Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The Editor's Notepod, Wed., Jan. 6, 2010

Wallingford: Some might think that the superintendent of schools' plan to change schools by going K-2 and 3-5 is a little heavy to spring on a new school board with only three weeks to change it before finalization. One can only hope that Supt. Salvatore Menzo has done groundwork with board members.

Meriden: Unless the board of education already knows who it wants to hire to replace Supt. Mary Cortright, its decision to forego a professional search outfit just to save a few bucks seems kind of unfortunate.

Southington: PZC has approved the plan for the former Drive-In Theater. We are glad to see plans for the sports field and the old drive-in screen moving forward.

Meriden: King's Mark report on environmental concerns should be of great interest in planning what to do with the NRG Property. Like KM, many residents would rather see the HUB redeveloped first as well, but that's not really within their purview. It remains hard to see what sort of growth or development on Cat Hole would wind up being a net plus for the city in any way but tax dollars, and even that's not certain.

State: Susan Bysiewicz, as a potential gubernatorial candidate, is justified in urging the appeals court to consider all angles of the public financing law and to urge action to clarify what will happen in the upcoming campaign cycle.

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