Tolland Receives $1 Million State Bond for Firehouse Repairs
CT Insider / Journal Inquirer — hard-hit Tolland receives state funding for municipal building repairs, a reminder that the crisis affects public infrastructure, not only private homes.
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Ten Towns with Most Claims; State Funding Boost
ByRenéeMSN — 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
Courtney Larson IRS crumbling foundations tax relief 2018
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World’s Lessons on Concrete — International Advocates Visit CT
ByRenéeJournal Inquirer — global context for the crisis; international advocates with experience in pyrrhotite contamination visit Connecticut to share what other countries have learned. https://www.journalinquirer.com/connecticut_and_region/world-s-lessons-onconcrete/article_99c5aeb0-e917-11e9-85b9-d791d2ccb8a6.html
Funding Failures Prompt Early Exit of Foundation Program Leader
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Connecticut’s First Condo Buildings Lifted for Foundation Replacement
ByRenéeWTNH — a milestone: the first condominium buildings in Connecticut are lifted for pyrrhotite removal in Willington, opening the door for condo owners who had long been excluded from relief. https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/tolland/connecticuts-first-condo-lifted-forpyrrhotite-removal-in-willington