Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Editor's Notepod, Thur., Dec. 31, 2009

Meriden ended fiscal 2008-09 with a $1,400 surplus, not counting the $6 million rebate from the trash burning operation). That’s pretty remarkable, all things considered. The color-coded pie chart is informative if unsurprising, and kind of pretty also.

Southington: Parks Director Richard Egidio will retire on March 30, after using up all his accumulated vacation time. Best of luck to him and, again, all things considered, it was time.

5th District U.S. Rep. Murphy of Cheshire is making a gesture by sponsoring a bill which would put some more teeth into the “buy American” law. It’s an appreciated move, but one must really ask if it makes sense to require purchase of goods which are more costly than the "imported" alternatives.

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