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Council approves two Fair Rent Commission appointments and $1,723 for animal shelter; residents raise dumping and sewer concerns

West Haven City Council · May 7, 2026
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Summary

At the May 11 meeting the council approved appointments of Sonia Y. Bacote and Mason C. Smith to the Fair Rent Commission, accepted $1,723 in animal-shelter donations and heard several public comments about dumping behind the Bloom Street pump station and the availability of on-site sewer drawings.

The West Haven City Council on May 11 approved two mayoral appointments to the Fair Rent Commission, accepted a committee recommendation to deposit $1,723 in donations to the animal-shelter account and heard multiple residents raise neighborhood concerns about dumping and the availability of sewer drawings.

Appointments and donations: The council's personnel committee recommended and the full council approved Sonia Y. Bacote to the Fair Rent Commission and Mason C. Smith to the panel of alternates; both appointments are effective immediately with terms expiring April 30, 2028. The finance committee recommended — and the…

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