East Hampton Noise Ordinance Poses Pitfalls
Prompted by complaints about the volume of music emanating from Angelico’s Lake House and the potential for future issues with noise, the Town Council has been investigating the issue in search of a solution that placates the affected homeowners near Angelico’s while setting good precedent for the future.
» Read MorePolitical Climate Change in Connecticut
For nearly two decades, the caps of Connecticut’s political landscape have been largely frozen in place. The Governor’s office was held by one of the two names on 1994’s Republican lawn signs and the two U.S. Senate races have been safely controlled by their longstanding occupants. With so much stability for so long, it is amazing to consider that all of it has changed in the space of three weeks.
» Read MoreWhat Will Malloy Mean for East Hampton?
For the first time in a generation, Connecticut has a new administration at the helm in Hartford. But what changes will the new Governor bring to the relationship between East Hampton and Hartford? A local sales tax, a statewide property tax, and the prospect of cuts to town aid are all possibilities as the state tries to balance its budget and local government just tries to get by.
» Read MoreE-Governance Can Save Money, Deliver Services Better
Making state government work better is now the job of Gov. Dan Malloy and his administration. Combined with their need to confront the state’s $3.4 billion budget deficit, Mr. Malloy and his team should turn to increasingly important tools of e-governance to make state services more convenient for citizens and less expensive for taxpayers.
» Read MoreIs a Budget Plan Being Hatched?
The state’s budget deficit is enormous and is certain to dominate the next six months, but the new Governor and Democratic legislative leaders may already be laying the rhetorical groundwork for a massive round of tax hikes that they call spending cuts.
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