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Eugene Driscoll | Nov 26, 2024 3:22 pm
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(Left to right) Ansonia Corporation Counsel John Marini and resident William Luneski, who said the new rates are unfair to multi-family home owners.
ANSONIA — The city’s Board of Aldermen on Monday voted to adopt new sewer rates as officials get ready to privatize its Water Pollution Control Authority.
Earlier this year the Aldermen approved selling the city’s sewer system to Aquarion for $41 million.
City officials maintain that selling to Aquarion will be cheaper for residents in the long run, namely because the city’s sewage plant needs work. Click here for a previous story.
The sale is scheduled to close Dec. 3.
On Nov. 25 the Aldermen held a public hearing on new sewer rates, and then a second meeting where they approved the rates.
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Jasmine Wright | Nov 21, 2024 7:13 pm
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Ansonia P&Z Chairman Kenneth Moffat asks questions during the commission's Oct. 28 meeting.
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Planning & Zoning Commission rejected a site plan proposed for a solar farm on Hill Street, citing a lack of relevant zoning regulations.
Ecos Energy, operating under the name Vineyard Sky Farms Corporation, proposed a 0.99-megawatt facility to be located at 135 Hill St. The address is next to 31 Benz St., where the company is in the process of constructing another, separate solar farm.
Both addresses are in the residentially zoned Hilltop neighborhood, where some residents – and members of Mayor David Cassetti’s administration – have voiced opposition to the solar projects. Ecos owns the land at the two addresses.
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Eugene Driscoll | Nov 20, 2024 8:58 am
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Flames are visible in this reader-contributed photo.
DERBY — No injuries were reported Wednesday morning after a vehicle lost control on Chatfield Street, veered off the road and burst into flames.
The driver, whose name was not available, said he blacked out near the entrance to the Derby High School/Middle School campus.
His car, which was heading toward Hawthorne Avenue, went off the road, hit a rock wall, narrowly missed several trees, and crashed into a chain-link fence atop a retaining wall next to the batting cages at the William “Red” Clynch Memorial Softball Field.
VALLEY – Need a turkey to share with your loved ones this Thanksgiving? Or want to help out by donating one for a good cause? Check out this list of upcoming turkey drives to benefit residents of Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Seymour and Oxford.
(Note: This list was compiled by The Valley Indy on Nov. 19 and may be incomplete.)
ANSONIA – A free turkey and bag of fixings will be available for pickup at the Abundant Life Fellowship parking lot (199 N. Main St.) between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 23).
The giveaway is first-come, first-serve, with a limit of one per household. The giveaway will last until 1 p.m. or until food runs out.
The giveaway is organized by Life Health & Wellness Center and Bridgeport Rescue Center, and it is sponsored by Aquarion.
Nighttime operations will typically occur Sunday night through Thursday night.
Saw-cutting and concrete pavement repair activities will continue, northbound from Exit 15 to 22 (New Exits 12B to 18).
Both northbound and southbound traffic lanes are moving to the right shoulder to create a work area for upcoming barrier replacement between Exit 20 and 22 (New Exits 17 – 18).
ANSONIA – A Waterbury man was arrested after allegedly firing a weapon in the North End neighborhood, Ansonia police said on Nov. 18.
According to a press release, Edward Rumley, 32, was arrested by Ansonia police on Nov. 12. He is charged with first-degree criminal attempt at assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit.
While the city has published a new set of rates for the public to comment on – Cassetti administration officials are also saying those rates will not be what customers pay because of money set aside from selling the WPCA to Aquarion.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Nov 14, 2024 6:00 pm
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A Google Maps image showing 501 E. Main St.
ANSONIA – The former Farrel Corp. Processing Lab at 501 E. Main St. could become home to a mixed-use development of 127 market-rate apartments and retail/commercial space.
That’s according to a site plan application submitted to the city Oct. 25 by New York-based Shaw Growth Ventures.
Shaw president Vasilios Lefkaditis gave a brief overview of his plans Monday (Oct 28) during a Zoom meeting of the Ansonia Planning and Commission. Lefkaditis said this would be the third and final phase of Shaw’s Bella Vista Apartment project.
