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July 3, 2007




Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

Again Enfield Town Council, what are you doing? As usual on top of everything that doesn't count!
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN? You all should be thrown out of your positions because it's very obvious not one of you have the ????? to do your civic duty!


Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 7:35 PM
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Letter To The Editor":

As much as the Tallarita family would like to think that no one looks at the blog they are certainly wrong. So many peope around town are reading it the older people middle aged and even teens. Why do they want to think that it is a small group? Just because people are not saying things to their face about what they read doesn't mean they are not reading. How long will it take for the investigation to be complete?



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 5:53 PM
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

>Asnuntuck is actually located at a former Enfield Middle School datingback to when when the Town consolidated them in the 80's.

Yes, its now in the old middle school (attended there), but prior to that, it was located in the industrial park next to Casual Corners. Another Enfield company that's closing its doors.


> Further, Asnuntuck is the smallest of the Community Colleges in CT, thus the lower enrollment in raw numbers. That said, it is actually quite full..and they serve a much broader audience than Manchester as well.


Last time I walked into Asnuntuck,
the halls were pretty empty. Their one "big" program is machine technology. Its been rumored before to be closing since Manchester CC and Capital CCare
within 1/2 hour of it, and handle a lot more than Asnuntuck can. Lots of Enfield residents have never walked thru doors. Many Enfield residents elect to take classes @ STCC (which is in MA).

So Asnuntuck ain't a booming community college. Their enrollment numbers speak to that.
No one would be too surprised if the State elected to close to save taxpayers $$$. The union staff and faculty would be placed elsewhere.

Property is certainly worth more than $2 million to Enfield taxpayers.



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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

Didn't that community college used to be located in the what's now the Enfield court house? In some Enfield industrial park?

So couldn't this community college be moved again? Doesn't sound like they have enough students to even warrant a building that large. And why would CT taxpayers wish to pay the heating and cooling cost on such.

Heck, if they did move these students to Manchester CC, they could likely eliminate some costly State positions too.
To save CT taxpayers.

Asnuntuck is actually located at a former Enfield Middle School dating back to when when the Town consolidated them in the 80's.

Further, Asnuntuck is the smallest of the Community Colleges in CT, thus the lower enrollment in raw numbers. That said, it is actually quite full..and they serve a much broader audience than Manchester as well.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 9:06 PM




Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

That Enfield town minutes link is very informative. Nelson brought up another good point regarding that athletic field subcommittee. How the subcommittee didn't know what's going on, but the newspapers do. How can that be? Talk about miscommunication. Or make that, a serious lack of communication.

>>> Councilman Nelson stated the fields committee meeting went very well, however, some of the members seemed a little bit lost that the Council made a decision to do the additional sewer work without the committee’s knowledge. He noted Town staff took this upon themselves without even calling the Chair. He added the committee loves the idea this is being done, however, they were a little upset because the committee should at least know about this. ChairmanTallarita stated this strikes him as so out of place because that discussion has been going on for months. Councilman Nelson stated it was out there originally, but when it went out to bid, everything died out, and then all of sudden the Town decided to do this with outside money without discussing it with the committee. He noted the committee should know what’s going on before reading it in the newspaper.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 12:55 PM
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

Didn't that community college used to be located in the what's now the Enfield court house? In some Enfield industrial park?

So couldn't this community college be moved again? Doesn't sound like theyhave enough students to even warrant a building that large. And why would CT taxpayers wish to pay the heating and cooling cost on such.

Heck, if they did move these students to Manchester CC, they could likely eliminate some costly State positions too.
To save CT taxpayers.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 11:08 AM




Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

Enfield? Isn't that the same Town proposing a $1 million, 1 mile bike path by your town dump? Where do you people come up with such ludicrous expenditures. Would hate to have your tax bills. Lucky of us. we've allowed to vote on our town's budget.



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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

Don't be too harsh on Councilmen Nelson. According to that minutes website, he's the lone councilor voting against the sale of Asnuntuck for the ridiculously low price of $2 million. Whoever heard of selling 36 prime acres plus building, for $2 million? What a joke. Enfield taxpayers bear the brunt once again.

Asnuntuck Community College has like the 2nd lowest enrollment in the state's community college system. It could easily be closed in the near future and students sent to Manchester Then what will this building "house"?

Best part, Enfield will now have to lease back the athletic fields on these 36 acres from the State. Fields they've been using for years. Hello, hello, is there anyone in Enfield with a brain?

>> Councilman Nelson stated Enfield received $2,000 per year for the last 15 years for a 150,000 square foot building on about 30 acres of land. He feels this is an injustice to the taxpayers. He noted now they’re going to sell the building for $2 million dollars, and he doesn’t agree with that figure either. He went on to point out the Town just named a field for Mr. Petronella, and the Thompsonville Little League has worked very hard to raise funds to light that field. He noted there is now a chance they won’t be able to use that field. He stated he will vote no regarding the sale of that building.

>>Councilman Nelson stated the college is a great thing, however, 20 years from now it could be a minimum security prison. He noted there is nothing that states this will remain a college. He stated he would like to see something that states this has to stay a school. He added they don’t have an agreement on those fields as yet. He noted when there’s an agreement in hand, he might feel differently.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 10:01 AM
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post ""Urgent Need ...":

Doesn't Bosco live near Weymouth Rd - the road with all the nasty, deep potholes, the one across from the elementary school? Maybe he can get something done before more vehicles end up in area body shoppes.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 9:11 AM
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post ""Urgent Need ...":

Bosco's definitely got my vote. Time for some new blood on Enfield Council.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 8:55 AM


Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Writer Says:":

"Ask", but don't ask too much, or too often. Did anyone read the minutes from last Enfield Council meeting. They're all posted at http://enfield-ct.gov/content/85/840/618/default.aspx

Looks that one Councilmen is annoyed over the number of emails. Check itout. While he may not "work" for Town, but it was his decision to run for office.
So if he doesn't like the number of emails, step down.

> As concerns response time from Town staff, Councilman Nelson pointed out he left his office for about five hours and when he returned he had 105 e-mails in that period. He noted he does not work for the Town and he doesn’t have 45,000 residents e-mailing him. He pointed out Town staff also has a job that has to be done, and if a Town employee goes on vacation, they will have lots of e-mail to deal with when they return. He noted urgent e-mails would be attended to first. He added citizens can also contact their Council representative.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 8:49 AM

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Letter To The Editor":

Sisters,
We're all behind you. And remember this proverb, "Patience can cook a stone." Because you will indeed prevail in the long run, and this journey of yours is a wonderful example for our younger generation on the values of perseverance.


Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 9:05 AM
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Letter To The Editor":

Please, please, please, won't one or
all 3 of you Sisters, please run for
public office in Enfield. It would be a breathe of fresh air to have strong-willed, law-abiding bright women on this Council for a change. You'd win hands down. Think about it.



Posted by Anonymous to The Cool Justice Report at 8:52 AM
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