Linda Bush has announced her retirement as town planner of Wallingford after 28 years, which has to be some sort of record, and perhaps the only Wallingford employee with more seniority than the mayor. We thank her for solid accomplishments and professionalism in her job and wish her the best in retirement.
Meriden’s Zoning Board of Appeals has voted 4-0 to approve turning the main floor of 19th century mayor Isaac Lewis’ home into a mosque. This seems a perfectly fine use for this old city residence.
Meriden’s City Council voted, properly, to accept a grant of $25,000 for improvements at City Park at its meeting Tuesday night. It does not make sense during a tough economy to stop spending on things which enrich community life – such as parks – but this is when little things tend to make more of a difference.
We guess it makes sense to commission a study to see if closing a Meriden elementary school would save enough money to close a budget gap, but it is hard to understand why members of the board or of the administration can’t figure such a plan out. Perhaps sending such work “outside” de-politicizes it.
It’s a pity that band uniforms are so expensive and so low priority. Congratulations to Wallingford’s schools which have won a $50,000 grant from Pepsi Refresh Project, which they’ll share and meanwhile Meriden’s Maloney has raised $50,000 – but all will keep on fundraising, because there’s a long way to go.
Connecticut’s teachers union, the CEA, has proposed some interesting education reforms, following an earlier set of ideas produced by superintendents. It was disappointing to read that Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, or ConnCAN, continues to believe that improving test scores is the basic element in school reform.
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