The West Hartford Town Council unanimously agreed to change the name of a city street this week, a small move that points to a larger goal changing the town’s physical landscape to bear witness to its history and culture.
State Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, transitioned Monday from an exploratory campaign to a declared candidacy for comptroller, one of Connecticut’s two open statewide constitutional offices in the 2022 election.
Barring late surprises, the announcement is another step toward filling out the Democratic and Republican lineups for the six statewide constitutional offices ahead of the parties’ nominating conventions, both set for May 6-7.
With marijuana entrepreneurs expressing interest in West Hartford, town officials are eager to adopt regulations banning smoking in parks and regulating where marijuana cultivators and retailers can locate.
“We are aware of several establishments interested in locating in West Hartford and currently we must treat them as if they were retail establishments,” Town Planner Todd Dumais told the Town Council’s Community Planning and Economic Development Committee.