Connecticut Department of Public Works

The Connecticut Department of Public Works (DPW) is a defunct department of the American state of Connecticut. In 2013 it was transferred to the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services.

Connecticut Department of Public Works
Agency overview
DissolvedJuly 2013
Superseding agency
JurisdictionConnecticut
HeadquartersHartford, Connecticut

History

During the 1990s and early 2000s The DPW suffered under the corrupt eight-year leadership of Commissioner Theodore R. Anson.[1] Anson was appointed Commissioner of the DPW by Governor John G. Rowland in 1995 following a career in the private sector. Anson resigned in September 2003 after the Hartford Courant reported that he had taken a bribe in the form of free design work from the architecture firm Kaestle Boos Associates.[2] Governor Rowland subsequently appointed James T. Fleming to lead the Department.[2]

In July 2013 the department became part of the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS).[3]

References
  1. Beaucar Vlahos, Kelley. "Conn. Voters Dismayed by Rowland Revelation". foxnews.com. Fox News. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. Santora, Marc. "Another Connecticut Official Leaves Office Under a Cloud". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. Besthoff, Len. "Auditors Critical of Key State Agency". nbcconnecticut.com. NBC Connecticut. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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