Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Editor's Notepod, Wed., Dec. 23, 2009

Local medical opinion on the potential health care reform: a) of course there will be issues; b) the bill hasn’t been enacted yet; c) some improvement is better than nothing and d) anything wrong can be addressed.

Meriden: increases in the fees at the Hunter Memorial Course would seem to be justifiable and sustainable.

The Meriden City Council Finance Committee’s decision rejecting the transfer of funds to create a playscape in City Park. Considering the cost of Noah’s Arc in Hubbard Park, of which a $100,000 state grant was a portion, it’s hard to consider a mere $40,000 as excessive or a reason not to proceed.

Wallingford: the school system’s energy audit is prepared to be incorporated into the budget as it is developed in January.

State: one can’t help but think that when/if the state chooses to avoid tax increases by reducing expenditures on necessary programs it can only mean that municipalities will have to raise their taxes to keep them going . . . or just let them fail. The results seem so indirect.

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