Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The Editor's Notepod, Tues., Mar. 23, 2010

Wallingford: Public housing tenants are forming a council the main goal of which is to win a say in how the authority is operated. We find the organization particularly welcome and we will be most interested in seeing how their interests are translated into action.

Cheshire: so where does this dispute between the chief and the lieutenant go and how is it to be resolved? How is it different from the complaints of the union with the chief’s management style?

Cheshire: if the board of education becomes tied up over the budget, it’s a little hard to see how it would be better for the superintendent’s budget to be transmitted as the official document. That in itself would then become a chip on the board to be considered in the political arrangement.

State: minimum education standard lawsuit revived. It is really a legislative job to even out state funding, but how can that be done in a democracy? Problem of the disparate and independent cities remains.

Southington: seven charter changes approved, but four are sent back. An interesting notion raised about whether an elected board should fill its own vacancies or have them filled by the council.

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