A sad chapter in this city’s history appears to have now closed and I for one am glad to see its passing. During the past few weeks, we have witnessed the Common Council’s Democratic leadership repeatedly attempt to usurp the power of a duly elected mayor. Their attempts included false claims that the mayor violated [...]
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Tonight the Common Council of New Britain will hold a special meeting at 5:15 PM. According the Michael Trueworthy the one agenda item will be to overturn the Mayor’s veto appropriating $20,000 dollars for the Common Council to retain outside counsel to weigh in on the dispute regarding the Mayor’s budget veto. In related news, [...] On their website Democratic Chairman McNamara announced that the DTC will be holding an “open dialogue” on the municipal budget and the city education system. The NBRTC urges all concerned citizens to attend this meeting and ask hard questions of the democratic leadership. For instance, we would like to know: How can the Democrats on the council [...] Last night at the Common Council meeting two controversial issues were added to the agenda at the last minute. This in itself is a contentious tactic that Aldermen Sherwood and Trueworthy have employed multiple times in the past. Waiting until the last minute to amend the agenda to include new resolutions does not allow the other Council [...] The Common Council of New Britain will meet this Wednesday. Public comment will begin at 7:00PM where any member of the public can address the Common Council, the regular meeting is to follow. The agenda for this meeting can be viewed here and the associated documents can be viewed here. This year state Rep. Tim O’Brien voted for a state budget that cheats every child in New Britain of an adequate education, and now he wants to blame somebody else for the consequences of his vote. O’Brien voted for the state budget that his party leaders put forward. That budget borrowed for current expenses, skipped payments owed to the [...] As many of you already have heard, Mayor Stewart has elected to utilize his line item veto on the 2010-2011 budget. You can view a pdf of the entire veto letter here. In his veto message Mayor Stewart called members of the Common Council to task for acting in a reckless and irresponsible manner. In [...] Mayor Stewart, I want to personally thank you for sticking to your values and principles, and doing what is right for the City of New Britain and its taxpayers. I know that exercising your line-item veto was a very difficult decision, and will be unpopular with some residents. But it was the right thing to do. Like [...] The Common Council of New Britain will meet tonight. Public comment will begin at 7:00PM where any member of the public can address the Common Council, the regular meeting is to follow. The agenda for this meeting can be viewed here and the associated documents can be viewed here. There has been a great deal of press lately over the state of the budget that the Mayor has proposed for education. Members of the central administration and the Board of Education are threatening that hundreds of teachers may need to be laid off in order to close the budget gap. While it is impossible [...] |
 
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