New Haven Citizens Action Network » Budget

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.

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

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

Get a Wallpaper version for your Desktop

Some fun courtesy of Photoshop

800 x 600
1024 x 768
1280 x 1024
1600 x 1200

Call your alderperson and tell them to hold the line on no tax increase

jeffrey.kerekes — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:49:35 +0000

There are signs that Alderpersons will ignore a historic petition of over 1000 names and make a compromise. Let them know how you feel about a tax hike in the worst economy since the great depression. Even DeStefano agreed to sign the petition (but then refuse) and sent out campaign literature only a few months ago touting that people can’t take a tax increase in this economy. Has the economy gotten better? Why is there now a proposed increase of between 9-20+%? That range which is often ignored by the media is directly from the Mayor’s own Management and Budget Office. We didn’t compute it, twist it, or massage it. Straight from Management and Budget. The reason they don’t say it to the press, is that they are trying to pull a fast one. Don’t let your alderperson try to sneak away from the true increase for some people of over 20% in this economy.

See the NHR article in todays paper
See the Op-Ed from yesterday’s paper on the BOE

Call Greg Dildine at 203-228-4649

jeffrey.kerekes — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:11:54 +0000

Attention Ward 25 Alderman Greg Dildine reports that he has only received a very few calls from people concerned about the budget. Please call Alderman Dildine and let him know how a 9-20% increase will effect your family.

25-D

Greg Dildine

Ward25@newhavenct.net

227 McKinley Avenue

06515-2240

H:203-228-4649

Call Jorge Perez 203-562-4373

jeffrey.kerekes — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:36:30 +0000

Lets put the pressure on Jorge Perez, 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.

5-D

Jorge Perez

Ward5@newhavenct.net

24 Cassius Street

06519-2313

H:203-562-4373

Call Roland Lemar at 203-507-7869

jeffrey.kerekes — Tue, 11 May 2010 23:58:50 +0000

Lets put the pressure on Roland Lemar, 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.

9-D

Roland Lemar

Ward9@newhavenct.net

6 Eld Street

06511

H:203-507-7869

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

Alderman Sergio Rodriguez Makes Case for a Smaller Budget

jeffrey.kerekes — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:05:25 +0000

Alderman Sergio Rodriguez makes a case for a smaller budget in this letter to the BOA Finance Committee. Is your Alderperson onboard? Ask your Alderperson to sign our petition to reduce the budget by 10%. We have a hard copy of the petition circulating asking Alderpersons to sign the petition. Ask your Alderperson to sign.

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/NewHaven/petition.html

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!!!