City officials interested in revitalizing the downtown should explore a formal economic analysis of the city's center, former Congressman James Maloney said recently.
Maloney, president and chief executive officer of Connecticut Institute for Communities, made the proposal Thursday during a meeting of the Danbury Main Street Partnership, a group of city officials and stake holders who are charged with revitalizing the city's center.
"The issue in my mind is that the economics of growth need to be evaluated," Maloney said during the meeting.
"We need to look at both incentives and disincentives that exist concerning growth in the downtown."
The last time a similar economic analysis had been done in the city was in the mid-1990s, according to Planning and Zoning Director Dennis Elpern.
That study, he said, encompassed the entire city and was not focused on the city's core.
Maloney said the partnership could develop a scope for the project before issuing a request for proposals.
Hiring a professional firm to conduct such a study, he added, could cost around $50,000.
While I respect former Congressman Maloney, the LAST thing we need is another study/suurvey that will be ignored by elected officials.
What's needed is not another study or survey but new leadership at City Hall that actually cares about downtown as opposed to the westside section of the city.
Want to revitilize downtown Danbury, get rid of the dishonest mayor who turned a once vibrant downtown into a wasteland.
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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.
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.
