Meriden schools face a $4.76 million gap, which the board has voted to seek from the city. It’s kind of a pipe dream, but where are the choices?
Different groups are giving input to Meriden’s Downtown plan, which is taking firmer shape. A lot of valid concerns were voiced and several interesting ideas at meetings with officials beginning yesterday and continuing.
Wallingford Superintendent of Schools Menzo has put forth a sabbatical plan to create solutions for school areas of need, and enlisting the business community. It’s not your typical sabbatical, since it’s no vacation, but it could have excellent results.
Another shoe has dropped with planned increases in tuitions and fees at the Connecticut State Universities and Community Colleges system, needed to compensate for about a 9 percent reduction in state support. And the board of regents will approve the measure, just as UConn’s board did, you may be sure.
Congratulations to Lisa Pippa, named as permanent Health Director for the city of Meriden. Serving as interim during the snow storm made a strong favorable impression on her own behalf.
In Norwalk, the federal government is proposing to close a Social Security office because its lease has expired, meaning folks with business would have to travel to Stamford or Bridgeport. If Social Security were willing to move to more computerized communication, this could make sense, but a huge amount of business takes place with people needing to be present.
A truck driver in Meriden displayed good sense when his load of garbage caught fire by stopping, calling for help and dumping the smoldering load. It was fortunate, too, that Les’ Dairy Bar had closed for the winter and that a snowy lot was available.
Connecticut will apply for a waiver of certain as yet unidentified portions of the No Child Left Behind law, since it is effectively impossible to meet deadlines. Frankly, the whole law is a sham and should be scrapped – which is not at all to say that schools should not be reformed.
It should be no surprise that at Lake Compounce in Southington/Bristol, people are busy during the winter season cleaning, fixing, checking and improving all aspects of the park, especially those which operate 10 hours a day during warm weather. This is a chance to make all the checks which can mean a successful and a safe season later in the year.
Controversy over Connecticut state police staffing, based on a 1998 law requiring 1,248 troopers, which the governor is fighting (present staffing is 1,080) and police union is supporting, demonstrates futility of such a law. What earthly good does passing such a mandate do without the legislature simultaneously passing a law funding such positions?
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