5 Things To Know In Hartford: Council Hearing On Edge 400 Tax Deal, Fall Paving And More

HARTFORD, CT — The Hartford City Council holds a public hearing Monday on a tax-fixing agreement for the Edge 400 housing project, a 20-unit mixed-income development on Edwards Street and a street honoring former Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey; fall paving continues, and the Historic Preservation Commission takes up a major addition on Broad Street.

Here are five things to know about life around Hartford this week:

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1. Council Hearing On Edge 400 Tax Deal, Edwards Street Housing
When: Monday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. (virtual)
Where: Online; City Council offices at City Hall, 550 Main St.
What to know: The City Council holds a virtual public hearing on several items it referred on Oct. 13, according to the council agenda. They include a 15-year tax-fixing agreement, with two five-year renewal options, for the Edge 400 project at 338 New Park Ave., which would add 64 affordable apartments in Parkville; a development agreement and ground lease with VASE Management LLC for two city-owned lots at 98 and 104 Edwards St., where the company proposes a 20-unit mixed-income building next to a six-family house it renovated; and naming the corner of Garden and Ashley streets Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey Way. Kirkley-Bey, a former city councilwoman and state representative from 1993 to 2013, was the first woman of color appointed deputy majority leader of the state House, according to the resolution.
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2. Fall Milling And Paving Continues
When: Through Nov. 15; days 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., nights 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays
Where: Citywide; questions to Hartford 311, 550 Main St.
What to know: The city's 2026 milling and paving program runs through Nov. 15, according to the city. Daytime work covers streets including South Marshall, Hawthorne, Marshall, Laurel, Case, Sherman and Lorraine streets and part of Farmington Avenue; nighttime work covers Central Row and American Row, Market Street, Chapel Street, parts of Talcott, Temple and Trumbull streets and the Trumbull Street bridge. Drivers parked in a driveway inside a nighttime work zone should move their cars before work starts, and owners of heated driveways, irrigation systems or underground dog fencing near the curb should contact the city. Schedules can shift with weather, traffic, and utility work.
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3. Preservation Commission Takes Up Broad Street Addition
When: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 4 p.m. (virtual)
Where: Online; Planning Division, 260 Constitution Plaza
What to know: The Historic Preservation Commission's continued hearings include a proposal to add three stories to a two-story section and four stories to a one-story section of 1055 Broad St. in the Frog Hollow Historic District, and porch restoration and structural changes at 105 Spring St., a National Register property owned by Shelter for Women, according to its agenda. New cases include porch, window, door and stair replacements and retaining walls at 896 and 906 Park St., replacing slate siding with vinyl at 33 Madison St., and new signs on Pratt Street.
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4. Council Committees Meet Virtually
When: Monday, Oct. 19 (Operations, Management, Budget & Government Accountability, special); Tuesday, Oct. 20 (Planning, Economic Development & Housing)
Where: Online; City Council offices at City Hall, 550 Main St.
What to know: Two City Council committees meet virtually this week, according to the council's meeting portal. Agendas had not been posted as of Thursday, Oct. 15.
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5. Commission On The Status Of Hartford Women Regroups
When: Monday, Oct. 19, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Office of Equity and Opportunity, City Hall, 550 Main St.
What to know: The Permanent Commission on the Status of Hartford Women will hear updates from Director of Equity and Opportunity Courtney Massenberg and discuss reconnecting with the commission's vision and purpose, strategies to recruit new commissioners, and open leadership roles, according to its agenda.
More information here.