Connecticut leaders tackle flooding issues at Housatonic River

 

First Selectmen and Mayors from towns along the Housatonic River including left to right: Bill Davidson of Brookfield, George Temple of Oxford, Kurt Miller of Seymour, Ed Edelson of Southbury and Pat Murphy of New Milford met in the Oxford Town Hall meeting room to discuss flooding issues along the river with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Mara Lavitt/Register

By Phyllis Swebilius
Register Staff
OXFORD — A brainstorming session Monday on Housatonic River flooding with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and representatives of eight municipalities brought new ideas for the future.
Municipal leaders from old Milford to New Milford and beyond presented their concerns on what Blumenthal defined as a regional problem.
Even those communities not directly on the river are affected by flooding, when power is lost or roads are closed, one official said.
“We’re all affected by flooding or by drought,” Blumenthal said after the meeting. “We need to work on a bipartisan basis.”

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