Since When Is Public Service
A ‘Narrow Agenda’?
To the Editor:
“When is the next election?” was the question po...
Many Turned Out To ‘Lose The Litter’
To the Editor:
Lose the Litter Day was sunny again this year, and we were pleased at the large numb...
Health District Budget Hearing
Draws No Comment
By Jan Howard
There were no members of the public present at a Newtown Health District hearing on Monday on its ...
Airbrush Demo, Saturday
Artist Kiki Joyner, professional painter, will be at Dick Blick Art Materials this weekend to present a free demonstration of airbrushin...
Communication Tools For People With Disabilities
BROOKFIELD — The Danbury Area Computer Society, together with Datahr Rehabilitation Institute, will...
Occupation: I have been a personal financial advisor with American Express for six years. Prior to this, I worked in finance and accounting for Hayday Corp....
By Kim J. Harmon
Peace of mind – that is exactly what Fairfield Equine Associates has given to many, many horse owners in Newtown and surrounding to...
By Darlene Jackson
Men’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles entries top the 2001 Newtown Open draw as 52 men are entered in three different singl...
May 5: Redding Spring Fair, 10 am to 2 pm.
May 8: Norfield Agriculture Committee in charge.
May 10: Harmony, “Mother’s Day”;...
Budget should be cut by 20%, spending $2.65 million dollars per every week forever is absolutely unsustainable ! Do everything possible to Vote No on another nonsensical attempt to increase the cost of living ! Taxpayers are honestly just renting their houses from the town, it costs me $40 every night to sleep in my own bed ! Soon it will be cheaper living in a hotel than owning a property in Newtown !
I went and complaint to Rosenthall's father that the budget was too high at $80M several years ago, now we are at almost $140M . $2.65 million per week that is ! Fairfield hills should have long been developed by investors money and bring revenue to the town. WE ARE DRIVING OURSELVES OUT OF NEWTOWN by doing this and constantly raising the cost of living. It makes zero sense, any extra budget money gets burned on stupid stuff just so they can ask for more next year. Put an END TO THIS STUPIDITY and CUT THE BUDGET 20%. Everyone will be just fine ! Kids won't get any smarter anyway. That's an honest reality !
Any common sensical person can do this job at under 100k salary. Way overhyped and overpaid at over $200k annual salary. We as voters have to put an end to this. Not to mention an assistant comes along with this job paid at 190k! What is wrong with you voters?
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.