Ryan Healey

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    91 4th Street Ansonia, Connecticut - Ansonia

    It appears in the last couple of weeks the Connecticut Post has decided to stop mailing the sales flyers they usually do weekly and instead is tossing them onto lawns, driveways and sidewalks using delivery people of some sort.

    While I suspect this is to save postage, my street has orange bags on sidewalks in front of vacant homes, on people's lawns, in their driveways unnoticed, in the street, on sidewalks in front of rental homes where no one looks for "mail", etc.

    Do we have a way to stop the Connecticut Post from littering weekly? I am sure saving money is wonderful but cluttering Ansonia (and probably other towns) by throwing bags all over the streets clearly many don't want or don't notice has to be violating a law somewhere.

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    99 Division Street Ansonia, Connecticut - Derby

    Many years ago, I know the section of Division Street from Atwater to Pershing was rebuilt and widened. Sadly, the work done was insufficient and now motorists must suffer daily with dangerous traffic backups at the intersection of Atwater and Division that officials in both Derby and Ansonia should ALREADY be on top of! However, I see no sign of it.

    It may be a State road (legally) and perhaps when the work was done there was an assumption that by now the long promised Southbound Route 8 exit ramp at Pershing would be constructed and open taking a ton of traffic out of that residential neighborhood.

    Sadly, here we are in 2016 and the state continues to "study" the addition of this much needed ramp. So, vehicles wishing to get to the Pershing and Division commercial district (which is MUCH larger than it was a decade ago) have to get off Seymour Avenue (Exit 17) and make their way down a RESIDENTIAL portion of Atwater to get to Division. (I would HATE to live there)

    What we are left with is car piling up on top of the hill all day. The green light at Cumberland Farms is not long enough to clear the entire cue so it can take 2-3 cycles to get all the cars lined up through the intersection at Pershing. BAD.

    Also, there is no right turn lane onto Pershing so those wanting to turn right have to wait in line behind those who wish to continue on Division. BAD AGAIN.

    Third, people turning right on Division feel the need to often STOP and look down towards CVS before turning even though they have a green light. This causes half the cars that could get through the intersection to be able to before the light turns red again. BAD A THIRD TIME.

    I realize the real solution to this is to get the state working on the Northbound Pershing ramp but that is still many years away.

    What can be done NOW? Can the State be ask to lengthen the green signal at Pershing at certain times of the day (7-9 am and 4-6pm) so the "pileup" can be reduced?

    People often get stuck in the middle of the Atwater/Division intersection and someone is going to get killed.

  • 123 Main Street Ansonia, Connecticut - Ansonia

    Having been in Ansonia for about 3 years now I shake my head every time there is a holiday on a Monday and await the stream of stupidity to start flowing.

    Ansonia's residential trash pickup is on Wednesday each week UNLESS a holiday falls on Monday. If that happens, trash pickup is ALWAYS moved a day later, to Thursday.

    However, time and time again, trash piles up on these "holiday weeks" a day early. In the summer it sits out a day and stinks.

    Has the city actually ever notified residents to NOT put their trash our on Wednesday when Monday is a holiday? Clearly, the residents don't seem to notice their trash is on the curb for two days nor care how that looks.

  • 14 Hodge Avenue Ansonia, Connecticut - Ansonia

    In the last month or so an electric supplier named "Direct Energy" has been sending salespeople door to door in Ansonia trying to get them to change electric suppliers. I have had three visits and they are all from young people who are very well dressed. I assume this is a requirement.

    In any event, does a company need a "solicitors permit" to go door to door in Ansonia? I have read online Direct Energy is doing this in other cities and people are advised to "call the police" as Direct Energy does not have proper permits to go door to door.

    However, I have never heard of someone needing such a permit in Ansonia. Has anyone had Direct Energy showing up at their door and do you know if such a permit is needed here?

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    40 Main Street Ansonia, Connecticut - Ansonia

    This board is most often used to post issues and complaints. It can often take a very negative tone because people are frustrated when they don't see action taken or disagree on who should remedy a problem.

    Well, perhaps 6 months ago I KNOW this topic was posted here, there was much discussion and some comments that the City of Ansonia was aware of the issue and trying to take action.

    The intersection of Main and Maple in downtown Ansonia was VERY dangerous. The signal installed on Main did not allow for ANY right of way for motorists wishing to make a left turn onto Maple and go over the bridge. This meant people had to either rush the moment the light turned green to beat traffic flowing down Main to make the turn, try and dive between the endless flow of cars heading down Main to get over the bridge before the light turned red again or (even worse) pull into the intersection and make your turn as soon as the light turned red before cars wanting to turn from Maple to Main could move... you basically had to block them.

    It amazed me this intersection was setup this way and that accidents were not a regular occurrence.

    Well, while it must have happened recently, just this morning I was headed down Main and was stunned to see a LEFT TURN LIGHT has been installed on this signal!

    Now, cars wanting to turn left are given a green arrow so they may safely do so before opposing traffic is allowed to flow.

    THANK YOU ANSONIA! Thank you for reading this board and for taking action. To anyone who says this site does nothing, see the photo.

    (BTW, if that bus didn't run a red light on Maple, it came damn close... but that's another thread.)

    Much appreciated!

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    Seymour Avenue Derby, Connecticut - Derby
    What is Derby doing about the decaying Dworkin Chevrolet building on Seymour Avenue? It looks horrid from the front and from Route 8, is CLEARLY blight with part of the façade falling off and garbage (such as old sofas) being dumped behind it clearly visible from the highway. Certainly the ownership has to be ordered to clean up the property or take down the buildings that are falling apart if they can't be sold. It looks awful to anyone passing by on the highway.