What's Happening in Norwich, CT…

Next Tuesday, May 21, Norwich's neighboring town Griswold will vote on three projects that will cost a total of over $15m in bonds.

The first project is building a larger senior center to replace the current overcrowded one, expected to cost $7.6 million. The second is lengthening the Route 164 water line and the sewer lines alongside Route 164 and Route 201, and is set to cost $6.07 million. The final project is establishing natural gas as the energy source for Griswold's three schools, which is estimated to cost $1.56m.

The Board of Education quickly agreed to the new energy source at and additional public hearing last Tuesday, May 7. Town officials must authorize the projects before it can be voted upon. For many months, officials have specified details and tried to create support for each project.

The senior center will go from 3,800 square feet to 15,000 square feet and will sit on 2.3 acres upon Taylor Hill Road, close to the senior housing complex McCluggage Manor. The new Route 164 sewer and water lines would run past Exit 22 on Interstate 395 along many sites that are planned to become housing complexes and commercial development.

Project managers in favor of such projects often use a poster printing company to explain the benefits of them to the town using clear imagery and information.