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Council approves utility relocation, marketing contract and police-vehicle funding; Veolia awarded work for Fort Trumbull waterline
Summary
The City Council approved a not-to-exceed $210,000 budget to relocate a waterline and conduit supporting Fort Trumbull/fishing-fleet redevelopment, approved a fiscal-year contract with local marketing partner Quinn & Harry, and amended and passed an ordinance to purchase and outfit three police cruisers (final appropriation $81,887).
The New London City Council approved three separate items on July 21 affecting utilities, city marketing and public safety equipment.
Waterline relocation and utilities: The council approved a not-to-exceed budget of $210,000 to relocate a waterline and conduit serving the Fort Trumbull/wharf area so that redevelopment and fishing-fleet infrastructure projects can proceed. The relocation work is framed as necessary to support public and private redevelopment at the elbow pier and to provide permanent public utilities access to the wharf. The city will use the existing contract with Veolia (the city's water and wastewater operator) to perform the work under the contract provisions that allow Veolia to execute certain public-utility projects directly. Council discussion noted the amount is a conservative estimate for budgeting; staff said the work will remain city property and that the project is tied to a $3,000,000 grant for fishing-fleet infrastructure.
Quinn & Harry contract: The council approved a contract for fiscal year 2026 with communications/marketing partner Quinn & Harry. Councilors and the mayor described Quinn & Harry as the city's primary communications and tourism-marketing partner, credited with helping create a downtown brand, web content and a new promotional video funded in part by a CT tourism grant. The contract passed on the consent agenda.
Police vehicles: The council passed an ordinance (roll-call vote) to appropriate funds to purchase and outfit three police cruisers. Councilors amended the figure on the floor to add upfitting costs that had been omitted from the original calculation; the amended total appropriation was $81,887. A roll-call vote recorded seven yes votes and the ordinance passed. Councilors explained the department had shifted to purchasing used vehicles and that local dealerships were consulted; staff said the vehicles available were limited and the selected dealer supplied the needed units.
Councilors moved, debated and approved these items on voice and roll-call votes. City staff said the Veolia work uses existing contract language enabling the city to retain Veolia for utility projects without a separate public bid process.
