangible ideas (will) become tangible projects, and to really improve the sites of our city,” State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-25) said at a press conference called Thursday to highlight the funding.