A proposal to protect cities and towns from lawsuits over injuries on municipally owned lands is set for a vote in the Connecticut General Assembly, The Associated Press reports.
The Planning and Development Committee is scheduled to meet Friday to act on a bill that would provide municipalities, special taxing districts, metropolitan districts and railroad companies with the liability protections given to private landowners who allow people to use their property for recreational activities.
It is one of several bills moving through the legislature that would expand legal protections. They come in the wake of a $2.9 million award last year to a bicyclist who was injured after hitting a gate on West Hartford land owned by regional water and sewer authority.
Her lawyer argues municipalities have a responsibility to keep public lands safe.
