Ellington Resident Cited For 'Patience' In Foundation Repair Crisis

ELLINGTON, CT — An Ellington home damaged in Connecticut's crumbling foundation crisis has been fixed and it marks the 600th repair accomplished through a state program.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) Wednesday joined Michael Maglaras, the superintendent of the Connecticut Foundations Solutions Indemnity Company and Gov. Ned Lamont in announcing the repairs. The CFSIC was officially launched on Jan., 2019. The 600th repair was at the home of Anna Hyde in Ellington.

Maglaras said Hyde applied to the program in August 2019 and was "very patient with this process."

Maglaras added, "This is an important day in the history of CFSIC, and for Anna, and an important day for all the victims of the crumbling foundations natural disaster."

Hyde said she appreciated Maglaras calling her personally to offer congratulations.

"I have to say that the Superintendent and his whole team, particularly my wonderful claim adjuster Nicole Carrozza, made this process seamless and a happy one for me. I am so grateful to the State of Connecticut and to CFSIC."

Thousands of foundations in Connecticut have been affected by a bad batch of concrete from a quarry in Stafford. The culprit is the mineral pyrrhotite, which expands when exposed to water and oxygen, causing concrete containing it to swell and crack.

The 200-repair mark was hit two years ago.

"When the crumbling foundations crisis burst in 2016, the milestone of repairing 600 homes seemed beyond reach," Courtney said. "The General Assembly, Governor Lamont and CFSIC deserve great credit for taking bold action to provide direct funding to homeowners and communities."

Courtney said that, to date, CFSIC has paid out nearly $100 million in foundation remediations, as well as reimbursements for work already performed.

CFSIC officials estimated that they will reach the 1,000th home in the next 18 months. CFSIC has heard from more than 2,200 claimants since its launch in 2019.

To learn more about CFSIC, click here.