wˌaɪl stˈɪl ɔnðə stɹˈætfɚd tˈaʊn kˈaʊnsəl, hiː spˈɑːnsɚd ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðə fˈɜːst mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən kəmˈɪʃən ɪn kənˈɛɾɪkət; ðˈɛn ɪn hɪz fɹˈɛʃmən jˈɪɹ æz stˈeɪt sˈɛnəɾɚ, hiː kˈoʊˈɔːθɚd ðə fˈɜːst lˈɔː tə ɹˈɛɡjʊlˌeɪt ænd ɹᵻstɹˈɪkt æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ɐlˈaʊd ɪn tˈaɪdəl wˈɛtləndz.
While still on the Stratford Town Council, he sponsored the establishment of the first municipal conservation commission in Connecticut; then in his freshman year as state senator, he co-authored the first law to regulate and restrict activities allowed in tidal wetlands.