Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Thur., July 7, 2011

With Keith Gordon and George McGoldrick both out, there will be some keen competition for the open seats on Meriden's Council. It seems likely that candidates will smell opportunity!

Now that the Board of Finance has knocked $15 million off the $100 million middle school project in Southington, we’ll see what develops. One cannot help noticing that they merely found the price too high and did not offer suggestions as to which parts of the projects might be trimmed, which really doesn’t seem like the most accountable method of reaching a final number.

The evident need for a state takeover of Bridgeport schools, requested by the mayor, superintendent and school board president. Apparently, meetings have become so acrimonious that business cannot be accomplished, which might not matter so much if Bridgeport schools were flourishing.

It’s up to state unions to figure out how to approach Connecticut’s governor with a workable plan. They’d better not stop for lunch.

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