Westport boards battle over budget cuts and youth committee
The Westport Board debated restoring large budget cuts, voting to fully reinstate a 48050 cut eliminating the Selectman's Committee on Youth and Human Resources. Officials pressed for restorations across Education Public Works Recreation and Fire, totaling 412036 in refunds as the board prepared to announce final decisions next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selectman’s Committee On Youth and Human Resources
Leonard Revins
Slash
Public Works Department
Recreation Department
Fire Department
Selectman
John Leeming
Westport
Shrader decries Bedford Elementary cut in Westport budget
Westport official Shrader blasted the Finance Board for a 250000 reduction to the Bedford Elementary School budget. He warned the cut could force the school board to close Bedford Elementary by next Fall and pursue redistricting to save about 215000. Shrader called the move a dangerous false economy and criticized Board of Finance Chairman Leeming for boasting of a no increase budget.
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Westport
Democratic Town
Douglas’ Shrader
Finance Board
Bedford
Leeming
Board of Finance
John Leeming
Shrader
Revins
Emanuel Margolis
Planning and Zoning Commission
Margolis
Bedford Elementary
PTA
Budget clash as Rovins seeks 200000 refund from town
At the Finance Board hearing for the 1973-74 town budget, School Board Chair Leonard Rovins pressed for a 200000 restoration, rejecting a 250000 cut. Supporters urged restoring funds to 11250000 while Bedford Elementary closing rumors were debated but ruled out of order.
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Board of Finance
Bedford Junior High School
Leonard Revins
Doris Shiller
Vincent Rotondo
First
Finance Board
Anne Kaskel
Leonard Rovins
Zavarella declines Westport town planner job
Mario Zavarella, the Windsor town planner, told the Planning and Zoning Commission he cannot take the Westport post three weeks before start date. He cited ongoing Windsor duties and family considerations. P&Z Chair Julie Belaga said Zavarella had sent a letter expressing eagerness to work in Westport just last week.
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Mario Zavarella
Planning and Zoning Commission
Zavarella
Windsor
P&z
Julie Belaga
Westport Post
Westport
Inside are alias Egg hunt See page 3
Inside the issue hints at an alias egg hunt with coverage on page 3 and a crash story teased on page 11. Additional features include a new life story on page 30 and a play ball feature on page 32. A track win recap appears elsewhere.
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Rich Bradley
Selectman‘s Committee For Youth and Human Resources
Sojhardssipl
Ed Cut
Rovins
John Leemings
Germaine
ATM
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