TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
740 MAIN STREET
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
JUNE 5, 2012
PUBLIC HEARING/IMPROVING EAST HARTFORD PROGRAM
PRESENT Chair Richard F. Kehoe, Vice Chair William P. Horan, Jr., Majority Leader Barbara Ann Rossi, Minority Leader Eric A. Thompson, Councillors Marc I. Weinberg, Linda A. Russo, Ram Aberasturia, and Patricia Harmon
Chair Kehoe called the public hearing to order at 7:24 p.m.
The following is a copy of a legal notice published in the Wednesday, May 23, 2012 and Wednesday, May 30, 2012 edition of the Hartford Courant.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of East Hartford, Connecticut, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 740 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut, regarding the proposed “Improve East Hartford Program” pursuant to the requirements of §12-65 (d) of the Connecticut General Statues.
Any person(s) wishing to express an opinion on this matter may do so at this meeting.
Angela Attenello
Town Council Clerk
Chair Kehoe explained the basis for the proposed resolution entitled “Improving East Hartford Program”. This resolution would establish a tax abatement program for residential and commercial property in the Town of East Hartford as a method to encourage people to invest in those properties by offering a tax abatement on the increased assessment of the improved property. Mayor Leclerc gave a more in depth explanation of the Improve East Hartford Program.
The following citizens came forward not in favor of this resolution:
Susan Kniep, 44-46 and 50 Olde Roberts Street, Franklin Kucza, 87 Greenlawn Street; Charles Dziedzic, 84 Alexander Drive; Esther Clarke, 197 Langford Lane; Dennis Sheridan, 46 Mohawk Drive; Bill Brown, 877 Burnside Avenue; Cynthia Brown, 108 Hollister Drive.
The following citizens came forward in favor of this resolution:
Magdy Youssef, 30 Madison Road, Glastonbury, a realtor whose listings are primarily in East Hartford; and Maureen Rogers, 1909 Main Street.
Holly Reed, 93 Michael Avenue, asked for more clarification on some of the criteria
required for this program.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Bill Horan
to adjourn (8:29 p.m.).
Motion carried 8/0.
Attest________________________
Angela M. Attenello
Town Council Clerk
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