Why the NB New Police Department Needs to Move Forward...
Now that the City of New Britain has issued $35 million in bonds for the new police department building there is a ticking clock over the project. If the funds are not 45% spent by this time next year 2011 the city (and the taxpayers) will be on the hook for Federal penalties. It is unclear as to why certain political figures are claiming that this project is not open to the public and transparent.
There is a Committee that was convened with the sole purpose of allowing the Common Council, the City, the Public, and other parties to be involved in the oversight of the project.
It is even more puzzling that when the NB Common Council representatives, Aldermen Willy Pabon (R) and Roy Centeno (D), brought forth a resolution recommending that the remaining funding (funding that must be spent or risk federal penalties) be released to the contractor the democrats on the council balked at the idea.
Why are they saying that the transparency of the Police Building Committee is not sufficient? Delaying the building of the police station benefits no one. It does not benefit the tax payers who face penalties if the funds are not used in a timely manner, it does not benefit our police officers who every day must go to work in a run down and insufficient building, it does not benefit our downtown business which also welcome the new police station.
moving forward while dragging Trueworthy and Sherwood like anchors...
ReplyDeleteCan I just say Democrat inaction sums up the problem very well.
ReplyDeleteWhy the NB New Police Department Needs to Move Forward...
ReplyDeleteNow that the City of New Britain has issued $35 million in bonds for the new police department building there is a ticking clock over the project. If the funds are not 45% spent by this time next year 2011 the city (and the taxpayers) will be on the hook for Federal penalties. It is unclear as to why certain political figures are claiming that this project is not open to the public and transparent.
There is a Committee that was convened with the sole purpose of allowing the Common Council, the City, the Public, and other parties to be involved in the oversight of the project.
It is even more puzzling that when the NB Common Council representatives, Aldermen Willy Pabon (R) and Roy Centeno (D), brought forth a resolution recommending that the remaining funding (funding that must be spent or risk federal penalties) be released to the contractor the democrats on the council balked at the idea.
Why are they saying that the transparency of the Police Building Committee is not sufficient? Delaying the building of the police station benefits no one. It does not benefit the tax payers who face penalties if the funds are not used in a timely manner, it does not benefit our police officers who every day must go to work in a run down and insufficient building, it does not benefit our downtown business which also welcome the new police station.
Sherwood is an idiot who speaks, while saying nothing, simply to hear himself talk.
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