Southington: the “good” overtime, “bad” overtime description of police costs for the Apple Harvest Festival is kind of intriguing, but there’s no question that officers need to be on hand during the event, and it costs what it costs, like electricity or running water. A defense of the spending shouldn’t really be necessary.
Southington: The teachers contract, which holds a freeze for the first year and sees contributions for health insurance rise significantly, should be a model for other districts. It seems to be a workable pattern.
State: the campaign finance law was ruled unconstitutional on the ubequal burden placed on minor party candidates. Interesting question. But the case is on appeal, and the ruling could well be amended. Better to wait and see what the final ruling is, and perhaps, with judicial permission, go ahead with the 2010 election as the law stands.
Meriden: issue of sign removal by city crews. There clearly needs to be some well-enunciated rules on the matter and these need to be well-explained to crews.
Wallingford/Cheshire: Interesting discussion between towns over designation of land use policy for adjacent properties with differing uses and the relation to home rule. At what point would it be appropriate for the state to step in to deal with a zoning issue or conflict between neighbors?
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