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Hartford mayor vows housing, safety and universal childcare initiatives in State of the City
Summary
Mayor Arunag Aralapala used his State of the City address at Hartford Stage to pledge new investments in violence prevention, small-business lending and housing; he announced a $4 million Neighborhood Homes pilot and said Hartford aims to become Connecticut's first city to offer universal childcare.
Mayor Arunag Aralapala delivered his third State of the City address at Hartford Stage, urging residents to unite after recent deaths in the city and laying out a package of initiatives aimed at public safety, housing and early-childhood care.
At the outset of his remarks, Aralapala named Edward Walker and Steven Jones and said their "lives mattered," calling for a transparent process and accountability in the investigations into the tragedies. He acknowledged community grief and anger and said the city would pursue answers through established procedures.
The mayor framed public safety broadly, saying it includes prevention, education and health supports as well as traditional law enforcement. "We created the city's very first Office of Violence Prevention," Aralapala said, and described a hospital-based violence intervention program that connected a…
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