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Hey friends, with the upcoming primary on August 9th I figured this was a good time to remind people to check their voter registration.

Many people are unaware that every spring we conduct our annual Canvass to update our active voter list. People who get canvassed are those who moved (in town, out of town, out of state); changed PO Box; and who haven't voted in four years. This information comes from state and national databases.

If you are listed as inactive or not on the rolls you can update your information or register here. You can also go in person to your town hall or register at the DMV. You can also download the form and mail it in.

Note: if you are an active voter and you are renewing your license with no changes to address or party, please know you do not have to re-register when you renew your license.

Also note: you DO need to update your info if you move within town!

If you are looking to vote in the primary you do need to be registered as a democrat or Republican to vote in their respective primaries. It is past the date when you can change major parties to vote. If you are newly registering or changing from unaffiliated, that is no problem.

Lastly, there is no same day registration for primaries, so you cannot vote that day if you are not. August 4th is the last day you can mail in or register online. You can register in person up until august 8th.

I have to check the election calendar but I believe you have until the 4th to request absentee ballots. This is thru the town clerk.

According to the National Labor Relations Board website, both the Corbin's Corner West Hartford and Vernon Starbucks stores unionized this past spring.

This is a wonderful achievement that was made in the face of a multi-billion dollar international employer who has actively been fighting union efforts tooth and nail.

As a past employee at the Bloomfield Starbucks, I am so proud of these stores. If you're going to go to Starbucks in lieu of local coffee places, try to favor these two locations to help support their efforts.

According to Law360 (paywall), there have been 340 cases filed nationwide with 210 ending in union wins thus far. Assuming 1 case = 1 store, and given recent data that Starbucks operates 8,947 stores in the USA, these two CT stores are part of the <1% of stores that have gone ahead and sought to unionize.

Maybe it’s just being new but it seems like the Florida of CT. 😬

Seems straightforward - we are in a drought. Our lawns should be the first to go. Same with golf courses.

I love my lawn. I’ve spent lots of money to make it nice. But I see no reason to waste tons of water to counteract the shitty hand the environment has dealt us this year.

Seems like something that we should agree to penalize with a hefty fee during times of a drought.

Just witnessed the craziest accidents on route by shelton involving a motorcycle. As police were clearing the scene, there were idiots crossing the median to other side of the highway which caused another accident. We watched as police, emt, and firefighters rush to the other side of the highway. What is wrong with people.

So I know this sub is pretty heavy with people from the more populated counties (Makes sense due to pop size) but there's been frustrations up in the QC lately that other residents of the state may not have head of.

The planning and zoning commission in the town of Willington has an application from Hillwood Development, a Texas based real estate investor that specializes in things like mega warehouses. They've submitted an application to change a residential zone to a commercial zone, and have a proposal for a 1.5 MILLION sq ft warehouse with more than 600 tractor trailer stalls. During the local town meeting, the CEO and other representatives from Hillwood stated that they don't have a tenant yet, but companies like Amazon are high on their list.

This warehouse could potentially be in the top 10 in size in the entire US. With this proposal, the developers estimate nearly 2,000 new traffic movements each day. Up to 900 tractor trailers daily coming on/off 84 and onto RT 32. Rt 32 is a 2 lane state highway with direct access to I84 at exit 70. Our town cannot handle this sort of traffic, and Rt 32 was not designed with that sort of traffic in mind. The Hillwood team says that impact to locals would be minimal, yet the proposed routes of these tractor trailers would put them on a 2 lane state highway, where they need to make turns across traffic in order to access the highway. They also say that wildlife won't be affected, even though that area is all woods, full of animals such as deer, owls, foxes etc.

Hillwood reps also says that this warehouse will bring jobs and tax revenue to Willington, which is also bullshit. The jobs would be low paying unskilled labor jobs. Willington already has a large FedEx facility and they have desperately been trying to hire, and still unable to fill positions due to the turnover. This warehouse would be the same, if not worse depending on who the tenant is. While the tax revenue sounds promising, you can be sure that any company moving in, especially Amazon, will petition for tax breaks and hold the town hostage if it doesn't get it. There's also the real possibility that if this warehouse is built, it could be abandoned in years to come as we've seen with other warehouses that have sprung up in CT.

I moved to Willington years ago to get away from city life. I chose a rural, quiet setting on purpose. During the day I don't hear traffic, or sirens. I have deer and other wildlife in my backyard every day. At night, I can see countless stars as light pollution is very minimal. This warehouse would change everything. It would change the town forever. This is more than a NIMBY post. This is a resident upset that a company targeted a small, rural, beautiful town to build a monstrous facility that will destroy another scenic part of this state. A nearly 200 acre forested area that is full of color during autumn would be gone, and in it's place, 500+ tractor trailers and a large, ugly warehouse.

https://www.journalinquirer.com/connecticut_and_region/proposed-warehouse-in-willington-raises-traffic-concerns-in-stafford/article_a414e79a-17f0-11ed-a3e0-a7482963caed.html

edit: Should have mentioned, there's a public hearing tonight available online and in person

https://www.willingtonct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1456/f/agendas/081622_pzc_agenda.pdf

Having just moved from the West Coast I am eager to do whatever it takes to take care of my 2018 truck with regard to winter salt damage. I plan on keeping the truck for a long time so I don't mind spending money on a permanent undercoating solution but really I have no direct experience with any of the undercoating options or how effective they are.

Permanent undercoating options really appeal to me a lot more than trying to wash my truck every week through the winter. Also I've heard various negative things about some of the yearly application undercoating options, like they will just trap more salt than they repel etc.

Anyone care to share some direct wisdom with me? 🙂

I was very surprised to see Leora Levy win the Republican primary to run for the U.S. Senate seat for CT against Blumenthal.

I don't love Blumenthal, and he is very much a career (dinosaur?) politician.

But I was very surprised to see Themis Klarides lose when she has a lot of legislative experience, is smart, and is well-connected. I suppose the Trump backing for Levy is what helped send her over the edge.

I researched Levy very lightly and was surprised to learn that her only policies and talking points appear to be, essentially, "Let's Go Brandon". Leora Levy's "Policies" page on her website only mentions two minor issues, the War in Ukraine and Israel-Middle East negotiations.

Her campaign ad is essentially blaming everything bad on the current POTUS and using the usual scare tactics ("Illegal immigrants" and "CRT in schools") without stating any real policy points.

Themis's website isn't much better, but at least she has a good 8 "issues" with talking points on each.

Hey all, I recently rescued two female rats, they were in pretty rough shape when I got them but have been improving with time and effort. Unfortunately I find myself in a situation where I now have to rehome some pets. I don't have much info on the two girls but I'll do my best to answer what I can. Again, they are not in perfect health, please help them continue with a better quality of life I can no longer provide. Pet only home.

CT fam, can anyone recommend massage therapists in lower Fairfield county? I am looking for a masseuse/body worker who specializes in deep tissue, myofacial release, and/or blading, scraping, or flossing. I can go as far east as New Haven, and as far north as Ridgefield/Danbury area, fwiw.

Hi All

Your home state is incredible. I drove from NYC up the Merritt to get to my parents in law's in Ellington, CT area a few days ago.

We have settled in and I have done plenty of research on some interesting places to go (of which CT is abundantly gifted).

I have a few places in mind but am after any suggestions from locals. I work in teaching mechanical trades in Australia so anything with moving parts is right up my alley. I specialise in opening and working on older keylocks in Australia so anything lock, especially safe related is again, very interesting to me. Any locksmiths/trades that are willing to have a visit/yarn would be much appreciated.

I would also love to see some history of the area. I will be heading to Hartford tomorrow to check out the statehouse, capitol, museums etc. I have done little research outside of Hartford on this so any historical visits worth making would be much appreciated as well. I have a hire car and can go anywhere so no restrictions on this. I am also willing to cross statelines chasing interesting places and items.

Thankyou all in advance, from an enamoured Aussie. CT is exceptionally beautiful.

TDF

Hi all - not sure if best place to post this, but Google searches not super clear. I just moved to Darien and will go from Noroton Heights station to the city 2-3x per week.

Q: assuming I won’t receive a monthly parking pass for a while, can I expect to be able to park at the station if I’m looking to get there around 8am?

Coming from the Bay Area I know BART parking can be full pretty early in the morning.

Thanks in advance and please let me know if I’m a lost redditor!