As it did last year, rain sent wine tasters inside to the Senior Center in downtown Meriden, as it did last year, spirits were not dampened (yes, that’s a pun) at all as a festive crowd enjoyed sampling a fine variety of vintages. Maybe some year we’ll have dry weather, but it’s not essential.
A public hearing in Meriden for folks to voice concern over Factory H and its demolition was informative for those who came. It also moves this process along so that in a near future, this eyesore will be gone. We wish, though, that instead of rubble at least some dirt and grass could be spread over whatever is left: it looks better.
A good many new Connecticut laws come into effect tomorrow, October 1, as designated when they were enacted. Some new rules are worthy additions, others less effective. Only trouble is that it can be hard to tell until afterwards.
While it’s sensible to make sure that solar panels, either free-standing or incorporated into the integument of roofing materials actually does save money, surely Wallingford’s school system cannot be the first place where such scientific evidence could be collected. And then there’s always an issue with how much savings or how much cost is enough to justify the step.
Southington is considering tax abatements for hotels in the hope of keeping them current and attractive and, hence, well-occupied. It may work out.
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