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To the editor: This past week I attended a joint budget hearing in which both our town manager and superintendent of schools presented their plans, projects and the possible impact they would have on the town’s budget and taxes for the upcoming year. They presented plans and projects I agreed need attention and funding as well as plans and projects that I do not, but as I left at the conclusion of the meeting something more significant came to mind. It was the feeling that both our town manager and school superintendent were working as a team. I then immediately thought of our Town Council and Board of Education and what they are quietly
doing for Plainville. Whether it be addressing the needs of our schools or updating the town’s airfield, the groups are working together. I remember not too long ago a letter sent to “The Plainville Citizen” titled “A Town Divided”. It appears that our two governing bodies are doing their best to eliminate that divide. I cannot say that I will agree and vote for all the wants and needs that our town government and school board may propose, but this I will say, this group, our Town Council, Board of Education, Town Manager and Superintendent of Schools are attempting to work together with one goal in mind, a better town of Plainville. Lou Frangos Plainville
Government Meetings
Wednesday, Jan. 2 Inland Wetlands Commission, Municipal Center, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 Bicycle Friendly Community Committee, Municipal Center, 4 p.m. Insurance Commission, Municipal Center, 7 p.m. Senior Citizens Committee, senior center, noon. Monday, Jan. 7 Town Council, Municipal Center, 7:30 p.m. Veterans Council, Munici-
pal Center, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 Library Board of Directors, Library, 7 p.m. Planning and Zoning, Municipal Center, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 Conservation Commission, Municipal Center, 7:30 p.m. Downtown Beautification, Municipal Center, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 Clean Energy Task Force, Municipal Center, 7:30 p.m.
The Plainville Citizen Thursday, December 27, 2012
How you can help Newtown Here are opportunities to support Newtown. United Way of Western Connecticut “United Way extends our most sincere condolences and prayers to all those families affected by the devastating events in Newtown/Sandy Hook, Connecticut,” the organization said in a statement on its website. “We will stand with the community and everyone affected directly and indirectly by this tragic event as we face the days and weeks ahead.” Checks for the United Way fund may be mailed to Sandy Hook School Support Fund, c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown, CT 06470, or may be dropped off at any Newtown Savings Bank branch. Newtown Memorial Fund Brian Mauriello, a longtime resident of Newtown, established the Newtown Memorial Fund to help with funeral expenses and a permanent memorial to the victims. Mauriello said he was “dedicated to ensuring our community has a proper fund for the memory of those who did perish, and for all those affected by this tragedy.” To donate to Mauriello’s fund, checks can be mailed to Newtown Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 596, Botsford, CT 06404. My Sandy Hook Family Fund Established by parents of
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children who survived the attack, the My Sandy Hook Family Fund intends to use donations to pay for immediate needs of families who lost loved ones, including funeral services, and ongoing living expenses such as food, mortgage payments, daycare and insurance, until families can get back on their feet. “We ask the world to join us not only in our grief but
also in our burning need to take some of the burdens off these families in their time of incredible pain,” the group said on its website. Donations can be mailed to My Sandy Hook Family Fund, c/o Union Savings Bank, 1 Commerce Drive, Newtown, CT 06470. University of Connecticut Scholarship Fund The University of Connecticut established a memorial scholarship fund that will cover college costs for students who attend Sandy Hook Elementary School, as well as siblings of those killed and children of teachers and other adults who lost their lives. “Newtown is in our own state and many of our students and alumni have ties to those who are affected directly,” UConn President Susan Herbst said in a statement. “The gift of higher education is a transformational one. We want the students of Sandy Hook to have the opportunity to study at a top public research university.” Checks can be mailed to the UConn Foundation, 2390 Alumni Drive Unit 2306, Storrs, CT 06269. Note on the check that the gift is for the Sandy Hook School Memorial Scholarship Fund. Infoline State police have estabSee Help, page 20
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