The Editor's Notepod, Fri., July 17, 2009

Southington: The fallout follows the charter revision vote on the budget referendum issue. People are not happy.

Meriden: Capital loans will help bring AGC’s equipment up to date, which is a helpful kind of decision.

Wallingford: Brodinsky’s original idea, to call in outside towns for ethics decision was the most interesting. Beyond that, the mandatory full disclosure of any potential conflict of interest or any interest in a matter pending is far more useful to the public than required recusals. But there it is: doesn’t look like anyone had the patience.

State: Health departments cope with a regionalization push on the part of the state. It looks like play ball or lose money.

Wallingford: Everyone will be happy to learn that reducing the infiltration of rainwater into the sewage system will cost a whole lot of money. Not quite clear whether reducing the in-flow or increasing the capacity is a better idea.