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Published Story - Harkins and Dibecella meeting with CT DOT (Carpenter)

2007-10-17T15:17:14Z

DOT gets nudge on parking garage
RICHARD WEIZEL rwei...@ctpost.com
Connecticut Post Online
Article Last Updated:
STRATFORD - In an effort to jump-start construction of a long-delayed
640-space parking garage at the Stratford Railroad Station, two state
legislators are pressuring the state Department of Transportation to

Re: Good news on station improvements

2007-10-14T02:47:14Z

This is a specific list that was sent to the Mr. Eugene Colonese by
the Town of Stratford on September 10th outlining the projects that we
would like to undertake. Keep in mind that we are working with State
Rep. Harkin's regarding land aquisition for the park garage.
September 10, 2007
Mr. Eugene J. Colonese, Rail Administrator

Good news on station improvements

2007-10-12T19:24:05Z

Bruce Allesie is Stratford's senior Community and Economic Development
employee. He met with DOT this week at their HQ in Wethersfield. I saw
him at the Economic and Community Development Commission meeting on
Tuesday. Seven of the nine projects the town wants to do at the
station have been approved. One of the ones still due to be approved

CT Post: Parking garage plan stalls, sparks task force

2007-09-26T19:47:29Z

I'm glad Rep. Harkins is starting to come around to the idea that the
garage he has talked about for years is going to be insufficient. Last
year he gave me the same brush off Colonese gave me at the meeting
last week. There is not one single person making decisions about the
train station who rides the train. I think a commission is a no-

Last night's meeting was covered in the Post

2007-09-21T16:16:42Z

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Commuters fume over delay to finish garage
RICHARD WEIZEL rwei...@ctpost.com
Article Last Updated: 09/20/2007 10:51:09 PM EDT
STRATFORD - Commuters reacted angrily Thursday to news from the state
Department of Transportation that a 640-space parking garage they've