The place, Norfield Parish Hall,
Moderator, President Kathy Failla (Town Clerk Donna Anastasia provides
the names) and Barbara Rowland is our "Speak Up Coordinator" - and the
Onion Barn Sign...
The Town's
Business is Your Business: Direction From the People to Their Government...click
above to get summary of...
Boards/Officials
who spoke up at "Speak-Up 2004"
February 7th - 10:30am-12
noon, Norfield Parish Hall - began and ended right on time!
Moderator President
Kathy Failla keeps the questions and answers flowing! Here, First
Selectman Woody Bliss has definitive information about a question, but
no one was shy about chipping in on other "hot" questions...such as Army
Corps easements Town Meeting, or the plight of rail commuters, or what
can the school community do to avert a $270,000 cut in the proposed school
budget FY2005 (from 5.83% increase to 5% increase).
For example, Selectman Glenn Major
indicated that the Board of Education did not supply enough justification
of need...to warrent more than 5% increase (Selectman Richard Millar's
suggestion); State Senator John McKinney discusses dire and crowded
situation on Metro North with rail commuter; Board of Finance Chair.
Len Peterson says the Board of Education may be asking for more than we
can afford this year; Planning and Zoning Chair. Don Saltzman implores
the assembled residents to attend public meetings..."We don't like playing
to an empty room" he jested. More questions HERE.
ROSTER OF
PUBLIC OFFICIALS PRESENT SPEAK UP 2004 (only 30 of these on the stage):
Claudia Hahn or Cindy Williams
Beautification Committee
Karl Nelson, Ch.
Board of Ethics Commission
Dr. Lynne Pierson
Superintendent of Schools
Richard Wolf Ch.
Building Committee
Woody Bliss
First Selectman
Glenn Major
Selectman
Richard Miller
Selectman
Richard Bochinski
Board of Assessment Appeals
Norman HendersonCh.
Commission for Elderly
Walter Jonnson Ch.
Zoning Bd. of Appeals
Michael O'Brien Ch.
Insurance Advisory Commission
Patricia Cayanni Ch.
Children and Youth Commission
David Juneau Ch.
Parks and Recreation Commission
Lynne Langlois Ch.
Library Board
Tom Landry Town
Administrator
David Coprio, Ch.
Building Board of Appeals
Leslie Wolf, Ch.
Board of Education
Corey Attra, Ch. Conservation
Commission
William Brady
Police Commission
Diane Lofthus
Registrar of Voters
Eileen Buckley
Registrar of Voters
Leonard Peterson, Ch.
Board of Finance
Andrew Neilly, Ch.
Commission for the Arts
Rep. John Stripp Ct.State
Representative, 135th District
Senator John McKinney
Ct. State Senator, 28th District
Bob Osborn, Donald Saltzman,Ch.
Planning and Zoning Commission and Tower Committee
TENTATIVE--but they all came PLUS
Rack Gleason, Building Inspector:
Senator Judith Freedman
Ct. State Senator, 26th District
Judy Nelson
Weston-Westport Health District
Donna Anastasia Town
Clerk
John Conte
Town Engineer
Chief Anthony Land
Weston Chief of Police