Common Council Meeting 6/12/07

All council people are present except Physlis Bolden who was at A MLK awards rpesentaiton.

Special Guests: CT 81ST Air Force Junior ROTC who have recently won first place State Champion in several drills.

Mayor Moccia recognizes special cadets, and he read the names.

Mayor Moccia reveals that he and Herb Grant were in the Airforce vets. Coffey questions whether they had jets back then.

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The meeting opens with Fuller saying he doesn’t want to discuss the budget reconciliation. This is the “recommendation of the professionals on staff we have to do this, so he has no questions.

Corda: Spoke to Morris, and that there will extra $$$ coming to the sitrcit on the priority schools plan, Morris thinks 3-400k. Corda explains that he’s been around a long time and that things could change so obviously if that kind of money were to come to the district, it could be used for literacy specialists. Morris says there may be an adjustment to the formula used for special education. Corda explains a flaw in the excess cost aid which is the timing of when that allocation is made, which Corda says is ¾ the way through in the school year.

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From the Parks and Rec Department, a web link to the upcoming concert series at various parks.

www.norwalkct.org/recparkconcerts.htm

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Another convenience store was hit. Time to dust off a better community based police patrol squad. From The Hour:

The most recent robbery took place at 9:45 p.m. at the Mobil Station located on the corner of North Avenue and France Street. According to police, two black males wearing nylon stockings over their faces entered the store, knocked over several displays, verbally threatened the clerk, assaulted him and walked out with an undisclosed amount of money designated for lottery tickets.

“The suspects struck him in the body and face, and he sustained slight injuries, but declined medical assistance,” said Lt. Thomas Cummings of the Detective Bureau.

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