Business Council of Fairfield County Shutters for Good.

Ongoing financial troubles have caused the Business Council of Fairfield County to be no more. The organization cited the recent coronavirus as one obstacle too many. Its finances have been perilous for some time.

“For decades, The Business Council has played an important role in both Fairfield County and the State of Connecticut,” said James Fitzgerald, Business Council Chair of the Board of Directors, according to Westfaironline.com, “The significant changes in our local economy, the changing business landscape and the financial and operational issues recently caused by the COVID-19 virus have dramatically impacted our long-term financial sustainability.

The Council was an enthusiastic supporter of imposing tolls on Connecticut’s working people. The organization had a long history of supporting tax increases. One might chart the decline of Connecticut’s economy by the public policies the Council and its predecessor supported.