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Danbury area explores regional, high-speed broadband internet
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Francis Pickering, executive director of the Western Connecticut Council of Governments, talks to U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty at a meeting she convened at the Danbury Railway Museum to discuss transportation issues Thursday, January 26, 2017.Carol Kaliff / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Western Connecticut Council of Governments is looking for a way to expand high speed broadband internet in the region.Paul KurodaShow MoreShow Less
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With more people relying on the internet due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Western Connecticut Council of Governments is looking for a way to expand high-speed broadband internet in the region.
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During the pandemic, many New Yorkers decided to call Connecticut home. Now that some restrictions are easing, towns and cities here are starting to make efforts to keep these new residents in-state.
Francis Pickering is the executive director of Western Connecticut Council of Governments. He sees why parts of the state became so desirable. You have areas of Southwestern Connecticut which are largely suburban, that have a lot of urban amenities, said Pickering. They have upscale grocery stores and fitness studios and gyms and yoga centers.
And while its obvious why New Yorkers picked nearby Connecticut communities to wait out the pandemic, Pickering now says the challenge is to persuade the influx of new residents to stay in Connecticut as COVID restrictions ease.
By Tom Condon, CT Mirror
Connecticut’s heavy reliance on local property taxes is a millstone around the state’s neck, critics have long asserted. They say high property taxes are a drag on business, promote sprawl and bad land use and penalize land-poor municipalities.
A number of people believe this burden can be significantly reduced by sharing municipal services on a regional basis. Three measures are afoot that could encourage more regional services.
One is a bill before the General Assembly that would revive a dormant grant program to provide funds for regional services provided either by the state’s nine councils of governments (COGs) or six regional education service centers (RESCs). It’s one of two proposed bills aimed at promoting shared services.
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