“As the incumbent Republican members of the BET running for re-election, we all pledge to do our best in the upcoming campaign to earn your trust so that you can return us in November as the majority party on the BET.” – Current Republican BET Members and Republican Candidates for Re-Election to the BET Continue Reading →
Bill Drake
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Smooth Sailing As Republicans Unanimously Endorse Slate for Nov 5 Election
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“Everyone is unified at this moment. There is no division. Everyone is in support of the candidates who have been and will be nominated tonight, exemplified by the fact that there won’t be any votes tonight.” – RTC Chair Rich DiPreta Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Andy Duus, Bill Drake, Carmella Budkins, Debra Hess, Fred Camillo, Heather Smeriglio, Joe Kelly
Bill Drake, Brooks Harris: The New Debt Policy is Risky
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“We are at a critical juncture where spending is about to increase dramatically while the new debt policy is a risk to our long-standing financial strength and quality of life.” – Bill Drake (BET) and Brooks Harris (RTM) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Bill Drake, Brooks Harris, debt policy, RTM
Drake: Lengthening Town’s Debts Is Not In Our Interest
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“In the last 12 budgets, we’ve appropriated the massive amount of $664 million to create improved infrastructure… We financed these projects either from cash reserves or with our successful borrowing policy of short maturities. Our general practice is to borrow over seven years: a one-year note rolled over to a second year, followed by a five year bond. The clear advantage of this approach is that the debt is rapidly retired.” – Bill Drake, Republican member of the BET Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Bill Drake, debt
Republican Members of the BET: Right Projects, Right Financing
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“The BET has a long-standing practice of borrowing money for short maturities for our town’s capital improvements. This practice has kept taxes and debt manageable, a success for every resident. In contrast, a few voices are calling for increasing the borrowing term to the life of the capital project – in other words, moving from our successful ‘modified pay-as-you- go’ method of financing to longer term borrowing.” – Republican BET members, Michael Mason, Leslie Tarkington, Bill Drake, Andy Duus, Karen Fassuliotis, Debra Hess Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Andy Duus, Bill Drake, Debra Hess, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkington, Michael Mason
Republican BET Members Share Budget Discussions and Priorities
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The six members of the Board of Estimate and Taxation ask the Board of Education define programs with well-defined measurable goals and discontinue or change those programs with minimal student benefit. “It is time for the BOE to re-examine headcount growth and the rising costs of schools.” – Michael Mason (Caucus Chair), Leslie Tarkington, Bill Drake, Andy Duus, Karen Fassuliotis, Debra Hess Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Andy Duus, BET, Bill Drake, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Debra Hess, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkington
Petitioning Candidate Tarkington Earns Her Spot on Republican Slate for BET
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The top vote getter in Tuesday’s primary was Debra Hess with 1,324 votes. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Andy Duus, Bill Drake, Debra Hess, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkington, Michael Mason, Nancy Weissler
Greenwich Republican Candidates Differentiate Themselves at Crowded BET Primary Debate
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In a 90-minute debate candidates shared ideas for funding capital projects, finding efficiencies, watching head counts, and controlling pension and health care costs. There was also talk of running schools in a period of declining enrollment and running a “private, money-losing nursing home.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Andy Duus, Bill Drake, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Debra Hess, Karen Fassuliotis, League of Women Voters of Greenwich, Leslie Tarkington
RTC Slate Features Tesei for 6th Term; Results in 2 Petition Candidates
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Peter Tesei was nominated on July 25 by the RTC for a record 6th term, along with John Toner, nominated for a second full term. Shakeups in the process that excluded incumbents from the slate, including Leslie Tarkington who is petitioning for a place on the ballot for BET. Peter Bernstein is petitioning for a spot on the ballot for BOE. Continue Reading →