Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Editor's Notepod, Sat., Jan 31, 2009

Wallingford: Given some sort of stimulus package, any town would have difficulties figuring out which item on a wish list should be done next. A “shovel-ready” list doesn’t necessarily reflect any sort of priority ranking, of course.

State/Local: probate courts up for reforms. It is time. They’ve been working on changes for some time. The last administrator was in with the last attempt, and I think he got frustrated when the legislature refused to act. This time, there’s a fiscal issue.

State/Local: Congratulations to judicial nominees. It is so much better for individuals to announce their wish to serve as a judge and to be vetted by the official panel than for judgeships to be rewards for serving in the legislature or being a commissioner of a governor of the right party.

Meriden: Can’t do much better than read to your children.

Area: Shelters take a count. Capacity.

Wallingford: Catholic Schools Week. Sounds fine and there’s nothing better than dictionaries and thesauruses. But why would anyone care to wear pajamas to school?

Cheshire: DMV headquarters moving out of Waterbury to Cheshire and Wethersfield. I somehow missed the move out of Wethersfield 9 years back. Why would anyone move the place? It has to be more trouble than it’s worth!

Wallingford:
Town and DEP working out zoning issues and utilities limitations regarding conservation districts. Seems like an odd sort of discrepancy.

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