Moneymen's tie blocks Westport minibus funding
Westport Board of Finance deadlocked 3-3 over a $146,000 minibus program, with Republicans Leeming Stitzer and Hartsig voting against and Capasse joining Democrats Thiemann and Conant in support. The plan, a seven-bus system funded mainly by federal and state funds, could still be approved by the RTM in March if two thirds override is possible. First Selectman Kemish warned of unlikely override and considered asking Green to seek clarification from the Finance Board. The board noted the project’s potential benefits but questioned cost, elderly needs, and prior failed trials in other towns.
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Board of Finance
Westport
John Leeming
Carl Stitzer
Robert Hartsig
Edward Capasse
Nicholas Thiemann
Luther Conant
RTM
Kemish
First
Leeming
Green
Finance Board
Inside. WEA hits delay referenced in brief
Brief item notes delays affecting WEA with cross references to pages 3 6 and 7 and mentions a ninth straight event noted on page 25.
Staples High Refuses Open Campus Bill Amid Discipline Concerns
Acting Principal Robert Genualdi criticized student readiness for open campus freedom at Staples High School. He rejected the board recommended measure and announced a committee of students and teachers will be formed to address discipline issues and responsibilities on campus.
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Staples
Robert Genualdi
Genualdi
LGB
SGB
Westport
New England Associatio
New England Association
Real estate tax hike plan prompts owner alarm
Lisa Reese of the Westport Weston Board of Realtors warns that a governor's reform proposal to raise the real estate conveyance tax from 1.10 per thousand to 10 per thousand would effectively create a new tax on real property and likely raise home prices across Connecticut.
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Lisa Reese
Westport-Weston Board of Realtors
Governor's Commission On
Reese
General Assembly
Governor's Commission On Tax Reform
Connecticut
Shrader Criticizes GOP Board of Finance Over Bus Vote
Democratic Town Committee Chairman Douglas Shrader blasted three Republican Board of Finance members for voting down the mini bus proposal in Westport. He praised Democrats Nicholas Thiemann and Luther Conant for supporting the bus plan and urged residents to question the perceived conservative leadership of Chairman John Leeming.
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Democratic Town Committee
Douglas Shrader
Board of Finance
Nicholas Thiemann
Luther Conant
John Leeming
School Board Hears Budget Monday in Westport
The Westport Board of Education will review the Superintendent Kenneth Brummel's proposed 1973 74 budget at 8 15 p m on Monday February 5 in Bedford Junior High School. Officials say the size of the budget is not yet known but the public may ask questions and comment. A Breakfast with Brummel will follow on February 7 at 9 30 a m in Kings Highway Elementary School for further budget explanations.
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Westport Board of Education
Bedford Junior High School
Kenneth Brummel
Kings Highway
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New England
Anne Kaskel
Jon Schiff
WEA
Shrader
GOP
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