Archive for June, 2008

Is New Haven Insolvent?

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

According to Andy Ross, the City of New Haven is insolvent (unable to pay its debts). We have resorted to “financial engineering” to make our budget work (like borrowing from one credit card to pay another one’s monthly minimum payment). Read his informative article from the Grand News.

Contact your alderperson
to ask them about this article. We sent them all a copy of the article.

Where are the disclosure forms?

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Most of the BOA have yet to turn in there disclosure forms which are due back in March 2008. Here is the list of who did and didn’t turn them in yet 2 1/2 months later.

Here are the 2008 BOA Ethics/Disclosure Forms that have been turned in.

Turned them in. Thanks
Ward 3 - James
Ward 4 - Jackson Brooks
Ward 5 - Perez
Ward 6 - Colon
Ward 8 - Smart
Ward 9 - Lemar
Ward 14 - Sturgis-Pascale
Ward 15 - J. Rodriguez
Ward 16 - Castro
Ward 24 - McCormack
Ward 25 - Silverman
Ward 27 - Lehtonen
Ward 28 - Sandman
Ward 29 - Goldfield

Where’s your form????
Ward 1 - Plattus
Ward 2 - Calder
Ward 7 - Clark
Ward 10 - Brison
Ward 11 - Lee
Ward 12 - Antunes
Ward 13 - Rhodeen
Ward 17 - Paolillo
Ward 18 - DePino
Ward 19 - Edwards
Ward 20 - Blango
Ward 21 - Jones
Ward 22 - Morehead
Ward 23 - Shah

Towns Scrambling to Make Ends Meet

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

New York Times reports….