1. The Henrici mileage log runaround

    The Hamden Daily News has (sadly) closed up shop, but Sharon Bass is still investigating the shenanigans of the Henrici Administration. Her latest investigation involves the mileage logs of Mayor Henrici and Tax Assessor Jim Clynes. As Sharon had reported in the Daily News, Henrici would have to drive 1,200 miles of office-related mileage (which does not include to and from work, mind you) at the Federally-mandated reimbursement rate of $.41 per mile in order to equal the $570 car allowance he attempted to push through Council in the last budget (he also tried to get $270 for Clynes, but failed on both counts).

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    Filed on 31 October 2007 by Aaron Gustafson

  2. Mark puts the tax hike in perspective

    In a recent guest column submitted to several newspapers, Mark Sanders puts Hamden’s historic tax hike into proper perspective. Here’s a snippet:

    Here’s the scoop—not only were the Henrici tax hikes the largest in Hamden history, those tax changes were also the most regressive ever. Nearly all commercial and high-end residential properties got tax cuts at the same time lower and middle-range homes saw enormous increases.

    You can read the whole article in our archive.

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    Filed on 24 October 2007 by Aaron Gustafson

  3. Candidate Forum Oct 30th

    HART has put together a candidate forum that will run from 6-9:30PM on October 30th in Thornton Wilder Hall at the Miller Library. The forum will cover Legislative Council seats in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9 in addition to the “At Large” Council seats and the Town Clerk position. The event will be moderated by Kenn Venit, Steve Kalb and Paul Knapp.

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    Filed on 20 October 2007 by Aaron Gustafson

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