Lawmakers, business leaders discuss transportation challenges, state budget concerns
MERIDEN — Thomas Welsh, president of Meriden Economic Development Corporation, took advantage of a networking opportunity Friday and asked state Sen. Len Suzio for help solving transportation challenges for local students and in building a fund for economic development.
“It’s easier to go from Meriden to New Haven, or Meriden to Hartford or Meriden to New Britain, including the existing bus routes, than to go from Meriden to Middletown,” Welsh said at a legislative roundtable hosted by the Midstate Chamber of Commerce. “There is a real transportation problem in Meriden, which is part of the Middlesex Community College problem. We’re working on those things.”
The community college has scaled back night classes and other course offerings at its Meriden branch in recent years, forcing more students to travel to the main campus in Middletown. Some students have complained that they can’t always rely on public transportation, especially at night.
Suzio, a Republican from Meriden, and other area lawmakers met with members of the business and non-profit communities at Il Monticello.
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