1. Introducing "Becky Budget"

    On April 9th, Kelly McCarthy and I introduced the Legislative Council and the audience attending the Council’s Board of Education budget hearing to “Becky Budget,” a child-sized bar graph showing the percentages we spend on various aspects of the Hamden public school system. Unfortunately, some people didn’t quite understand how to interpret her, so we put together a little letter and packet going into further detail as to what Becky means and what she can teach us. You can read the letter and download the packet on the next page.

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    Filed on 20 April 2008 by Aaron Gustafson

  2. Our suggestions to the Council on this year's budget

    Many of our members showed up at the Legislative Council meeting on March 24th to offer constructive criticism of the Mayor’s proposed budget. We’ve collected those comments here for you and for the Council as well.

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    Filed on 01 April 2008 by Aaron Gustafson

  3. You can influence the Town Budget

    In a major change of procedure, the Town Council is beginning the dialogue over the Town Budget even before they begin deliberating. They’re reaching out to citizens in two ways:

    1. through a questionnaire on budget priorities, etc. and
    2. by hosting a meeting to solicit public comment on the budget at the start of the budget season (as opposed to at the tail end of the process).

    HART is recommending that its members fill out the questionnaire and attend the meeting. Read on for details…

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    Filed on 23 March 2008 by Aaron Gustafson

  4. Helou Removed from Building Committee

    In an obvious effort to minimize the impact she might have on the police headquarters plan, Mayor Henrici has dismissed Michele Helou from the Hamden Building Committee.

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    Filed on 26 February 2008 by Aaron Gustafson

  5. Join the Fight: Stop the Police Headquarters from Occupying Old Town Hall

    Hamden resident Michele Helou has begun a petition in hopes of derailing the planned move of police headquarters into Memorial Town Hall. With the tax implications and the effect this project could have on Our Town, we urge HART members to join Michele in the fight.

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    Filed on 24 February 2008 by Aaron Gustafson

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