Date: Fri 16-Jul-1999

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Aug 13, 1999 12:00 am

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

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ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

MOPPIN' SAUCE will hit the road again this week, with a return to Fat Daddy's

in Watertown on Saturday, July 17.

Also heard from Ives Concert Park in Danbury this week. The park is getting

ready for its first concerts of the season, which finally gets underway this

weekend. Plenty of tickets are still on sale for all of the shows over on the

westside campus of Western CT State University. The schedule this year ranges

from openers THE BEACH BOYS on July 18 (this Sunday, 2 pm), to disco queen

DONNA SUMMER on July 24, to jazz-blues-rocker BRUCE HORNSBY on August 21. For

ticket specifics and orders, call the Ives Park's box office at 837-9226,

visit TicketMaster locations in Filene's stores or contact TicketMaster over

the phone, the closest (local call) being the Danbury office at 744-8100.

Until next week, I'll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments concerning "On The Road" (or anything music related)

should be sent to Shannon Hicks, c/o Bee Publishing Co., 5 Church Hill Road,

Newtown 06470, or shannon @thebee.com. Include a phone number for

confirmation, please . If you don't have a stamp or a piece of paper or a

writing utensil that works, give me a call! Phone number at the office is

426-3141. Shows listed on the calendar at club locations are for ages 21 and

over unless specified.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

JULY 16 -- The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Jyst and Rock at The Village

Cafe, Gaylordsville;

July 17 -- The Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

Richie Havens at Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, N.Y., Angel Baby opening; Big Toe

at Tuxedo Junction;

July 18 -- The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at the Oakdale;

July 19 -- King's X at Toad's Place, New Haven (all ages), Protein and

Misconception opening; John Kay & Steppenwolf at Mohegan Sun Casino's Wolf

Den, Uncasville (free show); Dead End Cruisers, The Traditionals and Billy's

Bork at The Village Cafe;

July 20 -- Steve Miller Band at The Meadows, George Thorogood opening; John

Mayall at Mohegan Sun Casino/Wolf Den (free show);

July 22 -- Frank Black & The Catholics at Toad's Place (all ages), Reid Paley

and Mollycoddle opening; Belligerance at Laszlo's Arts Cafe, Monroe;

July 23 -- Channeling Jim at Tuxedo Junction; John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

at Toad's Place, The Providers and John Lamb Band opening; Jimmy Dale Gilmore

at Towne Crier Cafe, Stacy Earl opening; Paul Friend and Ed Bang (separate

sets) at Laszlo's Arts Cafe;

July 24 -- Bob Dylan & Paul Simon at The Meadows; The Mulligans at The Village

Cafe; Toy Box at Tuxedo Junction; Krazed Sensation, Bakwash and Malpractice at

Laszlo's Arts Cafe;

July 25 -- Roomful of Blues and Duke Robillard at Mohegan Sun Casino/Wolf Den

(free show); Moby at Toad's Place (all ages), Tin Star opening;

July 26 -- Neverless and Point of View at Laszlo's Arts Cafe;

July 27 -- N' Sync at The Meadows, Jordan Knight and Five opening;

July 28 -- Jewel at The Meadows, Rusted Root opening;

July 29 -- Julian Lennon at Toad's Place (all ages), The Push Stars opening;

July 30 -- Steve Miller Band at The Meadows, George Thorogood & The Destroyers

opening, also set by Curtis Salgado; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction; Yellowman &

The Sagittarius Band at Toad's Place, Sneaky Pete opening;

July 31 -- New England Reggae Sunsplash at The Meadows (Coco Tea, Mikey

General, Luciano, Beres Hammond and Buju Banton); Roomful of Blues at Towne

Crier Cafe; Future Tense at Tuxedo Junction.

COA Welcomes New Alternate, Discusses Senior Alliance

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C.H. Booth Library Hosted Another Successful Volunteer Fair

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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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