Letter: Supports Lauretti s latest proposed tax rate cut
April 12, 2021
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To the Editor:
Congratulations to Mark Lauretti for cutting taxes yet again in your proposed new budget. Us senior citizens need all the help we can get these days.
As usual, every department except the Board of Education seems able to get along fine with the money that is allotted to them, Mr. Gidwani’s letter not withstanding. I don t see the new budget as a desperate plea. Check the vote counts in the last election and you will see that Mark Lauretti is not a man who needs to make desperate pleas to stay in office.
Letter: Alderman says Gidwani never protested past budgets
April 5, 2021
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To the Editor:
The Shelton City Charter clearly states that the Board of Aldermen is charged with the financial oversight of the city finances which includes budget approvals and any expenditures. I am confused, as are others on the BoA, as to why Alderman Gidwani in his March 26 letter is criticizing the city spending practices.
Over the last four years, Gidwani has been a member of the BoA. And to my knowledge and memory, he agreed with the spending and budgets that were brought before the board each time. In 2018 and 2019, he voted for the city fiscal budgets as proposed. His 2020 vote was not recorded due to an electronic glitch during our final virtual budget meeting. I do not remember his protesting any of the expenditures that came before the board.
Letter: Lauretti budget a desperate plea to remain in power
April 5, 2021
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To the Editor:
For those of you who may have missed it, Mayor Mark Lauretti s annual budget presentation was particularly difficult to listen to this year. For the majority of the 12-minute presentation, it felt like an April fools joke gone awry with the audience and our city almost waiting for a punchline that never came.
On the surface it was disconcerting because the mayor mentioned both rape, a reference to an alleged assault by one of our own volunteer firefighters, and some kind of socialist agenda. What was notably missing was talk of how things are going to improve for our city as our world is poised to emerge from the global coronavirus pandemic.
Vacant Todd Road site to be home to retail development
Brian Gioiele
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Vacant land on the corner of Todd and Platt roads noticeably filled with garbage and two tents will soon house a new retail development.Brian GioieleShow MoreShow Less
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Vacant land on the corner of Todd and Platt roads noticeably filled with garbage and two tents will soon house a new retail development.Brian GioieleShow MoreShow Less
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The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a request for a Planned Development District at 6 Todd Road. Pictured is a rendering of the proposed development for the site.Contributed /Show MoreShow Less