Danbury, Connecticut officially naming sewage plant after kook John Oliver following feud

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The town of Danbury, Conn. is officially naming a sewage plant after 
comedian John Oliver following weeks of lighthearted jabs.

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton confirmed the news Friday on Twitter that the 
city’s new $110 million sewer plant will officially be named the John 
Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant. Per his promise, the city’s decision to 
actually go through with the naming means that the “Last Week Tonight” 
host will pay $55,000 in donations to local charities including the 
Connecticut Food Bank, Donors Choose and ALC Connecticut. In addition, he 
had HBO pay to build a sign for the outside of the plant with Oliver's 
name on it.

“Yup.. It's official the Danbury Sewer Plant is now the John Oliver 
Memorial Sewer Plant. - You're move John. Bam!” the mayor tweeted 
Thursday.

The City Council voted 18-1 Thursday night to rename the sewage plant 
after the comedian, who began a tongue-in-cheek battle with Danbury when 
he went on an expletive-filled rant against the city during one of his 
shows.

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Boughton didn’t waste any time responding on social media. He posted a 
video of himself at the sewage plant saying the city was going to name it 
after Oliver.

“Why?” the Republican mayor asked. “Because it’s full of crap just like 
you, John.”

However, Boughton later admitted he was just joking and that he didn’t 
spend taxpayer money to actually rename the plant after Oliver just 
because of some light jabs on TV. However, when Oliver heard of the 
mayor’s response as well as that of a handful of creative people who call 
Danbury home, he jokingly doubled down on his comments about the city and 
genuinely called for them to rename the plant after him, offering the 
charitable donations as a reward if it did.

“I didn’t know that I wanted my name on your (expletive) factory but now 
that you floated it as an option, it is all that I want,” Oliver said.

Boughton said Friday that the feud has been a good distraction from the 
coronavirus and other troubles of the times. He also said Oliver’s 
promised donations have helped spur local fundraising efforts for area 
food banks that could end up collecting a few hundred thousand dollars to 
feed needy families.

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The mayor added he will be offering tours of the sewer plant for $500 
donations to local food pantries.

“I think it’s been a home run. It’s been a lot of fun,” Boughton told The 
Associated Press of the spat. “If I can put food on people’s table for 
Thanksgiving by naming a sewer plant after a very popular comedian, we’ll 
do it all day long.”

It’s still not clear why Oliver singled out Danbury for a tongue-lashing. 
He first brought up the city during an August segment on racial 
disparities in the jury selection process, citing problems in a few 
Connecticut towns from decades ago. He noted Danbury’s “charming railway 
museum” and its “historic Hearthstone Castle.”

“I know exactly three things about Danbury,” he said. “USA Today ranked it 
the second-best city to live in in 2015, it was once the center of the 
American hat industry and if you’re from there, you have a standing invite 
to come get a thrashing from John Oliver — children included — f--- you,” 
the comedian said at the time.

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So far, Oliver has yet to respond to the city’s decision. However, part of 
the mayor's response included a stipulation that Oliver come to the city 
to personally attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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