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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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by Joe Lombardi