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In accordance with the requirements of the CT DEEP General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, residents of the Town of Newington are hereby informed that a draft pdf of the 2025 MS4 Stormwater Annual Report. The report summarizes municipal stormwater compliance activities conducted within the Town of Newington during calendar year 2025, and is curently posted on the Town website for a forty-five day public review and comment period prior to the draft being finalized and submitted electronically to the CT DEEP on or before April 01, 2026. 

Residents are hereby encouraged to review the report and submit written comments between February 15, 2026 and March 31, 2026. 

All comments should be addressed to Chris Zibbideo at 860-665-8570 or czibbideo@newingtonct.gov. 

Printed copies can be found in the Town Engineer’s office at 200 Garfield St. or online at  NPDES Phase II MS4 Stormwater Plan | Newington, CT.

As part of the Town’s Garfield Street project the four crab apple trees along the front of the municipal lot will be removed and the new replacement dogwood trees have already been planted.  Additional trees will be planted along the other side of the street in the spring to replace the pines previously removed.

State Project No. 0093-0251– Route 175 (Cedar Street) Sidewalk Installation 

Construction of a 5' wide concrete sidewalk along the north side of Route 175 (Cedar Street)  from Fenn Rd to Old Farm Dr/Maple Hill Avenue is anticipated to begin in Spring of 2026. Please visit our Town of Newington Engineering page for more information. 

Members of the public may submit comments and questions by Wednesday, May 14, 2025, to Devin.Racicot@ct.gov or (860) 594-2735. Please reference Project No. 0093-0251 in the email or voice mail.