One Man’s

Accomplishment

To the Editor:

I would like to congratulate the man who spent the day on Tuesday making the budget fail. He certainly succeeded, and I truly believe the 80-something vote margin can be attributed to him. He told me, and I overheard him tell several others, that he didn’t want to hurt the kids or the schools. In fact, he was aiming for opposite. He didn’t want the education budget to get hurt by “overspending” on a new town hall.

The problem is that every No vote looks the same when the votes are counted. So the council sees the budget fail, and cuts money from it, including from the Board of Education. They can’t cut the $10 million town hall from the budget to please this man, because it isn’t there. It is not a part of the budget.

So, what did this man accomplish? He wasted some more of the town’s money, because they will need to spend it on yet another referendum. He spread lies, confused Newtown residents, and misinformed well-meaning voters. And, oh yeah, he hurt those kids he was trying to help, because the school budget was surely cut again. I hope he’s proud of all he accomplished.

Sincerely,

Sarah Hemingway

10 Overlook Knoll, Sandy Hook                                       May 23, 2007