Senator Dodd is working to strengthen and improve Connecticut and to make a real difference in people’s lives. Here are some examples of the investments Senator Dodd has been able to secure for Middlesex County.

Appropriations | Senator Dodd in Middlesex County

Homeland Security

$2,304,189 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, awards made possible by the FIRE Act of 2000, a law authored by Senator Dodd that gives local fire departments the ability to purchase new equipment, hire new personnel, and initiate education and training programs.

Transportation

$57,500,000 in FY 2005 for improvements to the I-95 corridor in Connecticut. This funding will be used by the Connecticut Department of Transportation for projects such as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven, widening I-95 between Branford and North Stonington, and safety improvements in Fairfield County.

$11,050,000 since FY 2005 for the city of Middletown to construct a new intermodal transportation facility in downtown.

$8,000,000 in FY 2005 for the construction of a new parking garage in downtown Middletown.

$3,000,000 in FY 2004 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to purchase new buses for use statewide.

$3,000,000 in FY 2004 for the Town of East Haddam to improve pedestrian transportation facilities in the town center.

$500,000 in FY 2006 for the construction of access roads associated with a new business park in Cromwell.

Education

$800,000 since FY 2004 for the Connecticut State University Teacher Training Initiative. This effort involves training future teachers who will work in Connecticut public school systems. The goal is to reduce an expected shortage of teachers in the coming years.

Social Services

$400,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies’ Employment Success Program, a statewide initiative that works in 90 locations with low-income Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) recipients to find sustainable and permanent employment in the Connecticut job market.

Law Enforcement

$1,000,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut State Police to upgrade communications and criminal tracking technology that can be used in conjunction with municipal police department resources.

Environment

$2,300,000 since FY 2004 for conservation activities in Long Island Sound as authorized by the Long Island Sound Restoration Act of 2000.

$1,800,000 in FY 2006 for the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge North Cove Harbor in Old Saybrook, thus ensuring the harbor’s ability to handle commercial and recreational traffic safely.

$1,200,000 since FY 2004 for the University of Connecticut to monitor the health of Connecticut’s coast along Long Island Sound.

$1,200,000 since FY 2004 for the town of East Hampton to expand its municipal water system to residential properties on which well water is unsuitable for human consumption.

$750,000 since FY 2004 for the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake routine conservation activities in Long Island Sound.

$225,000 in FY 2006 for the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake the dredging of Clinton Harbor, thus ensuring the harbor’s ability to handle commercial and recreational traffic safely.

Senator Dodd in Middlesex County

• Dodd spoke at the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce's monthly breakfast ...read more
• Senator Dodd celebreated Nathan Hale's 250th Birthday at the Nathan Hale Elementary School in East Haddam.
• Senator Chris Dodd visited Cromwell High School to promote teen driving safety and the Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STAND UP) Act in May 2005.
• Senator Dodd presented the keynote address at the Annual Connecticut Education Representative Assembly in Cromwell in May 2005.
• Senator Dodd celebrateed the opening of the refurbished Green Street Arts Center in Middletown in November 2004.