State officials’ consideration to remove the traffic light at Main Street and Bradford Drive sparked impassioned pleas to keep it from residents and businesses last spring — and their voices were heard. First Selectman Ken Kellogg says the light is here to stay. Mark F. Carlino, an engineer with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, informed the first selectman of the DOT’s decision to keep the traffic light in a letter Tuesday morning. “I view this as a compromise and a good compromise,” Kellogg said. “They said, ‘look, we can’t justify the cost for upgrades,’ but they agreed to continue to operate and maintain it.”
