Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Open space money

Two CT GOP state Senators (McKinney, Roraback) are calling for the creation of a $100,000,000 fund for open space (NHR, by George Hladky). Of course, there is some concern over such an outlay. New Haven's Senator, Martin Looney said:
open space preservation "is certainly a worthy program" but added there are other equally important places the money could go. Those include municipal aid, paying off mounting state debts and possibly using a portion of the surplus to help Connecticut’s low-income families cope with expected major increases in electricity rates.
These things are all of concern. I really don't understand though, what is more important than protecting America? This report couldn't lay it out anymore clearly.

So why isn't this request for open space money linked to national security and ending our dependence on Mideast oil through increased use of alt fuels? My guess is that most of our elected officials still don't get it. Too bad. America isn't getting out of the Middle East until we deal with oil.

Tim White
Town Council, 4th District

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2006 5:00 PM

    the RINO's are charging again in Hartford...by adding to the state debt

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  2. AnonymousDecember 20, 2006 7:29 PM

    Open Space????

    That wasn't an issue anywhere this election cycle.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 20, 2006 10:27 PM

    I'm not sure about anyone else, but in the following post

    http://timwhitelistens.blogspot.com/2006/08/war-oil-part-iii.html

    I mentioned CT subsidies that go to farms. I often hear of open space money being used for either farms or forest.

    Tim White

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