With traffic cited as a main concern amongst city residents. a public forum on local transportation is likely a good place to vent concerns. The forum will be held on Thursday, May 24th at the Community Room at City Hall and start at 6:30 PM.

After a brief presentation on Norwalk’s census trends and the results of an online survey about transportation, the forum will open up for discussion on transportation issues like buses, trains, bikes, parking, taxis, sidewalks and traffic.

The format will follow:

6:30-7:00 PM (sign in, snacks, network)
7:00-7:15 PM Presentation on Population and business growth in Norwalk (1995-2005) and Survey results by Mary Pugh

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According to The Hour, the Norwalk Federation of Teachers surveyed their members, and based on 107 responses (out of 900 mailed out), 103 were against Corda’s mission to keep administrators at all costs.

From The Hour:

“The response level was higher than in years past,” said Bruce Le Vine Mellion, president of the union. “(The teachers’) position is you try to avoid everything that will have a direct impact on children, those positions that provide direct services to students should be retained and you cannot have a strategy that says you won’t recommend any administrative reductions. The teachers feel very strongly about that.”

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