Council approves grants totaling about $784,000 and confirms several appointments
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Summary
Hartford City Council added supplemental items to the agenda and approved consent items including a $147,725 Trees for Communities grant and a $636,205 grant for dock repairs, confirmed multiple appointments to advisory boards and the Zoning Board of Appeals, and authorized a commemorative street sign honoring Detective Robert "Bobby" Garton.
The Hartford City Council on Nov. 10 approved several consent and committee items, accepting two grants, confirming appointments, and authorizing a commemorative street sign.
On the consent calendar the council approved acceptance of a $147,725 grant awarded to the City of Hartford Department of Public Works by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection under the Trees for Communities program. The council also approved acceptance of a $636,205 grant to repair and replace docks at two Connecticut River locations, Riverside Park and Mortenson Plaza, for work during 2025–2026.
The council confirmed Don Merritt to the Hartford Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission and confirmed Leon Stapleton and Leah Reyes to the Zoning Board of Appeals. The council also approved a commemorative street sign to be placed on High Street at the City of Hartford Public Safety Complex in honor of Detective Robert "Bobby" Garton.
Council received related committee reports from the Public Works, Parks, Recreation & Environment Committee and the Planning, Economic Development & Housing Committee and referred several items to committees for further consideration, including recommendations from the Capital Region East Coast Greenway Study and a property purchase at 341–345 Main Street. A public hearing on that property purchase was scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 at 7 p.m.
All consent and received items were adopted by roll call during the Nov. 10 meeting as recorded in the transcript.
