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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

WHAT'S GOING ON AT CAPITOL PREP?



In the previous post I raised the issue as to the delays in the opening of the newly renovated Capitol Prep school.

As I'm sure most of the regular readers here are well aware, getting information out of the Adamowski Administration or the Perez Administration usually involves a fight.

If you have any information, please feel free to post it or e-mail me.

STUDENTS STANDING UP FOR THEMSELVES


It seems that we have a generation of adults in Hartford that have a problem with doing the right thing. If the students at Hartford's Capitol Preparatory Magnet School are any indication though, there is hope for Hartford on the horizon.

Apparently students at the school are fed up with a lack of response to their questions asked regarding a move to their new school. Sources have confirmed that the school is essentially complete with the exception of landscaping and minor cosmetic details inside the building.

Many people, both adults and young people, were observed walking in and out of the newly renovated "Capitol Prep" (the former Barnard Brown School)on Main Street. No one was wearing hardhats, as would be the OSHA requirement,if the school was still a "construction zone".

There are still many questions as to the reason for the delay for the students to move into the school. I will dig into this and try to get the answers to some of the questions being raised by students and parents at Capitol Prep. In the meantime, students I spoke with feel deprived of high school memories from spending their senior year in a temporary home shared with Capitol Community College at 960 Main Street.

I'll post more on this as I get answers to questions, but in the meantime parents and students are suspicious of the reasons that the move has not taken place yet.

In the end though, it was very encouraging seeing Hartford's next generation of potential leaders standing up and speaking for themselves in an orderly and productive manner.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

ANOTHER HOMICIDE IN PEREZ'S "SAFE CITY"

The City of Hartford has just recorded its latest murder.

This less than 24 hours after Mayor Eddie Perez spouted his latest rhetoric that "violent crime is down" in his "State of the City" address last night.

The latest victim was shot in broad daylight at the beginning of rush hour on one of Hartford's busiest streets, at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Oakland Terrace.

The victim was pronounced dead at Saint Francis Hospital at 4:37PM.

I've lost track as to whether this is homicide number 9 or 10 and HPD's statistics haven't been updated since February 20th. I can understand why though, I'm sure Eddie Perez doesn't want the information getting out that homicides are now up almost 300% for the year.

Monday, March 8, 2010

GOOD NEWS... IT'S NOT ONLY HARTFORD THAT IS POLITICALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL


One of my regular readers e-mailed me today with a link to another blog similar to "We the People " that covers issues in another Connecticut city.

I now feel better that we aren't the only messed up Connecticut city, if that should make anyone feel better.

If you check out the link, I could probably cut and paste the entire article and only substitute the name Hartford when the other town is mentioned.

I think the only difference is their Mayor hasn't been arrested.Oh, and they broadcast their Town Committee elections for everyone to watch, that could be fun!

Take a look at the second posting (as of today) "Did the Democratic Town Committee primary really solve anything?"

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IS SEAN ARENA RUNNING OR RUNNING SCARED?

According to Hartford Democratic Town Committee bylaws, The Town Chairperson is required to call for a special meeting within two days after Town Committee elections. The meeting is required to be held within 10 days for the purpose of selecting a new Town Chair.

Hartford's Town Chair Sean Arena has not issued notice for that meeting, instead relying on a clause in the State Central bylaws that allows him to postpone that meeting for 30 days.

Confused? Welcome to the club.

Most political observers are telling me that the apparent reason for the delay is due to the fact that neither Sean Arena or his apparent challenger Bruce Rubenstein have the necessary 34 votes to lock up a win. The 30 days will most likely give Arena and his supporters the extra time for lobbying and arm twisting.

On top of that is another arrival on the Town Chairman hopefuls. One name that is being floated is 5th District Town Committee member Jean Holloway. Although Holloway (apparently no relation to the other Holloway's on the 7th District "non-profit" slate) hasn't confirmed her candidacy but others are telling me she is definitely in.

Other names are also being floated and include members from the 1st district.

I think one thing is clear though, if Arena had the votes, the meeting would have already been called. Bruce Rubenstein also claims to have the votes to win, but he has been around long enough to know that funny things can happen to people who give you their word.

In the meantime the city keeps running like a ship without a rudder.

A word of advice; forget the ego's, forget the personalities and for once start doing what is right for Hartford.

HARTFORD CITY COUNCIL BLINKS, CORPORATION COUNSEL COMES OUT SMELLING LIKE A ROSE


Many people thought that the Hartford City Council was actually stepping up to one of the challenges facing them, but in the end they adjourned with their tails between their legs.

With several resolutions on the agenda intended to investigate, curtail or question the Corporation Counsel, John Rose, not one word of discussion was uttered and the items were all postponed.

In the end, Rose, and several of his staff members who were in attendance, left secure in their positions. Although Attorney Rose has a hard time winning any cases outside the building, inside City Hall he still reigns supreme.