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 [...]
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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. 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 [...] At the Common Council Budget Hearing on Monday May 17th one of the passionate speakers was a teacher who stated that after reading 91 pages of the Mayor’s proposed budget she was unable to find any significant cuts. If she wished to save time should could have simply turned to the final totals on page [...] The Mayor’s proposed budget contains an increase of 2.55 mills, bringing the mill rate to 37.53. This is the first time in the Mayor’s tenure that he has had to increase the mill rate. For those who are unaware the mill rate is the amount of taxes owed per $1,000 of assessed value. Another way [...]
Mayor Stewart, Kate McCue, Alderman Bernacki, Jamie Giantonio and others take part in the opening ceremony. Alderman Bernacki and his wife lend a hand at Planting Day. Several members of the New Britain Republican Town Committee came out to Walnut Hill Park this past Saturday to help with the planting of the rose [...] The above ad was placed by Frank Marrocco in today’s Herald. It is important that people see this. It brings to light the deceptive practices of Tim O’Brien that have been mentioned here before. That is the problem with O’Brien’s campaign. When the facts come to light his arguments evaporate. With all the focus on the empty promises offered by Tim O’Brien there has been little chance to celebrate the work of Mayor Stewart. So here is just a brief list of the many accomplishments that New Britain has seen under 6 years of Mayor Stewart’s leadership. Celebration Foods came to New Britain, bringing 300 new [...] The League of Women Voters is hosting a debate on Tuesday evening (Oct. 20) in Town Hall. This is an excellent chance to see the contrast between Mayor Stewart and his opponent Tim O’Brien. Come and count how many detailed answers Tim O’Brien gives, chances are you won’t need more than one hand. Turn out [...] |
 
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