Meriden: Catholic schools request continuation of city services to these institutions. There’s a lot of meat in the argument they make that without such services, some kids who need them (190 of 590, or about a third) will go elsewhere. If they go to public school, the same services would be needed, but the transfer would weaken the private schools, which are in economic difficulty already.
Wallingford: $15,000 a month for ten years for the town to be able to send an emergency alert to every phone in town. Don’t waste the money. First, it’s not going to happen — but there are many who will think that’s a good precaution anyway. If the town lived in the shadow of a nuclear plant or a huge dam, there might be reasonable justification for fears. But terrorism? Wallingford? Second, if the system exists, it will be used, and, as its promoter says, abused, like hurricane warnings. Severe weather? The weather service issues warnings often enough, indeed, often enough so most people disregard them. Has anyone asked about cell phones or is it limited to land lines?
State: Tolls for I-95. While we’re at it, get them for I-84, I-91 and the other roads as well. Why not? Surprise is that only 61 percent is opposed, given the history. Considering that a lot of the cost would be borne by out of state transport firms, and that collection can be done electronically, it sounds like a possible and reasonable revenue idea to me and places the cost on those who use the service.
Meriden: The police video. While people clearly can differ about what they see, it is possible to share the situation at issue with many people and remove it from the seesaw of a he-said/she-said roundabout.
Southington: illegal use of the transfer station by those dropping off stuff. I would thing a system of charges would make sense. CRRA sponsored an electronics pick-up last fall and occasionally, which Southington residents can use; Meriden charges so much a car-load or truck-load.
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The Catholic Church has made it extremely clear that it does not want the government to interfere with it's current finances. The legislative bill that was designed to prevent church funds from being stolen again; as in the case of Greenwich and Darion brought Catholics from all over the state to the Capital in protest.
Seems to me that they are not managing their Financial Controls well, they are insisting government stays out of their books, they should then handle their books without the need of government funds.
Anyone else using government funding would have to open their books for audit, comply to guidelines and answer questions. The Bishops want government out of their books, then government should keep their money out of their books as well.
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