tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post9183676063387222512..comments2023-06-30T07:39:20.662-04:00Comments on BRISTOLTODAY.COM: Bristol eyes regionalizationSteve Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-59676304327076897282009-03-03T07:37:00.000-05:002009-03-03T07:37:00.000-05:00Shoot, we don't even share between departments. Ho...Shoot, we don't even share between departments. <BR/><BR/>How are we going to share between towns?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-57268578516907507262009-02-25T15:29:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:29:00.000-05:007:21 I did SEND them to Ward.However, if you post ...7:21<BR/><BR/> I did SEND them to Ward.<BR/><BR/>However, if you post your name and address, I will send them to you and we'll see if you, since you are close to him, have any better luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-8779873987084626522009-02-25T09:23:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:23:00.000-05:002:32 poster,Nice try but you should look at what U...2:32 poster,<BR/><BR/>Nice try but you should look at what US, in the real world have for benefits. <BR/>Then you can cry all you want!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-41691709289468354402009-02-25T07:31:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:31:00.000-05:002:08 - c'mon ken, get with some real issues instea...2:08 - c'mon ken, get with some real issues instead of all of this wishy-washy stuff or are the bruises from the COO farce still too new?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-20088908972401003622009-02-25T07:21:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:21:00.000-05:003:17 - aren't you a taxpayer? put it in writing so...3:17 - aren't you a taxpayer? put it in writing so that we can all see it or is it so transparent that it feels like waxed paper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-70799061309751588122009-02-24T17:56:00.000-05:002009-02-24T17:56:00.000-05:00Hey 3:17, I know exactly what you mean. I personal...Hey 3:17, I know exactly what you mean. I personally suggested to Ward that we catch a leprechaun and steal his pot of gold: no response, no action!!!! The nerve of that man! ;0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-6148254695976168322009-02-24T16:35:00.000-05:002009-02-24T16:35:00.000-05:00"I have personally suggested over $200,000 in poss..."I have personally suggested over $200,000 in possible savings to Ward"<BR/><BR/>Oh well then! Why didn't you say so...I mean, if YOU suggested something, I'm sure we should implement it immediately! Maybe you should consider contacting Obama too. I'm sure he'd appreciate your input immensely...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-46641626651598419572009-02-24T15:54:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:54:00.000-05:00whats wrong with helping an old buddie get his car...whats wrong with helping an old buddie get his car fixed at the tax payers expense 825 ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-91794766166019745302009-02-24T15:17:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:17:00.000-05:00I have personally suggested over $200,000 in possi...I have personally suggested over $200,000 in possible savings to Ward: no response, no action!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-89780270148153740342009-02-24T14:41:00.000-05:002009-02-24T14:41:00.000-05:00"Morris Laviero, a public works commissioner"... i..."Morris Laviero, a public works commissioner"<BR/><BR/>... is a major construction subcontractor for the city. Every time a piece of city construction equipment goes unrepaired it increases the chances that Laviero will get more work. He should not be on that board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-50204108367329940252009-02-24T14:32:00.000-05:002009-02-24T14:32:00.000-05:00"do you mean the a kind of conflict like Ward voti..."do you mean the a kind of conflict like Ward voting on police contract when his son is a cop?"<BR/><BR/>Nice dad, he increased his son's prescription drug copay by 700%, mandated drug testing, increased medical copay and gave him raises well below inflation. With dads like that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-25228190879600248862009-02-24T13:24:00.000-05:002009-02-24T13:24:00.000-05:0011:23, When did you? Seems you've got a one track ...11:23, When did you? Seems you've got a one track mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-80409906404771238522009-02-24T11:23:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:23:00.000-05:00Maybe it wasn't done sooner (at all), because it w...Maybe it wasn't done sooner (at all), because it won't work!<BR/><BR/>Maybe Ward is just riding on Rell's suggestion?<BR/><BR/>When did he have a thought of his own?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-13929966439819836402009-02-24T10:17:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:17:00.000-05:00"If it is so good, why wasn't it done sooner"It do..."If it is so good, why wasn't it done sooner"<BR/><BR/>It doesn't matter if it was done sooner, later, faster...you'd still complain and criticize anyway. I mean, it's not like you've got something positive, constructive or fresh to add. We'd better get used to it anyway....Johnson's running for mayor (again)....whine away!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-24490252317273498902009-02-24T08:25:00.000-05:002009-02-24T08:25:00.000-05:00Yaeh,the good ole boy's network! You mean like Cou...Yaeh,the good ole boy's network! You mean like Councilman Cockayne trying to give city money to repair a fellow republican's car on a state run project?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-59550375497038396162009-02-24T07:10:00.000-05:002009-02-24T07:10:00.000-05:00What would realy work is combine loal board of eds...What would realy work is combine loal board of eds.We could get ride of a lot of overhead costs in management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-43619118513588476512009-02-24T01:47:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:47:00.000-05:00regardless you can appreciate the irony that less ...regardless you can appreciate the irony that less then a decade after we eliminated the last vestiges of county government we are talking about putting them back. <BR/><BR/>God writes great irony but lousy drama.AnonymousWestconnStudenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025706063052738273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-7344787669209470792009-02-24T00:03:00.000-05:002009-02-24T00:03:00.000-05:00dumb de dumb dum.dumb de dumb dum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-53983981984355443082009-02-23T20:59:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:59:00.000-05:00I'd like to add another point (for those who know ...I'd like to add another point (for those who know little about the world outside of Hartford County much less Bristol). <BR/><BR/>If the federal government has made a statement supporting this idea, it's because there are areas of the country (such as northern New Jersey) that have enormous amounts of people and tiny municipalities governing them. The problem of a lack of "regionalization" in other areas (such as New Jersey) dwarfs the lack of "regionalization" in central Connecticut. <BR/><BR/>Again it's like comparing Boston or Queens with Bristol (in regards to public transportation for example). It seems to me that people hear these terms and ideas but have no idea what they're talking about or what Bristol is in comparison to the rest of the country.Concerned Constructive Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369681105636203099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-39207973441906390222009-02-23T20:52:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:52:00.000-05:00What happens when towns actually need a certain pi...What happens when towns actually need a certain piece of equipment at the same time...such as snow removal or street cleaning equipment? <BR/><BR/>This is a joke. I heard John Olsen (the leader of the state AFL-CIO)actually state that there's "not too many unions as some town leaders feel, but there's too many towns". City/town identity is important in community pride no less quality of life, performance and accountability to the ciitizens. <BR/><BR/>"Regionalization" is a bad idea. In the long run this is merely a way for government to take more money from tax payers via the state income tax.<BR/><BR/>And February 23, 2009 5:38 PM: if you really want to make a reasonable argument for something (my guess is that you're incapable of such a thing), please refrain from calling people dumb.Concerned Constructive Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369681105636203099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-87727178901324548092009-02-23T20:22:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:22:00.000-05:00I still don't see why we can't just have a County ...I still don't see why we can't just have a County government setting in CT? I think almost every other State has County courts, schools, police, fire, taxes etc. Why does CT need to be so different...and resistant to change? If it works in 40+ other States, why not in CT? Conslolidate, renegotiate and delegate. It will be a more efficient system and save money. We need big changes in this town...and State!! Oh and the constant conflicts of interest really need to stop. It's out of control and so obvious..so blatant...without regard. Everyone complains, nobody does anything about it and the good ole boys keep doing what they've always done...while we sit here watching and in some cases even contributing to it. It makes me really wonder if the United States is really "united" as a people anymore. I have my doubts. We can't seem to get out of the current rut society has us in and we are digging ourselves deeper with every passing moment. Maybe I need to start going to church? Oh ya, I forgot thats a scam to and all about the mighty dollar instead of the almighty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-46494984686990889832009-02-23T19:58:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:58:00.000-05:00I can't wait to find out what compensation the uni...I can't wait to find out what compensation the unions will demand from this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-43604164686783982402009-02-23T19:53:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:53:00.000-05:00If it is so good, why wasn't it done sooner, why i...If it is so good, why wasn't it done sooner, why isn't everyone clamoring for it?<BR/><BR/>Just another way to help the unions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-25823828658408984252009-02-23T17:26:00.000-05:002009-02-23T17:26:00.000-05:00Art probably isn't aware, but in Bristol, equipmen...Art probably isn't aware, but in Bristol, equipment belonging to different departments has to be operated by that department.<BR/>How will that work between towns?<BR/><BR/>What will Ward have to give the unions to allow this to happen?<BR/><BR/>A disaster waitnig to happen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-77599006952352438102009-02-23T16:48:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:48:00.000-05:00just another good thing from Ward!Keep up the good...just another good thing from Ward!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work Mayor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com