Senate Rejects Revaluation Delay for Naugatuck
The Senate voted down a bill to delay Naugatuck revaluation, ending nearly a decade of taxpayer pressure. Borough residents had challenged 1989 assessments by KVS Information Systems, formed Taxpayers in Revolt, and urged a reassessment to adjust taxes. DelGobbo and Chamber of Commerce leaders welcomed the no delay stance amid ongoing revaluation efforts.
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Hartford
Senate
Naugatuck
House
KVS Information Systems
Fayne Erickson
James Fleming
DelGobbo
Burton ousts GOP aide amid Whitewater probe row
Representative Dan Burton dismissed aide David Bossie amid criticism over the handling of Whitewater tapes and alleged editing. Speaker Newt Gingrich disputed the firing claim, saying Burton had fired the wrong person. Democrats attack the probe as partisan and plan renewed immunity votes, while Gingrich warns of moving the matter to another panel if needed.
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Ashington
Dan Burton
Clinton
Burton
R-Ind
David Bessie
Newt Gingrich
Bessie
Whitewater
Webster Hubbell
Hubbell
Gingrich
Bossie
Homeowners urge officials to fix housing water woes
Melbourne Court residents Kimberly Knapp and Michelle Masisco urge the Board of Mayor and Burgesses to address flooding and erosion threatening their homes. They report ankle deep water and mud in sidewalks, unfinished drainage, and trees dying from runoff after developer James Warren began building nearby. An Inland Wetlands cease and desist order caused confusion over its effectiveness.
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Melbourne
Board of Mayor and Burgesses
Kimberly Knapp
Knapp
Michelle Masisco
James Warren
Littte
Paul Masisco
Commission
Scott Troemel
Connecticut lawmakers press for pay raises in 1999
The Connecticut House approved a bill to raise pay for legislators and top statewide officials by at least 15 000 with increases to 21 800 for lawmakers and higher expense accounts. Senate vote was 19 17, bill moves to Governor Rowland who previously signaled a veto on his own salary.
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Hartford
William Nickerson
Greenwich
William Dyson
Dyson
New Haven
Connecticut
House
Moira Lyons
John G. Rowland
Rowland
U.S
Barbara Kennelly
Borough rejects early retirement plan for workers
The borough voted 6-4 against a golden handshake for 60 plus eligible employees from Chapter 89 and 90, AFSCME locals, with 22 accepting. The plan would have saved about 439000 in 1998 99 but required age 50 and 10 years service, optionally adding five years. Budget pressures persist as officials seek over 1 million in non tax revenue. The mayor and several burgesses criticized the move while noting no replacement proposal before June 30.
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Chapter 89
American Federation of State
Burgesses
Robert Burns
Joan Taf
William Goggin Sr
Kein Knowles
Lois Ackerman
Robert Neth
Tim Barth
Barth
Ackerman
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Reval
Kevin DelGobbo
Chamber of Commerce
Ron Marciano
Gop
Seymour Buffs
Naugy
Tarra Varrone
Roseanne Frank
Cross Street School
The
Inland Wetlands Commission
Bill
Borough
Jarra Varrone
Beacon Valley Animal Hospital
Brian Laubstein
Blackie
BVAH
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