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DCC Updates
We are deeply saddened about the passing of former DCC and District 9 Board of Representatives member Rodney Pratt. Since 2014, Rodney served on the Board of Representatives and was a passionate voice for his district, advocating for policies that positively impacted public safety, city parks, and transportation.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time. Rodney, you will be missed.
City Updates
Last week, Mayor Caroline Simmons delivered her first State of the City address virtually to the Stamford Chamber of Commerce. Her remarks were given via a prerecorded video after her and her husband tested positive for COVID-19.
She outlined the top priorities of her administration which include: 1) advancing economic prosperity; 2) investing in Stamford’s infrastructure and quality of life; and 3) making government work better and more responsive to residents and businesses.
You can read more about the Mayor’s speech here. We wish her and her husband a speedy recovery!
Mayor Simmons and Director of Economic Development Loren Nadres joined Governor Lamont to announce that Mirador LLC, a leading managed services firm in the wealth management industry, is moving to Stamford! The company is making this move from Darien and came into this year with 65 employees. They have already added 35 additional employees to its headcount and is on its way to adding about 250 more jobs in the state over the next three years.
The 19th Charter Revision Commission will be holding two public hearings to get suggestions from the public for changes to the City of Stamford Charter. Anyone wishing to be heard is invited to attend and speak.
A review of the provisions of the Charter must be done every ten years. Charter review is conducted by a Charter Revision Commission appointed by the Board of Representatives consisting of 5 to 15 electors. The Charter Revision Commission is responsible for making recommendations for important changes to the City’s Charter that affect the City of Stamford’s government.
You can find more information about the Charter Revision Commission and the public hearings here.
State Updates
This week, the House of Representatives and Senate passed SB 4, “An Act Concerning the Connecticut Clean Air Act,” which aims to reduce carbon emissions by expanding public and private utilization of electric vehicles in Connecticut to protect human health and the environment.
You can read more about the bill here.
Vote Count:
Senator Miller – Yes; Senator Fazio – No; Representative Delany – Yes; Representative Paris – Yes;
Representative Michel – Yes; Representative Blumenthal – Yes; Representative Fox – Yes;
Representative Fiorello – No
This week, the House of Representatives and Senate passed HB 5414, “An Act Concerning the Provision of Protections for Persons Receiving and Providing Reproductive Health Care Services in the State and Access to Reproductive Health Care Services in the State.”
The bill is designed to protect people who provide an abortion or receive support to obtain the procedure in Connecticut and are then sued in another state. You can read more about the bill here.
Thank you Representative Matt Blumenthal, co-chair of the Reproductive Rights Caucus, for your work and advocacy on this legislation.
Vote Count:
Senator Miller – No; Senator Fazio – No; Representative Delany – Yes; Representative Paris – Yes;
Representative Michel – Yes; Representative Blumenthal – Yes; Representative Fox – No;
Representative Fiorello – No
In the News
“The state of Connecticut, which for years suffered from budget shortfalls and resorted to accounting gimmicks to make the numbers add up, is this year cutting taxes, investing in necessary projects and paying down long-term debt, all at once.”
ICYMI: This weekend, the Hearst Editorial Board wrote an op-ed regarding the 2022 state budget. You can read the op-ed here.
“Motor vehicle fatalities in Connecticut have risen dramatically since the pandemic, echoing a trend that we’ve seen across the country. About 300 people are killed annually on Connecticut’s streets by motor vehicles, and about 100 times as many people (roughly 30,000) suffer injuries severe enough to warrant hospital admission…if we truly care about saving lives and preventing injuries, we need to change the mindset by which we view the act of driving.”
ICYMI: Check out this op-ed written by Stamford resident Dice Oh on the need to re-think how we view our relationship with driving, street infrastructure, and safety.
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