planetizen.com covers a Stamford report showing the city has collected over $8 million in developer fees for its affordable housing trust fund while on-site affordable unit production has declined as more developers choose the fee-in-lieu option.
nbcconnecticut.com reports New Haven and East Haven have reached a memorandum of understanding with Tweed airport on a framework for a proposed east side terminal after years of conflict over the project.
ctmirror.org reports Eversource has declined to finalize power purchase agreements for three state-selected solar projects totaling 54 megawatts citing cost concerns raising questions about the viability of the projects.
connecticut.news12.com reports Greenwich Hospital has broken ground on a new Smilow Cancer Hospital, expanding access to Yale Cancer Center specialists and becoming Connecticut's only National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
governing.com reports only one company has used Connecticut's 2021 data center tax incentive since it was enacted, as high energy costs and limited job creation lead state officials to question the program's value.
nbcconnecticut.com features state Rep. Carol Hall discussing legislative efforts to make utility-scale solar farm development more equitable for affected communities in Connecticut.
patch.com reports state lawmakers are urging residents to testify on House Bill 5551, which would reform the Connecticut Siting Council's process for approving large-scale solar and energy projects amid local concerns over farmland loss and limited municipal control.
wtnh.com reports demolition has begun at the 99 Founders Plaza office building in East Hartford to make way for Port Eastside, a major riverfront redevelopment project expected to bring more than 300 market-rate apartments to the city.
newhavenindependent.org reports New Haven's City Plan Commission has unanimously approved three buildings containing 541 apartments across from Union Station as Phase 1 of the Housing Authority's 2,490-unit Union Square redevelopment project.
hartfordbusiness.com reports a 43-unit apartment building has been proposed for 1515 State St. in New Haven, with applications filed by M&T Land Development II LLC seeking site plan approval and a special permit.
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