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Norwalk hopes to lift SoNo with $3M MLK grant

This Meadow Street wall could be the site of public art, under the Martin Luther King Corridor Initiative.
NORWALK, Conn. It’s possible that some of the $3 million awarded to Norwalk through the Martin Luther King Corridor Initiative will go to creating public WiFi for the area; an education hub might also be created in a city building.
Another idea is to camouflage the Ely Avenue chain link fence that keeps people away from the train tracks, to hide the garage that collects where it’s difficult to pick up because of Metro North rumbling through. You can bet on three murals going up in prominent locations and there may be community gardens. ....

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MLK Initiative wins $3M grant to fund 'new era' for South Norwalk

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. ....

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Norwalk to focus on MLK Boulevard with 'Corridor Initiative'

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NORWALK, Conn. – Nationwide, streets named after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been “deliberately” neglected and allowed to fester as crime-ridden areas, former State Rep. Bruce Morris said Monday.
Norwalk’s MLK Drive is one of three in Connecticut now targeted by an initiative authorized by legislation Morris helped craft to support finding a redevelopment strategy and drawing investment to lift area residents from poverty.
The bill passed by the State legislature says that it will “promote secured and unsecured lending in designated corridors in the state.” The Department of Banking has provided $100,000 and two banks have pledged at least $50,000, Morris said Tuesday. The launch was announced Jan. 18 in Middletown. ....

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