“Not Going to Cut Down the At Large”
An agitated Councilman Kennedy, with his back to the Charter Revision Commission mouthed that he was “not going to cut down the at large.” Kennedy, along with Councilwoman Winch, Councilman Deutsch,...
View ArticleCharter Revision Rapidly Revising
The main items on tonight’s agenda: the Commission, meeting as a Committee of the Whole, will discuss the powers of the Court of Common Council and, if time allows, the structure of the Board of...
View ArticleHartford Charter Revision Commission: March 19, 2009
What I am learning from attending these meetings is that legalese is every bit as convoluted as reputed to be; hence, lawyers should be as far away from writing/modifying the language of law as is...
View ArticleRevised, Ready, and Waiting
A few months ago when the revision process began, there was a public hearing. Subsequently, at every meeting of the Charter Revision Commission, the public have had the opportunity to vent voice their...
View ArticleSwearing at Seven
If your New Year’s resolutions included increasing your level of civic engagement, then you can take a step toward fulfilling that goal tonight. The swearing in ceremony will take place in the atrium...
View ArticleCity Council Calls on Courant to Rehire Cleaners
Tonight, City Council passed the “Resolution Restoring Good Jobs at the Hartford Courant,” on the consent calendar with only Councilperson Wooden abstaining. Before voting, several members of the City...
View ArticlePark Street: Not a Walk in the Park
Imagine living in a neighborhood where in the course of ten years, you cannot confidently count how many buildings have burned or partially collapsed. What you hear again and again is that the...
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