Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting promised to be lively with Mayor Moccia proposing four new appointees for the historical commission. The four commissioners whose terms expired will not be reappointed, and what’s up for tonight is a vote on the new appointments. The Norwalk Hour reports that the Democratic council members Gwenn Briggs and Carvin Hilliard have reservations about the new appointments. Briggs, conflates the issue on whether they are voting on the record of the four expired commissioners, she said

“I am outspoken in my opposition to replacing these people on the commission. The commissioners are knowledgeable, hardworking and deserving to continue on that commission,” Briggs said. “I have no evidence that the appointees have any specialties or expertise.”

Hilliard said in the same article:

“I do not support the mayor’s position. I know the people very well. I just think it’s a drastic move. You’re replacing all four. There has to be some continuity on the Historical Commission,” Hilliard said. “I don’t see how we’re going to get four better people than the ones we have.”

Even though the historical commission hasn’t managed the existing properties it has well, and seems to be embattled on any issue they take up, it looks like the 2007 mayor’s race is off to its official start with the common sense being discarded for partisan grand standing.