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The Town Council chair violated the Code of Ethics by mixing use of his own Realtor’s email account and promotion of a real estate panel with use of a town videoconferencing tool, New Canaan’s highest elected official said.
June 18, 2020 | https://newcanaanite.com/first-selectman-in-foid-email-town-council-chair-violated-code-of-ethics-3082966The Town Council’s vote is disheartening, not just for healthy start times but for our town’s democracy.
Assuming everything in this article is correct, which I have no reason to doubt, the Town Council made a decision against the choice taxpayers have overwhelmingly expressed and against the best interests of children in our town, in the latter case by flouting clear supporting scientific evidence.
April 7, 2020 | https://newcanaanite.com/letter-town-council-vote-also-disheartening-for-our-democracy-2762566To those on the Town Council who voted not for the presence or absence of later starts—that decision is made entirely by the BOE, and roughly $1 billion of taxpayer money over 10 years is more than enough to do later starts for all kids if it is a priority—but for some semblance of fiscal restraint, thank you.
April 6, 2020 | https://newcanaanite.com/letter-thank-you-to-the-town-council-for-budget-vote-2759301The Town Council during an emotionally charged meeting Thursday voted 8-4 in favor of a spending plan for next fiscal year that effectively forestalls long-discussed changes to New Canaan Public Schools start times.
April 2, 2020 | https://newcanaanite.com/town-council-preempts-change-to-school-start-times-in-divided-budget-vote-2742052Please delay your current budget that was created before the pandemic.
March 31, 2020 | https://newcanaanite.com/letter-postpone-new-canaan-budget-vote-2728031