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State Senator Jeff Gordon
Dr. Jeff Gordon, elected in 2022, represents Connecticut’s 35th District. He serves as a Ranking Member on the Planning & Development and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, and is a member of the Appropriations, Public Health, and Public Safety Committees. As one of only two medical doctors in the Connecticut legislature, “Doctor-Senator” is known for his work on health insurance reform as well as healthcare affordability and accessibility, especially for rural communities.
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Towns of Ashford, Chaplin, and Willington Awarded $250,000 in State Grants for Remediating and Planning for Repurpose of Blighted or Vacant Properties
HARTFORD, CT – State Senator Jeff Gordon (R-Woodstock) today celebrated the towns of Ashford, Chaplin, and Willington being awarded $250,000 in state grant funding to support much-needed remediation and reuse planning for blighted or vacant properties. The funding is provided through the State of Connecticut’s Brownfield Remediation and Development Program, which supports economic and community development projects across the state.
“The people of Connecticut want common sense, a fair deal, and their state government to work for them. They know what is best for their families and them. My goal is to take this message to the Capitol for you, working to deliver solutions that make your lives better.”
More rounds of communications with Eversource and towns to help get things done. I pushed to get more crews on scenes. Good to see it happen. More crews = power restored to more people. Already the total # of outages in the District has droppped a lot. More damage assessments have been done, roads opened, and repairs made. Thank you to the line and town crews who are continuing the work, some of which takes many hours when there is extensive damage. Estimated more power restoration through the night and tomorrow morning. Isolated areas may remain as work crews continue through the list - to fix these isolated areas takes time as crews go from one individual site to another. I know it is no consolation if you still are without power and others have had their power restored. If you are still without power, then report it to Eversource to keep their information up to date. www.eversource.com/cg/customer/reportoutage
The storm that hit our region yesterday was known to be a high wind impact event. As expected, a number of trees and large branches fell onto power lines. This includes major power lines serving many people. I’ve had many communications with Eversource about opening closed roads for public safety and getting power restored for more people. I’ve had communications with town officials in each of the 13 towns in the District. I’ve relayed information to Eversource to facilitate and expedite work. I’ve been out and about to see things first hand. I’m glad to help get more crews on scenes to do assessments and repair work. I will continue to do so. I remain as always available to be of help.
More restoration work is already being done. Many people have had their power restored. I appreciate Eversource working with me and town officials. More to do, however. Thank you to the line crews! Thank you to town crews! They work hard. We want them to be safe as they work, which is why there were limitations to what could be done during the storm at night.
It is anticipated that more power will be restored today. Please keep in mind that information on Eversource’s web site about ETA for power restoration is general and subject to change as damage assessments are done and work is done. Isolated outages may take longer to restore than major outage sectors. If you have an outage, make sure to report it.
www.eversource.com/cg/customer/reportoutage
Please do not travel on roads that town’s have closed. Stay away from downed or low hanging power lines. Be safe.
I share people’s and town officials’ frustrations. I too lost power. There will be an after-storm review, as is done each time. I will continue to get feedback from town officials, the public, Eversource, and state agencies. I fight to get more crews and resources staged pre-storm in northeast CT, and faster response times post-storm. This has been done much better overall than historically due to work I and others have done. Can more be done? Yes.
🎅🎄Holiday community spirit at the Eastford Independent Fire Co. #1 this morning. Pancake and bacon breakfast (delicious). Santa and one of his elves to greet the kids. Lots of people.