Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Editor's Notepod, Sat., June 6, 2009

Cheshire: There’s talk of fees for residents and non-residents for use of town parks, and of a possible differential. Follow the rules in the Greenwich case. But along the way, perhaps it should be established that the “rowdy” youths actually are from out of town.

Meriden: A church has been given a special exception for the lot on Hanover St. which used to be the Hanover House. A church may not bring in revenue, as was hoped for the site, but it beats the heck out of an empty lot.

Wallingford: Mike Brodinsky has proposed an ethics board rule that would permit town cases to be heard by boards in other communities and vice versa. The idea has a lot to recommend it, and is particularly clear in Wallingford after recent “fractious” nomination fights. And Wallingford isn’t the only place. The aim is to get a non-partisan and impartial decision, which, given the typical lack of political cross-fertilization among closely-neighboring towns, ought to result.

Meriden: New court to handle probate family matters on a regional basis will be established on East Main Street in its own space, organized to provide ease of access and room for litigants and witnesses.

Storm-clouds gathering over the use of a checkbook in the football program at Southington High School. One can only hope that investigation will clear up any cause for concern.

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