Monthly Archives: June 2007
Happy with the latest budget?
I’m still trying to find out details, but at least education doesn’t appear to be suffering as much as I feared.
Filed under budget, referendum, town council
Bye, Theresa! Taxpayer prez says she’s moving
“I myself am not able to afford to live in this town,” [Theresa] McGrath said. She said her agenda was to cut taxes. “I don’t want to move. I’m going to have to move,” she said. Maybe I’m crazy, but … Continue reading
Filed under budget, News, referendum, Theresa McGrath, West Hartford Taxpayers Association
Now the council needs to stand strong
The town council plans to hold a public comment hearing on how to revise the budget starting at 7:30 p.m. The council itself will vote on Wednesday night. “Residents are welcome to come and offer their views,” Mayor Scott Slifka … Continue reading
Seniors (in high school at least) should get a break
The administrators at our high school are entirely no fun. It seems like every time kids do something relatively harmless, like painting a rock or starting a food fight, the folks in charge go crazy. Here’s a tidbit from the … Continue reading
Filed under education, Hall High, News, Schools, senior pranks
New York is taking over
The news that New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has dumped the Republican Party to become an independent opens up a fascinating scenario that I haven’t seen discussed yet: the possibility that we could have a serious three-way race for … Continue reading
Why announce DUI checkpoints?
WEST HARTFORD — – The police department will set up a driving-under-the-influence checkpoint Friday evening in the area of New Britain Avenue and Shield Street, department officials said. Police plan to run the checkpoint between 6 p.m. Friday and 2 … Continue reading
Filed under DUI, police, Public safety
Seeking contributors
It’s increasingly obvious to me that this little blog is serving a badly needed role in West Hartford as a place where issues can be raised, discussed and maybe eventually resolved (though we’ll see about the latter!). It’s really more … Continue reading
Filed under blog
Budget “adjustments” promise pain
The town manager laid out for the council what it will take to reach different tax hike percentages. Here’s a PDF of the information that the council got. I imagine that once the council picks how much it wants to cut, … Continue reading
Filed under budget, News, referendum, Taxes, town council, West Hartford
Home values rise with test scores
A fascinating story in Sunday’s New York Times provides proof that school test scores make a huge difference in home prices, even within our tiny town. Based on “new study by seven professors and students at Trinity College,” the story says the … Continue reading
Teens willing to do yard work and such
Though I probably should have them cut my grass or something in return for free advertising, I like these kids’ initiative so I’m posting their message to me: My friends and I are trying to earn a little extra cash … Continue reading
