Cheshire's not alone
I couldn't help but mention this article that I saw in the Waterbury paper (by Gennady Sheyner). In Cheshire, we (both parties, I believe) have had difficulties in filling the two hundred or so volunteer positions in the town... everything elected from Council to Constable and appointed from Beautification to Youth Services. This article just highlights that it's not only Cheshire, but surrounding communities, as well. I'm not sure why that is. I suspect there's a number of reasons. But I'd bet that among the reasons I'd include people having more options available to them. And even more important is probably the shift in families from single income to dual income... driven, I believe, largely by globalization and technology.
And while Cheshire stands alone with parking problems at Macnamara/Legion Field, we're not alone with having parking problems at our ballfields. Wallingford (in nearby Yalesville) (Record-Journal, By Jeffery Kurz) has parking problems too.
Tim White
Town Council, 4th District
TimWhite98@yahoo.com
4 comments:
Consider this as a possible reason why the two main political parties are having trouble finding people, the entire process has become too political. Watching the local the council sessions, viewing national tv coverage. it comes across as us against them. The two major political parties have forgotten about what they are about. When the us vrs them mentality stops, more people will want to participate. When decisions are made on merit and value, not what the they politicians think it takes to get re-elected, more people will volunteer. Stop the politcal nonsense, stop wondering what you think the locals will think about a subject. Present concrete solutions to a problem and then ask what the locals think, Who cares who comes up with the solution, the party affiliation has no bearing on decisions or at least it should not have. Do what you were elected for, the greatest benefit for the Town, not for the party or yourself.
I agree with Mr Kunde....I am a registered Rep. and find it hard to not vote for Dems in the local races as they seem more reasonable. Its not about the party lines.
I gave up after hearing Mr. Abbate continue to gripe about his pay raise or lack thereof...my life is too short
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