Elsa Peterson Obuchowski

NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk City Council Ordinance Committee on Tuesday advanced a proposal to formally establish a council representative on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), following voter approval of a related charter change in the 2025 election. The committee voted unanimously to send to a public hearing an ordinance creating a City Council-appointed, nonvoting ex officio member on the BET, along with an alternate.

NORWALK, Conn. — A new sensor installed in Norwalk Harbor at Manresa Wilds is giving scientists a closer look at how water levels change across the city — data that could help better understand localized flooding risks. Last month, NancyOnNorwalk reported that scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in partnership with Manresa Wilds, installed the sensor to monitor water levels and track tides. Here’s how the system works, what it measures, and why it matters for Norwalk.

Every time you drive through Norwalk, your car may be recorded and stored in a system you have probably never seen and may not fully understand. In July 2025, the Norwalk Common Council approved a two-year contract with Flock Safety to install license plate reader cameras across the city. That contract runs through August 2027. Today, there are 11 cameras placed at key intersections, collecting data as people move through our community. In recent weeks, I tried to learn more about this system.