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What Connecticut’s Nitrogen Credit Exchange Costs Us

May 5, 2010

The State of Connecticut is playing at being a sort of “reverse Robin Hood” by taking money from cities that cannot afford to upgrade their wastewater treatment plants and giving it to the municipalities that have been able to afford the upgrade. What’s worse is that while I’m sure that this exchange was conceived with the best of intentions, it has become just another tax; a tax that cost the users of the Danbury wastewater treatment plant $1,108,335 in 2009, and gave Stamford $961,118.

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The Tea Party: They Have Awakened a Sleeping Giant

April 16, 2010

Most of the American People have not been politically active until recently. We’ve all been too busy working for a living and raising our children to spend our time on politics. However, recent events in Washington have caused the American People to stand up and say “We’re not going to take this anymore!”

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2010-2011 Bethel Budget: We Need A Modest Increase

April 12, 2010

Last years near zero budget increase caused us to reach a tipping point. The schools are running at a bare-bones level, a decrease would adversely impact them. The town-side of the budget can be trimmed a little bit, but the First Selctman’s salary should not be cut. In short, Bethel needs a modest increase, but one that is not as high as the Bethel Board of Finance has proposed.

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Bethel’s on Target

March 22, 2010

Bethel recently negotiated a $600,000 reduction in the appraised value of the land and building Target owns on Route 6. This was a great win for Bethel, and the team that negotiated this outstanding victory for Bethel should be commended.

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