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Mayor says church spire poses immediate public-safety hazard; city to fence and seek emergency contracts

New London City Council · November 18, 2025
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Mayor Michael Passaro told the council that engineering reports show structural instability in the Second Congregational Church spire, that the city will install a safety fence, publish detour routes and bring contract estimates to the next meeting for stabilization work.

Mayor Michael Passaro told the council that engineers had identified a collapse zone around the spire of Second Congregational Church and that the city could no longer wait for the owner to make repairs. He said the city will establish a construction fence and detour traffic around a major intersection and that contracts with engineers and…

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