State Awards Regional Government Council Grant for Snow Plow Study in Ridgefield

Ridgefield, CT — The Office of Dannel Malloy announced Friday that the Western CT Council of Governments will receive a grant of $254,782 for a snow plow routing study and development for the region it serves which includes Ridgefield.

The study would find the optimal route for snow plows and disseminate that information to participating municipalities.

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A total of $4.3 million in funding is being awarded to nine regional councils of government and a regional economic district to assist towns and cities throughout the state in reducing costs through grants, Malloy's office stated.

"In this new economic reality, it is crucial that we remain steadfast in our commitment to improve and streamline the way that government works at every level," Governor Malloy said. "These grants will encourage municipalities and regions to rethink the way they provide local services - resulting in more efficiencies and smaller costs for taxpayers."

"Regionalization of services is not only cost-effective and economical, it is smart policy," OPM Secretary Ben Barnes said. "As we continue to make difficult decisions about funding services at the state level, we must support municipalities and regions that are coming together to coordinate and provide important services to residents while saving taxpayer dollars."

Read the full list of recipients here.

The Western Connecticut Council of Government represents the following towns:

• Bethel
• Bridgewater
• Brookfield
• Danbury
• Darien
• Greenwich
• New Canaan
• New Fairfield
• New Milford
• Newtown
• Norwalk
• Redding
• Ridgefield
• Sherman
• Stamford
• Weston
• Westport
• Wilton

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