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Veteran housing classification, sewer rehab and flood‑insurance urged during public comment
Summary
A veteran advocate asked the council to classify veterans as a protected group for public housing set‑asides and to press the state and federal government for sewer rehabilitation and flood‑insurance programs; speakers said funds are available but action is needed to secure them.
Bridget Prince, a veteran and Hartford resident, urged the City Council to pursue three priorities: add veterans as a classification in public‑housing regulations, require developers receiving public funds to set aside units for veterans, and push state and federal leaders to pursue infrastructure funds for sewer rehabilitation and flood mitigation.
Prince said she had received correspondence from a state legislator, Senator Martha Markey (referred to in testimony as the…
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