Meriden: election. Interesting showing by WTP party in several areas and now will have an appreciable presence on the council. There will be a fairly large change of faces on the Board of Education.
Wallingford: election. In case anyone needed a demonstration, voters pretty substantially rejected the idea of remedying the fact that Democrats have been unable to best the mayor by reducing his power. The downfall of the charter revision, plus the loss of the council majority spells it out pretty clearly.
Southington: election. Republicans win almost everywhere. Does this reflect malaise of some kind or merely reaction against Democrats in local government? There are a number of new faces, and it will be interesting to watch their features become clear over the next months.
Cheshire: election. Oddly, voters chose Republicans for council and school board, which might reflect annoyance with Democratic plans . . . but they also approved the bonding issues, which suggests that the issue is not spending.
State: it’s hard to find too much reason to insist that court documents about the Le killing be released prior to trial. There is a privacy issue, but sadly, when someone is killed, privacy is not the prime concern. The real issue is getting a good trial. So long as the paperwork is released after the trial, regardless of plea or outcome, it can wait.
Southington: goats. While the 3-acre rule for livestock makes a certain amount of sense, it is fair to note that no neighbor has complained during the decade or more the goats have been on this site (quite the reverse) and that the goat pen is on a corner lot which has some buyer interest. Then, there’s a lot of anti-animal activity going around.
Cheshire: facing a number of burglaries from cars and homes, police are asking for citizen vigilance. Without becoming paranoid about things, it’s good to keep your eyes open.
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