Westport feud over Rotondo open run for First Selectman
Westport political rows flare as First Selectman John J. Kemish urges Public Works Coordinator Vincent Rotondo to resign if he seeks the Republican nomination. Rotondo rejects resigning and says he has not decided to run while residents push petitions. A meeting with Kemish and supporters produced mixed accounts and Kemish confirms a department head reported Rotondo discussed raising pay if elected.
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Kemish
Rotondo
Selectman
Vincent Rotondo
First Selectman
Westport
First
Tus
Harris
Raymond
Holton
Gas stations feel squeeze amid fuel shortage claims
State officials critique the gasoline shortage as bogus while local dealers say it is killing them. Connecticut AG Killian hints breaking up large oil firms into independents. New York AG LaTorella notes oil company inventories exceed last year’s seasonal levels. Continued on page 6.
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Connecticut
Robert K. Killian
Killian
Charles A. LaTorella, Jr
New York
Westport
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Part timer punches in as new town planner
Melvin H. Barr named Director of Planning after serving as Acting Director for a month. He came from Raymond Parish and Pine Inc. of Norwalk where he was a senior planner for six years, winning selection from 75 candidates after James Ross resigned last month.
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Melvin H. Barr
P&i
Julie Belaga
Barr
Raymond, Parish and Pine Inc
Norwalk
James Ross
Minibus plan stalls as transit district delays shifts power
Westport faces delays as the transit district waits for a second director to be named. Debate centers on the minibus proposal's funding and the broad powers granted to district directors, including bonding and taxing authority.
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Westport
ATM
Paul Green
RTM
Lorna Christophersen
Woody Klein
Selectman's Youth and Human Resources Committee
Richard Bradley
Roy Dickinson
Michael Gilbertie
Public Utilities Commission
Stanley Atwood
Bradley
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Arthur Weise
Republican Town Committee
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Lydia Smith
Jon Schiff
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