 Exciting things are happening on Ledyard Town Council! Thank you to Town Councilor Jessica Buhle for her hard work with Ledyard Police Chief John Rich on bringing in funding for an expensive but necessary upgrade to our police and fire dispatch system! Buhle and Rich applied for Congressional funding through Senator Murphy and Senator Blumenthal’s offices. $229,000 for the Town of Ledyard for the police dispatch system replacement has now been included in the bill passed by the Appropriations Committee! More details: Committee passage is the first step in the process, and funding will only be made available when the bill is passed by Congress and signed into law. Senators Murphy and Blumenthal have expressed their commitment to pushing for passage and ensuring Connecticut priorities are reflected in the final spending package. Councilor Buhle said “I’m so proud to have such an amazing town council to work with and that we are doing such great things in our first term!” Senator Murphy said, “These bills are full of big wins for Connecticut, including more than $76 million for community-based projects that will help create good-paying jobs, upgrade aging infrastructure and public utilities, expand affordable housing and transportation, and ensure our towns and local organizations have the necessary resources to do what they do best – serve our community. These investments are the result of thousands of conversations I’ve had with people across Connecticut, and I’m proud to have worked with Senator Blumenthal to ensure their inclusion in the budget. I’ll continue working hard to make sure these bills make it to the president’s desk so these federal dollars can make a real difference in our state.” Senator Blumenthal said “These high-impact projects address our state’s most critical needs – ranging from environmental preservation to violence prevention to affordable housing construction. The Committee’s support of more than $76 million for Connecticut is a significant step toward ensuring that these transformative projects move forward. I will keep fighting, alongside Senator Murphy, to deliver these invaluable investments to communities all across our state.”
 Exciting things are happening at #LedyardTownCouncil! Thank you to Town Councilor Carmen Garcia Irizarry for her hard work to bring the Food Scrap Recycling Pilot Program to Ledyard! The new, free food scrap recycling pilot program began July 30th, 2024. Residents can bring their food waste to the Transfer Station and deposit them in one of the bins specifically marked for food waste. Blue Earth will pick up the food waste weekly. The program is free to all town residents with a proof of residency. Starter kits are available at the Transfer Station and during the Ledyard Farmers Market on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024 from 4-7pm on the Town Green. The first 100 residents will get a roll of 25 compostable bags and a larger 6-gallon bin to place food scraps for free by visiting the Transfer Station (www.ledyardct.org/191/Transfer-Station). Starter kits are not required in order to participate. Let’s make this program a success and let’s divert out of the regular waste stream as much food as possible. Thank you for your participation! More information: Ledyard spends more than $1,000,000 per year on trash pick up and that number is only going to increase as time goes on. With the closure of some of the waste-to-energy plants in the state, CT sends out to other states 800 to 900 thousand tons of trash, due to lack of capacity available on the remaining waste to energy plants. Food waste is a big portion of our trash and it adds a lot of weight. We can all help address this problem! More information: Read more at the Day or at LedyardCT.org  |
RSS Feed
