To the Editor;
Recently the upcoming Board of Education has been making headlines. Many are already anticipating budget shortfalls as Federal stimulus money and state funding dry up. What is truly unfortunate is that the Board of Education is receiving their budget so late that they will hardly have anytime to examine it for potential savings before passing it to the Board of Finance and Taxation.
As Chairman for the Board of Finance and Taxation, I have already been in contact with several of the Board of Education members and plan on contacting the rest shortly. I am looking to sit down with the BOE members before the Board of Finance and Taxation takes up our own deliberations on the budget. By having an open discussion with the Board of Education members I hope that the Board of Finance and Taxation’s recommendations to the Mayor concerning the education budget can reflect the balanced needs of the students and the taxpayers of New Britain.
This budget year will be a challenging one. The economy, especially in Connecticut, has been slow to recover. It will take shared sacrifice of everyone involved to ensure that quality services will be maintained in our city while we weather this economic winter. I look forward to serving the taxpayers of New Britain even in these challenging times.
Sincerely,
Nicholas D. Mercier
Chairman, Board of Finance and Taxation
nichmerc@gmail.com
Saturday, January 8, 2011
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Mr. Mercier should be commended for trying to resolve problems through discussion and efforts to work together to resolve the budget issues facing the city.
It will be interesting to see if the Board of Ed will do the right thing by meeting, discussing and hopefully resolving the budget shortfalls, or if they will do as in that past and slap down the helping hand that is extended to them.
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