Clarice Osieki (interview) (Oral History)

Clarice Osieki (interview)

Clarice Osieki (8/8/2000)

Janick, Herbert F.

Tape stock length: 60 min

Osieki discusses her role in securing funding for WestConn and Danbury in the early to mid 1970s. She discusses at length her views on the key players involved in the expansion of WestConn and Danbury development.

Aug. 8, 2000

Osieki, Clarice

Danbury (Conn.)--History

Janick, Herbert F.

Osieki, Clarice

Danbury (Conn.)

Running Time: 46 min

0-10 Min: Sale of the WestSide land; 1973, building of the road; Ruth Haas savvy;
10-20 Min: Republican influence in Danbury 1970-1974; Ella Grasso; Partisan aspects of Grasso's term; Other interests in the property; Jack McCain?; 1977, 1978; Carbide;
20-30 Min: Ethan Allen; Bersi; Southern and WestConn; Student influence on Grasso?; 1979 issues; Infrastructure in Danbury; Need for water; Size of the pipes; END OF SIDE 1; James Dyer; Don Esposito; Chance of losing WestSide; Meskill; Reorganization of the State government, public hearing process;
30-40 Min: Further building in Midtown?; Judicial district in Danbury; Funding for WestConn and Southern;