World’s Lessons on Concrete — International Advocates Visit CT

WTNH — 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

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. https://www.ctinsider.com/journalinquirer/article/tolland-state-bond-million-firehouserepairs-18192443.php

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

WSHU — a funding gap threatens to pause the repair program. A reminder of how dependent this relief effort is on consistent state appropriations. Crumbling Foundation Repairs To Halt Until State Pays Up

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO-20-649) — significant federal documentation of the crisis. The full extent of affected homes remains unknown; federal tools to help are limited. https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-20-649.pdf

WSHU — CFSIC reaches 1,000 repaired homes, a significant milestone. Commentary on the scope of remaining work makes clear the program still has far to go. https://www.wshu.org/connecticut-news/2024-10-15/ct-homes-crumbling-foundationsreplaced