Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Wed., Jan. 19, 2011

“No swimming until May” is fairly grim news about the Cheshire Community Pool. Somehow this ordinarily non-controversial town recreational has presented the community with one difficult choice after another since its inception.

Senator Joe Lieberman will retire at the end of the present term. Many Connecticut Democrats will welcome his retirement, while others will see an opportunity to replace him.

Interesting that the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, where a scandal in contracting led, ultimately, to the downfall of Gov. John Rowland, is still operating, despite Gov. Rell’s intention to replace it. There also continues a long-term disagreement over whether it’s a treatment facility or a correction facility.

While there may be opposition to buying the now un-used Church & Morse building, if the city of Meriden does not buy it, what direction will the flood control process take next, since removal of that structure is a part of the plan?

In view of dioxin releases from the trash to energy plant in Wallingford, it is not unreasonable to want, as Councilor Testa has urged, stack testing more than once a year. But doesn’t what emerges from the stack have something to do with what is burned, and therefore isn’t the problem apt to have something to do with how materials are collected and sorted before burning?

Sheehan High School in Wallingford needs to replace its planetarium’s projection system, which is aging, an expensive undertaking. If Wallingford Education Foundation donates its revenue from the adult spelling bee planned for this April, the fund would get a significant boost.

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