Sally Bednar

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New Democratic-Led BET Installed, David Weisbrod Elected Chair

The BET organizational meeting featured election of officers, ushering in Democratic leadership by unanimous consent – David Weisbrod as chair, Matt DesChamps as vice chair and Doug Fenton as clerk – committee assignments and liaisons were announced. Then the newly formed Debt & Fund Balance Policy Committee met, chaired by Democrat Elliot Alchek. Continue Reading →

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Non-Incumbent Republican BET Candidates: This Week’s “Guidelines” Are Not Budgets

“As the four new candidates for the Republican Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET), we wish to respond to the latest false claim that “we” have slashed teachers and funds from next year’s school budget. We have not even been elected yet.” – Sally Bednar, Josh Brown, Joe Kelly, Joe Pellegrino Continue Reading →

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Historic Greenwich Finance Board Debate: It’s Up to the People Now

Thursday’s historic debate among 13 candidates for the 12-member Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation – 6 Democrats, 6 Republicans and 1 Independent – was essentially a showdown over which party deserves control the board in the next term. Continue Reading →

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Committee for a Better BET: Compare and Contrast our Slate to the Opposition

“We believe in public service and common decency. They seek personal power and resort to lies, innuendos and slander to attack us.” – Committee for a Better BET – Sally Bednar, Josh Brown, Harry Fisher, Joe Kelly, Joe Pellegrino, Leslie Tarkington. Continue Reading →

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Group Letter to First Selectman Camillo, BET, BOE: “We implore you to address OGS renovation with a greater urgency”

“The last-minute appropriations for an elevator and sewage abatement amount to inadequate stop-gap measures, more likely to interfere with rather than advance a well-planned, holistic plan and were not based on vetted professional assessments.” – Signed by 17 District 6 RTM Representatives   Continue Reading →

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