Brian Lockhart has a good report on the latest round of Hartford area flunkies overlooking Fairfield County. He lists four:

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The Hour reports that Briggs has an idea about how to preserve historic properties in Norwalk, he would “employ a demolition inspector to prevent illegal demolition like what occurred at 124 East Ave.” What kind of answer to historic preservation is that?

If you want to preserve buildings you kind of need to get started before someone files a demolition permit. To that end, Brigg’s vague statement that he would ““change the status quo” by recommending incentives for developers who preserve historic structures. He would also support local historic districts as a new source of funding” might be headed in the right direction.

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It is always disheartening to see government officials playing with “bonding” money as if it has no repercussions to the tax payer. Like all good tales of irrational exuberance, the history of using tax dollars to fund private development for economic development is checkered. The basic law of economic development is that no one knows what the future holds, and today’s bright shinning retailapalooza is tomorrow’s blight of empty store fronts.

So we have Mayor now chasing the queen, following Seligsen’s 3 card logic of how the bonding money will be paid back. Parking revenues? Haven’t we all heard that one before?

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A good letter to the Hour by Arthur Santella:

This is in response to Michael Mushak’s letter of Aug. 28, titled “Citizens entitled to more facilities at Vets Park,” and a previous letter of May 2007 telling us how much Norwalk needed a miniature golf course in Veterans Park. When Mayor Moccia reviewed the proposal and the plans, he decided it was not suited to be in the park. That should have given Mr. Mushak some clue as to how unpopular and out of place this proposal was.

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