New features mean more knowledge

I have just heard two bits of bad news from one of our council members.

First, the magic elevator to mayor land has hit a major snag. During the construction process an underground oil tank, which apparently no one knew about, was found. A very expensive and arguably unnecessary elevator for the mayor could be turning the town hall into a Superfund cleanup site before our eyes. UPDATE: I’m told that the tank had been remediated and filled with concrete prior to being lost form knowledge. Thank goodness.

Second, the lone elevator at town hall has been taken offline making the majority of the building handicap inaccessible. This means that town council and other meetings are inaccessible. Let’s hope the elevator comes back online shortly. Update: The Courant reports the elevator is closed through Tuesday.

In other news WordPress has added new functionality, polls. This creates a new opportunity to gauge the political demographic of the readers here. Here are a couple of Pre-November polls for you.

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Also, thanks the the East Hartford Resident’s Blog for spreading the fundraiser message.