I am not the "only" person who is questioning the Mayor's budget proposal, a Work of Fiction. Anyone, especially people with a background in finance, who look at the budget proposed by the Mayor sees the apparent flaws in his revenue projects. I am not against making investments in education, public safety, and infrastructure. In fact, as a community we need to have important discussions about what investments we need, and what investments we can afford.
But before we have that discussion we need to have a budget that doesn't contain fictitious revenue projections, so we have a budget that is based on facts and reality, not promises and dreams.
Again, how can we expect to see five times as much money come in from Snow Ban towing, three times as much from pistol permits, over three times as much from building, plumbing, and electrical permits, or a 700% increase in revenue from "Special Events".
Every member of the government with whom I have spoken has called these projections unrealistic, and the Mayor has offered no defense for these increases.
We do not need more educators on the New Britain School Board. We need financial people with experience in business. The neighborhood concept of voting districts for the Common Council members created by former Alderman Tim O'Brien has not served us well. We need to go back to the AT LARGE voting system for the New Britain Common Council.
Can someone tell The Herald to stop putting O'Brien's picture on page 1 and the website. I'm trying to eat breakfast and I have to see that mug. It's disturbing.
Can someone tell The Herald to stop putting O'Brien's picture on page 1 and the website. I'm trying to eat breakfast and I have to see that mug. It's disturbing.
There's a simple solution to your dilemma: stop reading that "pablum puking" liberal propaganda rag!
COMMENTS by CPOA Present Nicholas D. Mercier...
ReplyDeleteI am not the "only" person who is questioning the Mayor's budget proposal, a Work of Fiction. Anyone, especially people with a background in finance, who look at the budget proposed by the Mayor sees the apparent flaws in his revenue projects. I am not against making investments in education, public safety, and infrastructure. In fact, as a community we need to have important discussions about what investments we need, and what investments we can afford.
But before we have that discussion we need to have a budget that doesn't contain fictitious revenue projections, so we have a budget that is based on facts and reality, not promises and dreams.
Again, how can we expect to see five times as much money come in from Snow Ban towing, three times as much from pistol permits, over three times as much from building, plumbing, and electrical permits, or a 700% increase in revenue from "Special Events".
Every member of the government with whom I have spoken has called these projections unrealistic, and the Mayor has offered no defense for these increases.
We do not need more educators on the New Britain School Board. We need financial people with experience in business. The neighborhood concept of voting districts for the Common Council members created by former Alderman Tim O'Brien has not served us well. We need to go back to the AT LARGE voting system for the New Britain Common Council.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I attended the meeting I won't submit a comment since I no longer trust Frank to post it.
ReplyDeleteI'll reluctantly leave my comment on The Herald's forum.
The Herald sucks!
ReplyDeleteCan someone tell The Herald to stop putting O'Brien's picture on page 1 and the website. I'm trying to eat breakfast and I have to see that mug. It's disturbing.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteCan someone tell The Herald to stop putting O'Brien's picture on page 1 and the website. I'm trying to eat breakfast and I have to see that mug. It's disturbing.
There's a simple solution to your dilemma: stop reading that "pablum puking" liberal propaganda rag!