This will certainly be your best opportunity to meet and hear from candidates for Governor as they discuss their views on transportation and other related issues.
SAVE THE DATE: We will also be hosting an identical forum with the Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates on January 19, 2018.
To register quickly, send e-mail to John Wilhelm, with a listing of your attendees, at jwilhelm@ctconstruction.org. To register by fax or mail, please see the attached form.
For questions about the program, please contact Don Shubert at dshubert@ctconstruction.org or at 860-529-6855.
Site work begins at New Lebanon, blasting coming soon
GREENWICH — Preliminary construction work is under way on a new New Lebanon School.
This week, crews are beginning tree and stump removal at the building site located behind the existing school and adjacent to the William Street Ball Field, according to Gilbane Building Company, the firm contracted to oversee construction of the $37.3 million new school. Crews will also remove a stone wall and set up the trailers that will be their on-site construction headquarters for the coming year.
Throughout the rest of December, construction workers will finish tree removal and strip top soil from the site, exposing the ledge rock below. They will survey the site to verify existing contours.
In the first week of January, crews will begin blasting ledge rock to make way for the new building. Some blasting may occur during daytime school hours. New Lebanon School, Byram Shubert Library and neighbors of the property will be given notice of blasting times, said members of the New Lebanon School Building Committee.
“It’s not that disruptive,” said Jake Allen, a building committee member and founder of Allen Construction and Consulting. “It’s a thud.”
Workers will develop the footprint of the new school and create a level grade on which to lay the foundation, said Dan Phillips, the new school’s project manager. A foundation will be poured in January or February.
Beginning in January, the building committee will produce monthly communications updating the public on construction, members said Wednesday. The newsletters will be distributed electronically through the school district and displayed in the Byram Shubert Library. Members of the public will be able to ask questions and share feedback through an online portal on the Greenwich Public Schools website.
New Lebanon Building Committee meetings will move to a trailer next to the building site in January. These meetings are open to the public.
A groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 7 launched the long-awaited construction phase of the building project. State, town and school officials marked the occasion with speeches before an audience of more than 200 hardhatted New Lebanon students.
“This is a project for all of Greenwich,” said Peter Bernstein, Board of Education chair and New Lebanon Building Committee liaison. “This is a project for student achievement and growth. This is a project that shows what the efforts of people can do even in the face of adversity.”
New Lebanon fifth-grader John Kilgallen said, “I’ve been hearing about a new school for years and I am so excited. ... It will be wonderful to have space to roam and places to quietly work. We will have rooms that don’t need to be shared and hallways where no one will have to learn to read. The staff will not have to work in closets and cramped quarters.” CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE
Maplewood breaks ground on Fairfield senior living facility
What began with a single senior center in Danbury continues to expand in Fairfield County as construction of Maplewood Senior Living’s latest 93,000-square-foot facility is underway in Fairfield.
Representatives of the Westport-based company and officials from Fairfield broke ground Wednesday at the site where Maplewood at Southport is set to open, celebrating another development project since the company started more than 10 years ago.
When it opens in spring 2019, it will be Maplewood’s seventh senior home to open in Connecticut, since CEO Gregory Smith started the business with his Maplewood at Danbury facility at 22 Hospital Ave.
Since then, the upscale senior living company has opened locations in Bethel, Darien, East Norwalk, Newtown and Orange while also expanding into Massachusetts, New York and Ohio.
“I’m excited for the seniors in Fairfield and Southport and to be able to provide them with some additional options,” Smith said. “It’s a good feeling to know that you’re bringing well-needed services to the community, and we’re excited about the prospects of the project and what that means for the town of Fairfield.”
The development is on a 27-acre parcel just off Interstate 95 at 917 Mill Hill Terrace.
Norwalk-based architecture firm Stein Troost is taking point on the building designs, with a variety of local contractors working on the project.
Ten acres of the project will be devoted to the 98-unit facility, which will house an array of amenities, including spacious lounges, a bar, bistro and dining areas, and more.
The remaining acreage will be converted into courtyard spaces and outdoor trails for residents, with a pond covering 4 acres of the site. “We’re taking advantage of the size of that particular parcel to be able to offer not only internal amenity packages, but also a lot of external amenities, as well,” Smith said. “We’re looking to preserve as much of the land as we can. We’re looking to create a beautiful landscape environment over 10 acres of landscaping that is going to be done.”
Like other senior homes owned by Maplewood, the Southport location will offer assisted living and memory care services.
Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau was among the officials who attended the groundbreaking ceremony.
“I see this a very important addition to our community,” Tetreau said. “We’ve got an aging population, and we’re looking for ways to help people stay in Fairfield if they choose but also stay close to their family members. … I’ve lost my two parents within the last few years, and I know they needed extra help at the end of their life, and a facility like this would’ve been very beneficial to them.” CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE