Welcome to 2025. Still has that 'New Year' smell to it and everything! Nothing like the changing of the year to afford you a moment for introspection and to look back and look forward, practically in the same motion.
We here in Norwich, Connecticut, are good at seeing the half-empty glass so let's celebrate the contents of what every half-full glass may hold.
We generated a lot of heat here in The Rose City these last twelve months. How much light was created from all the flying sparks remains to be seen but we've started to walk the walk, albeit with halting steps.
For the villages that make up Norwich, from Laurel Hill to Occum, or Taftville to Bean Hill and all points in between, we may have finally agreed the City of Norwich looks to the Chelsea District the way the fingers on the hand look to the thumb. Whether or not this is as good or as important as we believe it is, has yet to be proved, but that's something we should be doing in 2025.
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| Aerial View of Norwich, 1912-Library of Congress |
As we demonstrated so often previously, we can continue to miss what we do not have, or we can choose to make the best of what we do have and create a blueprint for downtown economic development that enables interested businesses and others across the private sector to partner with city agencies and enhance the quality (and quantity) of life in the Chelsea District for the benefit of all residents.
Of course, we can also quarrel and quibble about who's driving and who's reading the map while we all take turns honking the horn (myself most especially included) until we've exhausted public enthusiasm (and patience) about redevelopment efforts, and change nothing anywhere for anyone, despite our best intentions.
We, alone, must decide and then live with the consequences of our decision.
Happy 2025 and Let the Day Begin finally.
-bill kenny
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