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“She was just walking her dog. Seconds later she became the latest statistic in a growing list of pedestrians killed or maimed this year in Connecticut by motor vehicles.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“The latest example of wasting money: a $7 million, three-year traffic study on I-95, the fifth such study in 20 years.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Digging through the archives of the Stamford Advocate I found articles from 1985 discussing the idea: a $700 million monorail down the median of the Merritt Parkway from Greenwich to Trumbull as an alternative to Bridgeport developer Francis D’Addario’s idea of widening the parkway to eight lanes… or double-decking I-95. Continue Reading →
“…the Fair Share plan, would triple down on all the worst characteristics of current statute and demoralize our towns and cities. It would either force municipalities to raise property taxes by billions across the state to meet the putative mandates or eviscerate zoning entirely over entire communities. It’s just not right.” – Ryan Fazio Continue Reading →
“While this proposal would be catastrophic for all 169 municipalities in our wonderful State, my town would be forced to spend almost $1.5 billion in the next decade with no guarantee of affordability nor success.” – Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
Greenwich resident Susan Schieffelin and RTM member Ed Lopez are hosting this town-wide conversation with subject matter experts Scott Walter of the Capital Research Center and Jason Snead of the Honest Elections Project. Continue Reading →
“The free fare program on Connecticut buses has been immensely helpful to poor people struggling to save money. They deserve those breaks… but not when the unintended consequences of such a pilot program leads to violence.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
On February 3 when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine OH. Neighbors reported 3500 dead fish in their rivers while many suffered from headaches and nausea. Wells are being tested but bottled water seems in everyone’s future… if they decide to stay. Continue Reading →
“Ah, Bridgeport! The city where expensive dreams never die… especially when they’re spending other peoples’ money.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“Some lawmakers want to extend the pandemic-Happy Hour law to keep allowing “To Go” drinks from bars and restaurants. That makes sense too, eh? Let’s all keep partying after staggering out of the bar onto the streets or into our cars?” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →