Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Editor's Notepod, Thur., Jan. 7, 2010

State/National: Senator Dodd has dodged out, which removes a vulnerable candidate from the hustings and leaves the field open for very able candidates, esp. Blumenthal and, possibly, Bysiewicz, who could find it cheaper to run for Attorney General than Governor. Anyway, a canny move for Democrats if they can decide upon a candidate without too much bitterness.

Wallingford
: the reconfiguration announced yesterday was supposed to save two to three million. 55.6 teachers and another 117.1 full and part-time positions will add up to a good sum, and yet they’re still talking about modest increases? That’s possibly because, under the new plan, which certainly has efficiencies of application of programs, insures that practically all elementary school children will ride a bus to school.

Southington: superfund site on Old Turnpike Road is still causing problems. While it appears that no state levels have been exceeded (so folks, we guess, don’t need to panic) there’s plenty of reason for venting and impermeable layers to be installed. Worth noting that EPA continues to monitor the site.

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