Meriden/Cheshire/Wallingford: the money from the trash-to-energy plant is due to arrive, assuming the CRRA board approves. If the money is available and due the towns, there’s no reason why it should not come back. There’s also no reason why a reasonable sum can’t be used to alleviate some of the worst effects of budget cuts.
Southington: The cuts to the Barnes Museum, as proposed, are enough to warrant closing the place, but the town won’t do that because it would mean returning the estate to the heirs. Again, cutting down on amenities to the point of insult generally does nothing more than, well, insult people.
Southington: Charter Revision topics of the day include the role of the board of finance (either eliminate it or make if more difficult to override it by requiring a 7-9 supermajority –are there shades of Wallingford here?) and office seeking by town employees, presumably aimed at councilors Pocock and Palmieri.
Area: drop in revenues from property conveyance tax. Hardly a surprise; but a year ago, real estate folks were claiming what a deterrent the tax is to sales.
Meriden: it’s a little tough to tell whether placing crossing guards into other city posts is a helpful and charitable gesture, a way to save unemployment comp. funds, or a bid to stick a finger in another union’s eye.
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