Some would say the current Norwalk ordinance have no teeth, but a review of the types of things that could make it a really bad thing for someone to tear down a piece of history, it might do us some good to examine what can be done. So from the National Preservation Trust’s website:

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More submissions from our studio audience. The winner from the last entry was “Or is it the tree in the Flax Hill area with the cannon ball stuck in it? –by Norwalker”

The submitter of the photo said it was ” It’s a DAR monument with a cannonball from the Battle of Norwalk imbedded in the rock, on Hillside Place behind the Ben Franklin School on Flax Hill.”

That meant that I couldn’t post clue # 2 which was going to be A place that Corda and Bruce Morris have likely never seen.

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Apparently there are many topics that I don’t post about that people would like to chat about. S’okay, here ya go post ahoy.

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The aftermath of the Pagano incident has spawned a recommended policy to protect children that anyone in working on behlaf of the City of Norwalk and working with children can refer to instead of having different policies in different departments. Joanne Romano has been working on the policy for many months stated in an email, “anyone in the City of Norwalk, working with children understands that we must protect our kids and offer guidlines that will help ensure that everyone understands the procedures.”

The policy resolution is linked to here.

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Governor Rell is right about getting trains from Connecticut to Penn Station. The Northeast economic corridor runs from Philadelphia, through New York, Connecticut and on to Boston. Trying to get from Connecticut to Philadelphia is one of those awkward challenges. Not to mention trying to get to Washington DC from Connecticut etc. Currently you can only take Amtrak, which can be picked up in either Bridgeport or Stamford. Opening a direct line to Penn Station would get you to the New Jersey Transit. From the Hour:

Commuter service from Connecticut to Manhattan’s Pennsylvania Station is a “viable strategy,” according to a report announced by Gov. M. Jodi Rell Wednesday.

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Last night’s public hearing drew supporters to talk about the proposed responsible contracting ordinance. It was pretty cool that the State’s Attorney General showed up to lend support and praise for the proposal. The usual political flunkies were in the audience, including Republican Mayor Dick Moccia. From the Hour:

Nearly a dozen people, including other labor leaders, Republican Mayor Richard A. Moccia, his Democratic challenger Walter O. Briggs and state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal lent their support to the proposed “Norwalk Responsible Contractor Ordinance,” which following language tweaks, was sent onward to the full council for action next Tuesday night.

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