Sinking Homes:

Nine months after the state promised a $2 million lifeline for their sinking homes, Bridget Gardner and her neighbors find them deteriorating further, as the money is held up in cross-border talks between New Haven and Woodbridge. Gardner and her neighbors in the Beverly Hills section of upper Westville have been sounding the alarm for years as they watch their homes slowly sink and shift farther. Last year, the state, finally approved the $2 million dollars to help with repairs. They were overjoyed. Part of the issue is a "governance issue between towns, part of it is who in state government can look at this,” said New Haven state Rep. Pat Dillon, who has been the lead advocate for Beverly Hills sinking homeowners. She said she has learned the problems there are much larger than she initially imagined. She said she’s had a number of meetings recently on the matter and is making “a lot of progress.”“The city is working with our legislative delegation and working with the town of Woodbridge to establish legislation for the disbursement of funds,” said city spokesman Adam Joseph. “We’re negotiating right now.”Joseph and Dillon said they couldn’t predict when homeowners might see money to make repairs.