Date: Fri 23-Jun-1995

By Previous Employees

Published: Aug 11, 1999 12:00 am

Publication: Bee

Author: CAROLK

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JOB BANK & DNBY-WTRBRY BUS SVS

HART PROPOSES DANBURY-WATERBURY BUS SERVICE

DANBURY -- Housatonic Area Regional Transit has just completed a

Waterbury/Danbury Express Bus Service Proposal, to implement express bus

service in the Waterbury/Danbury corridor, it was announced by Thomas

Williams, executive director for the transit agency.

The proposal was produced in response to the 1990 Connecticut Statewide

Transit Plan, which recommended future implementation of express bus service

to the Waterbury/Danbury corridor.

HART further investigated the potential of providing service to this corridor

last year with the release of the Waterbury/Danbury Express Bus Feasibility

Study. "Demographic data now suggests there is sufficient potential to warrant

a demonstration of express bus service in this corridor," adds Williams.

Outlining an operating plan and cost estimates, the Waterbury/Danbury Express

Bus Service Proposal establishes the framework to initiate express bus

service. In May 1995, HART submitted the proposal to the Connecticut

Department of Transportation for review and consideration.

For additional information or a copy of the Waterbury Danbury Express Bus

Service Proposal call HART at (203) 744-4070.

NYS Cites Youth

The Job Bank program of Newtown Youth Services has announced that Kelly Clark

has been selected as the June "Youth Employee of the Month." Kelly has been a

member of the Job Bank for almost two years. She was recognized this month for

excellence in babysitting.

Her evaluation from Betsy Matthei was one of the most positive NYS has ever

received. She has also been recognized for her eager acceptance of jobs.

Kelly is 14 and will be a sophomore at Newtown High School in the fall. She is

one of the 110 youths registered with the program.

The participants range in age from 13 to 17 years old, and are also

experienced in various odd jobs including babysitting, yard work, and animal

care. To apply to the Job Bank or to hire a qualified youth, please call NYS

at 270-4335.

RARY VOLUNTEERS NEDS MORE TUTORS

DANBURY -- Literacy Volunteers of America-Danbury is offering a tutor training

workshop for those (ages 16 and older) interested in teaching English as a

second language to adults. No teaching or foreign language experience is

necessary.

This workshop will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9:30 for three

consecutive weeks beginning July 11. The meeting place is the LVA-Danbury

office, 213 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Danbury. Diane Wilson will be the workshop

leader.

Anyone who would like to attend this workshop should call Literacy Volunteers,

792-8260, to schedule an orientation interview prior to the first session.

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Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

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