Yahoo News — school reconstruction completed after pyrrhotite foundation replacement. A visible sign of progress in one of the hardest-hit communities.
https://news.yahoo.com/finishing-touches-put-birch-grove-200900714.html
One of a property owner’s biggest fears could be their home falling to the ground, but three local towns have teamed up to assist their residents Vernon, Ellington and Stafford receive $480K grant to test crumbling foundations | fox61.com
Hartford Courant — Manchester’s grand list shows the ongoing valuation impact of defective foundations on the municipal tax base. A pattern repeated across affected towns. https://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-news-manchester-grand-list20210127-ijo7eyeqszekjndhr7hckoc34a-story.html
The Hartford and Liberty Mutual agree to assist the crumbling foundations captive insurance program — a significant private-sector commitment to the relief effort. https://www.captiveinternational.com/news/the-hartford-and-liberty-mutual-to-assistcrumbling-foundations-captive-2648
State of Massachusetts — a formal study documenting the financial and economic impacts on affected homeowners and communities. The problem is not confined to Connecticut. https://www.mass.gov/doc/crumbling-concrete-stakeholder-working-group-final-report/download
MassLive — the problem extends into Massachusetts; the scale of need is documented at $350 million. A useful comparison point as Connecticut continues its own relief effort. https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/01/massachusetts-estimates-350m-needed-to-fix2000-homes-with-crumbling-foundations.html
MSN — a $24.1 million state funding boost accompanies release of the list of ten most-affected towns. Useful data for understanding where the crisis is concentrated. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ct-crumbling-foundation-relief-efforts-get2410-million-boost/ar-AAKI6Qw
