<font color="#000000">Hi Folks:</font><font color="#000000">The office has been busy lately so my focus has been on getting projects off my desk and unto someone else's! I planned on sending this out Sunday but, as usual, my connection to the office workstation got clobbered. And since these files are on my C drive at the office I had no alternative but to wait until this now.</font>
<font color="#000000">There are two meetings this week. The regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Wednesday at 7:30PM and a special meeting on the budget on Thursday at 5:30PM.</font>
<font color="#000000">From my perspective although the Administration is working to reduce the size of the City government, a majority of the reduction stems from BLRA monies. And although the cry is NO BOND SWAPS, in my reality the City usurped the BLRA cash-on-hand and is forcing them to issue bonds to cover their debt. So, someone is still generating more debt.</font>
<font color="#000000">However, I do want to commend the Malloy Administration for making the effort to regain control over the budget. I sense that it will be a slow and painful process.</font>
<font color="#000000">Hope to see you at either or both meetings! Be there or be square!!</font>
<font color="#000000">Warmest Regards,</font>
<font color="#000000">Stan</font>
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municipalcouncilspecialagenda_20080514.pdf</font>
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municipalcouncilcaucusagenda_20080514.pdf </font>
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