New Haven Citizens Action Network » Accountability

FRAC Report on the State of New Haven’s Financial Picture

jeffrey.kerekes — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:33:28 +0000

Read the article here in the New Haven Independent.

Can we decrease spending and increase revenue to cover $100 Million? This is what we need to do in five years to cover a $82 Million shortfall and raise the emergency fund to 5% of our budget (another $22 million). This is not counting any drastic measures by the State to cut our PILOT or ECS (Education) funding.

Other interesting findings such as spending $1.5 Billion Dollars on Schools without checking to see if we need to build so many schools — is this why the census is so low at schools? If our census at schools do not match what we told the state, the State is going to send us a bill for the difference. I believe we have already had to pay back about $65 million in money for things which the State never approved. Where does it end???

Taxing Times In New Haven: Assessments Gone Wild

jeffrey.kerekes — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:44:10 +0000

Check out the collection of Articles at the New Haven Advocate! Thanks to the Advocate for covering and uncovering this important story!

Latest News Round-up

jeffrey.kerekes — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:15:24 +0000

New Haven Small Businesses Are Upset With The City’s Assessments

Tax Office Glitch Startles Seniors

City Wants More For Vanessa’s Chevy

And, did you see this?

www.johndestefanojr.com

Summary of BOA Final Budget Vote: “Let Them Eat Cake”

jeffrey.kerekes — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:03:18 +0000

Read the summary of the Board Of Alder meeting last evening on the City’s 2010-11 Budget and see how they voted.

Take The Mayor’s Quiz!

jeffrey.kerekes — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:41:44 +0000

Download the PDF version to take the Mayor’s Budget Quiz or click the image below.

The Waffle House? Call the Alders and ask them for a ZERO increase

jeffrey.kerekes — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:51:40 +0000

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Call Justin Elicker at 203-500-2969

jeffrey.kerekes — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:26:16 +0000

Lets put the pressure on Justin Elicker, BOA Finance Committee Member. Let him know how you feel about the budget or how a 9-20% tax and rent increase will effect your life. Be nice, but be clear and ask him to join over 1000 people who signed the petition.

10-D

Justin Elicker

Ward10@newhavenct.net

192 Willow Street

06511-2531

H:203-500-2969

How Will Your Alderperson Vote? Check Back update: Tuesday, May 18

jeffrey.kerekes — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:30:03 +0000

Updated

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS to vote on Mayors PROPOSED Budget Tuesday, May 18, 7pm City Hall.
Shah (Chair), Clark (Vice-Chair), Perez, Goldfield, Jackson-Brooks, Castro, Lemar, Morehead, Elicker, Bauer, O’Sullivan-Best

See how they voted in past budget cycles

PHOTO	WARD	NAME	ADDRESS	ZIP CODE	PHONE
	4-D	Andrea Jackson-Brooks Ward4@newhavenct.net	102 DeWitt Street	06519-2131	H:203-776-0502
	5-D	Jorge Perez Ward5@newhavenct.net	24 Cassius Street	06519-2313	H:203-562-4373
	7-D	Frances T. Clark Ward7@newhavenct.net	320 Audobon Court	06511-1203	H:203-772-4455
	9-D	Roland Lemar Ward9@newhavenct.net	6 Eld Street	06511	H:203-507-7869
	10-D	Justin Elicker Ward10@newhavenct.net	192 Willow Street	06511-2531	H:203-500-2969
	11-I	Maureen O’Sullivan-Best Ward11@newhavenct.net	54 Foxon Street	06513-2320	H:203-467-9783
	14-D	Stephanie Bauer Ward14@newhavenct.net	55 East Pearl Street	06513-4309	H:203-785-0065
	16-D	Migdalia Castro Ward16@newhavenct.net	203 Saltonstall Avenue-Court Cottage	06513-4250	H:203-777-6835
	22-D	Greg Morehead Ward22@newhavenct.net Ward22 website	13 Frances Hunter Drive	06511-3604	H:203-507-7766
	23-D	Yusuf I. Shah Ward23@newhavenct.net	59 Gilbert Avenue	06511-5331	H:203-507-7679
	29-D	Carl Goldfield Ward29@newhavenct.net	25 Roydon Road	06511-2806	H:203-782-2064 W:203-787-9222

What Changed in 6 Months?

jeffrey.kerekes — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:05:19 +0000

Poster Campaign

jeffrey.kerekes — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:51:36 +0000

Please help keep up the pressure on our Board of Alders by posting these posters in your home, office and car windows. We have a variety to choose from and we have FREE hard copies available of the I Can’t Afford To Love New Haven. We just need to know where to drop them off. Feel free to print some out from our PDF version.

Send us a picture of one of our posters!!!