A partnership between Cheshire, Southington and Meriden has saved the three towns considerable money on water treatment supplies and officials said it could become even more important as they face an onslaught of federal mandates.

A segment of “Empowering Connecticut” features Cheshire and its efforts in energy conservation. The Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge is featured within this report as one of the town’s newest initiatives. The show will air on June 23 at 8:30 p.m.

Until the Cheshire Board of Education formally votes on a new turf field and bids are received for the project, it appears the Town Council will not accept a state grant which is expected to fund more than 60 percent of the work. Council Chairman Tim Slocum, who stated he is in favor of the
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