tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post114731935467225494..comments2023-10-18T11:04:13.946-04:00Comments on Connecticut Local Politics: Town BudgetsGenghis Connhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13042849182723767087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1147458741636744862006-05-12T14:32:00.000-04:002006-05-12T14:32:00.000-04:00As Andover has an election coming up next May, it'...As Andover has an election coming up next May, it's absolutely a good thing to keep track of. <BR/><BR/>I actually know a person or two involved in Andover politics.Genghis Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042849182723767087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1147401949624618182006-05-11T22:45:00.000-04:002006-05-11T22:45:00.000-04:00Meriden's City Council voted its budget in May 1, ...Meriden's City Council voted its budget in May 1, unanimously. (It's a totally Democrat council!). Its Finance Committee, which recommends a budget to the full council, held several meetings from March through April on major portions of the budget: BOE, police and fire, public works, the big ticket items. Very few of the public attended. At the final public hearing, only 2 people spoke: one in favor of the education budget, the other, a self-styled libertarian, who is a regular fixture at Council meetings. Apparently either not much interest by Meriden, or as said above, people are happy with the status quo. Hard to tell.Stephen T. Zeriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070409803687643304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1147364223786747422006-05-11T12:17:00.000-04:002006-05-11T12:17:00.000-04:00Yeah, town government is SOOOOO last year. :)Yeah, town government is SOOOOO last year. :)Genghis Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042849182723767087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1147360967426180732006-05-11T11:22:00.000-04:002006-05-11T11:22:00.000-04:00Waterbury, like many cities, passes a budget witho...Waterbury, like many cities, passes a budget without referendum, by a vote of the Board of Aldermen. We will be voting on our budget on May 16th. We have had 4 public hearings on our budget with what could be described as no more than a handful of speakers.<BR/><BR/>True Blue, were you saying that city voters were 'low information' voters? I could not tell from your post.Paul Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178541929064418149noreply@blogger.com