Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Editor's Notepod, Tues., Oct. 6, 2009

Cheshire: the unanimous police union vote of no confidence It’s a pretty tough stance, and there seems to be little or nothing in the files to suggest such a situation developing. We await further details as they come to light.

Southington: the Republican boycott of the first candidates’ forum is hard to understand. Was there a thought that Concerned Citizens are out to get Republicans more than Democrats?

Wallingford: there’s no reason that a group should not form to oppose the Charter Revision Package. The push from the beginning has been – at least in some eyes – to blunt the power of the mayoral veto. Since so many voters on Election Day ignore any and all questions on the ballot, it’s good to bring focus on the issue. The more people who wind up voting, win or lose, the more the result will reflect public opinion.

Meriden:
the vote to spend all $50,000 on the Lincoln library is not only simple fairness and a wise move, but the notion that busy councilors will reliably appropriate $10,000 for each of the next four years to finish the job is kind theoretical – and while no one should ignore a sum of $50,000, it’s really a tiny portion of the total city budget.

Area: Police dealing with jaywalking issues, which is fair enough. Notice, though, that not all zebra crosswalks are the same. Where there is no light, a pedestrian has priority and vehicles must yield. Where there are traffic signals, both pedestrians and motorists must obey the signal.

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