Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Feb. 16—EAST HARTFORD — The Town Council approved development and tax agreements Tuesday for apartments planned for the site of the former Showcase Cinema. The development agreement states ...
Apr. 1—EAST HARTFORD — A public information session on the Silver Lane redevelopment plan is scheduled by the Redevelopment Agency for Wednesday. Development Director Eileen Buckheit said ...
Jul. 14—EAST HARTFORD — Town officials shared an update on Town Hall renovations at a Town Council meeting Tuesday night, with an estimated cost of $19.5 million. Mayor Mike Walsh said today ...
Council-manager, Mayor-council, Representative town meeting, Town meeting The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities , including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties , as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents .
The Silver Lane Fire and Lighting District was founded in 1925. On June 10, 1929, voters of the town approved a new charter. All of the old districts were abolished and a Town Council would govern the municipality. [8] Since first being settled, East Hartford's economy was primarily agricultural, with tobacco being the main crop.
Under Connecticut's Home Rule Act, any town is permitted to adopt its own local charter and choose its own structure of government. The three basic structures of municipal government used in the state, with variations from place to place, are the selectman–town meeting, mayor–council, and manager–council. [5]
He served on the East Hartford Town Council from 1990 to 1992, [6] and received the most votes in the 1991 East Hartford Town Council election, but did not contest the 1993 municipal election. [7] Larson remained active in politics by helping his brother John run his gubernatorial campaign in 1994. [ 7 ]
East Hartford planners on Wednesday gave a key approval for redevelopment of a 26-acre property that could transform the Silver Lane corridor and bring nearly 440 upscale apartments to town. In a ...