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It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver
It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver Comedian John Oliver’s bluff was called and he now has a “poop plant” named in his honor in Fairfield County. The Danbury City Council voted 18 to 1 to take Oliver up on his offer after the HBO late-night star offered thousands of dollars to the city if it named its wastewater treatment facility the “John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.” The war of words began in September when Oliver took a shot at the city during a rant on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight.” 
 Earlier story - John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions “If you’re going …

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Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You
Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You * Watch a video of the announcement here Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton says he's going to make good on his promise to name the city’s $110 million sewer plant after John Oliver and has accepted an offer from the comedian - with one condition. "You must come here to Danbury when we cut the ribbon," Boughton said. Oliver said that he would donate $25,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank, $25,000 to Donors Choose fund for Danbury teachers, and $5,000 to ALS Connecticut if Boughton went through with what was initially a tongue-in-cheek proposal about renaming the sewage plant. Boughton's proposal c…

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Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him
Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him Click here for an updated story - Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You It appears that Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is going to make good on his promise to name the city’s sewer plant after comedian John Oliver. For weeks, Boughton and Oliver have been trading playful back-and-forth barbs after the “Last Week Tonight” made scathing comments about Danbury during his weekly program.
 Related story - Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Boughton said he's made his decision that will be u…

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John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions
John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions John Oliver is showing that like Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, he can take it as well as he dishes it out. During the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” on HBO Sunday night, Aug. 30, Oliver offered to donate $55,000 to charities in Danbury if Boughton followed through on the joke of renaming the city’s sewage plant in his honor. Original story - War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Oliver said that he would donate $25,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank, $25,000 to Donors Choose fund for Danbury teachers, and $5,000 to ALS Connecticut if Boughton…

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by Zak Failla