Chairman’s View: Picking Priorities (Dec. 6, 2018)
Chairman’s View: Picking priorities DECEMBER 6, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL. CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL “I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.” — Ray Kurzweil We held the…
Chairman’s View: Picking priorities DECEMBER 6, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL. CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL “I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.” — Ray Kurzweil We held the…
…the long view. We are reassessing our role in Town Government. We will begin to define for the public our long-term goals and objectives, setting expectations and priorities at the…
…Board of Education budget. This is not a criticism of the school budget or their priorities. It is simply the recognition that 2.8% average annual growth we’ve seen for the…
Letter: Library is ‘thinking smart’ DECEMBER 10, 2018 BY ROBERT BUTMAN PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEW CANAAN LIBRARY Editor, Advertiser: This letter is in response to the Setting Priorities opinion…
…which accurately reflects our priorities as a town: the #1 school system and among the lowest taxes in what most experts agree is still the best place to live in…
…each week. Your town government needs to have an honest conversation about priorities and scrub the five-year capital plan. State and local High net worth taxpayers are continuing to leave…
…member Hazel Hobbs is quoted in that 1974 article saying “I guess it’s just a question of priorities.” Indeed. Forty-four years later Hazel Hobbs is still fighting for school excellence….
…behalf of the BOE to debate and cut their own budget, no attempt to bring it in line with BOF and BOS guidance of 2%, saying instead that “priorities are…
…added “Create defined procedures that address the financial appropriations process for all construction projects pertaining to our infrastructure, in order to better manage the contract administration process.” The immediate priorities…