Last night, members of the Danbury City Council approved the selling of the old police headquarters, and tow buildings (one across the street from the old station at 116 Main Street and one on 6 Boughton Street) to Union Savings Bank.
The 2.3 million dollar deal paves the way for Union Savings and a second partner (Connecticut Institute for Communities Inc) to build a new branch, community health center, a senior housing at the locations given that certain conditions are met.
From last night, here's video footage of the deliberation of the transaction between the city council and representatives for Union Savings Bank and the Connecticut Institute for Communities Inc.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.