Jean Robstock "Jeannie" Sedensky, 85, of Trumbull, formerly of Bridgeport, beloved wife of 50 years to the late Stephen J. Sedensky, Jr, died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of November 30. She...
Paul McCollum, 78, of Sandy Hook died peacefully November 25, following a longtime illness. He was born August 13, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Connecticut.
He was a devoted fathe...
Edwin John Corfey, Sr, 93, of Southbury died peacefully in his sleep November 13, at River Glen Rehabilitation, Southbury. He was the beloved husband of the late Elsie (Hogan) Corfey. He was born Sept...
Susan Sullivan Hills, 68, of Falmouth, Mass., formerly of Sandy Hook, died November 28.
She was the beloved wife of Clark Hills; the loving mother of Sarah Hills Penna of Mt Pleasant, S.C., Alison Sus...
Frank Allen Peck, 89, formerly of Newtown, died November 26 at Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury. He was born December 13, 1927, in Danbury, son of the late Mary Elizabeth (Gaeb) and Vernon Wi...
Joseph Frederick Whitney, 86, of Southbury, formerly of Bridgewater, died November 27 at The Watermark at East Hill. He was the beloved husband of Sally (Scully) Whitney. He was born March 7, 1931, in...
Donald T. Niedermeier, 88, of Cheshire, formerly of Milford and Fairfield, died November 27, with his family by his side. He was the devoted husband of 61 years to Sandra (Knablin) Niedermeier. He was...
Stanley Joseph Wyslick, 78, of Newtown, died peacefully November 22, at Danbury Hospital. He was born on November 7, 1939, in Norwalk.
His wife of 52 years, Barbara (Reardon) Wyslick of Newtown; his c...
Thomas "Tom" Geanuracos, 68, of New Port Richey, Fla., died November 20. Mr Geanuracos was the husband of Bernice (Dixon) Geanuracos. He was born in Bridgeport, a son of Charles and Gilda (Tucci) Gean...
Lucy Rosemary Petrino, 87, of Newtown, died peacefully on November 23, at Masonicare at Newtown. She was born in Bridgeport on January 24, 1930.
Her daughter, Luane Koehn of Monroe; son, Richard Blake...
To add a bit more context: the adopted Borough budget was for just under $300,000 [https://boroughofnewtownct.gov/borough-of-newtown-budget-approved/]. $58,000 in legal fees (to date) means a significant cost must be shouldered by Borough residents and businesses, increasing taxes noticeably. Many of those pushing the lawsuits were not subject to the added costs because they do not reside nor do business in the Borough.
Well said. Unfortunately, we are back to more of the same and we know how this will end. However, it gives us an opportunity to question many ways in which the DTC failed residents, voters, candidates, everyone. Brandon Moore was the first candidate to voice interest in running. A strong and well prepared candidate that the town republicans did not want to run against. They made it clear they wanted Ku to be the candidate. We all know you endorse the candidate you have no concerns about. Once Ku decided to try to unseat Bolinsky again, the DTC should have done what it can do and that was choose a candidate or put a good process in place to set up forums and get the caucus over and done smoothly, fairly, and ethically. It did neither. and this is what resulted: The Young Dem Debate became a Ku strategy to claim Ku being victimized, and it backfired; Ku's previous campaign committee went with Brandon Moore in hopes of finally flipping the seat; the DTC delay in organizing any candidate forums led to an inability to get the information out to all (as we see in complaints from new residents regarding lack of information); the DTC was severely split by the caucus chaos and some did not fully participate as a result; and we are back to square one with the candidate Alex Villamil preferred, and the same old guard and the same chance of flipping the seat.
Welcome and thank you for your insightfulness. I agree wholeheartedly, however, you will soon learn that the intention is to contain participation. I believe the new residents and the new families are invaluable and hope that you will attend a DTC meeting. You will learn a great deal. Second Thursday of the Month and tonight, June 11th, 7 pm, it is at the Edmond Town Hall. : )
Mr. Ackert’s letter leaves out an important point: many of the legal expenses he references exist because of the legal challenges and complaints he and his facebook group has chosen to pursue.
It is not fair to blame the Borough Zoning Commission Chair for costs that were driven, in large part, by Mr. Ackert’s own actions. Taxpayers should understand that litigation and FOIA complaints do not appear out of nowhere. They are initiated by individuals who decide to take those matters forward.
Public officials should absolutely be held accountable, and the Borough should follow proper procedures at all times. But accountability should run both ways. If someone repeatedly challenges the Borough through legal channels, then points to the resulting legal bills as proof of poor leadership, the public deserves that context.
Reasonable people can disagree about zoning decisions, development, and procedure. However, turning every disagreement into a legal fight has consequences, and those consequences are paid for by Borough taxpayers.
Before assigning blame for legal expenses, Mr. Ackert should acknowledge his own role in creating them.
