CT DEEP Seeks Homeowner Feedback on Unwanted Paint

CTLCV supported Senate Bill 828 this year to start a new paint reclamation program in Connecticut.  The bill, which was championed by Representative Patricia Widlitz, was passed by both houses of the General Assembly, signed by the Governor on June 3, 2011, and is now codified as Public Act 11-24.

In beginning to implement the new act, the newly renamed Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is conducting a survey on how much unwanted paint Connecticut homeowners have.

This very short survey is accessed on-line http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JY9282P
Please share this link or post it on your own website to help DEEP gather responses.

For more info about Product Stewardship: Managing Unwanted Paint, visit http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2708&q=449248&nav_GID=1763.

Should Connecticut Complete Route 11? (Continued)

With the recent announcement by Governor Malloy, US Representative Joe Courtney and ConnDOT on the decision to fund a $5 million feasibility study to complete Route 11 in southeastern Connecticut, the CTLCV Education Fund has asked both sides of the issue to weigh in.  This project has been studied for decades and the environmental and economic impacts are significant. 

We previously posted positions on both sides of the debate click here:  Route 11 Debate. 

Now you can read the rebuttals:  Rebuttal to opposition’s points by those supporting the Route 11 Extension, by David Bingham, MD and Rebuttal to supporter’s points by those opposing the Route 11 Extension, by Ryan Lynch.

For questions, contact Kirsten Griebel at kirsten.griebel@ctlcv.org or 860.236.5442.

http://www.conservationeducation.org/uploads/6/2/0/1/6201942/rte_11_debate_june_3_update.pdf