Rob OLouise Evans, 1678 Main Street
Jacqueline Smith, 185 Valley View Drive
Carmela Ross, 155 Talcott Ridge Road
Tony DiStefano, 68 Autumn Drive
Karen Sheehan, 236 Kent Lane
Sylvia Burke, Connecticut Association of the Gifted
Gerald Boisvert, 18 Alexander Place
Neil Nadel, 135 Edgewood Drive
Barbara Hoff, 200 Lefoll Boulevard
Karen Morris, 200 Lefoll Boulevard
Ashley (Third Grade Student)
Holly (Third Grade Student)
Stephanie Tran, 62 Talcott Ridge Road
Tony Fornuto, 17 Gully Drive
Dan Abrahamson, 83 Morgan Farms Drive
Kathryn Hale, 54 Orchard Hill Drive
Alex Goldberg, 54 Paper Chase
Keith Abrahamson, 83 Morgan Farms Drive
Tony Russo, 145 Neiderwerfer Road
Thomas Berstene, 95 Rimfield Drive, specifically noted that programs which affect all students (rather than a portion of students, as is the case with the SWEPT Program) are at risk of being cut. He didn't feel it was appropriate to tax citizens to support one program for 150 students when there are over 5,000 students in the entire system. He suggested the possibility of SWEPT being a pay-as-you-go program, or the possibility of some form of tuition for the program.
In addition to speaking in support of the program, Barbara Hoff, 200 Lefoll Boulevard, questioned the budget process.
Correspondence was also submitted for the record and is attached hereto.
Mayor Aman called for a straw vote, the results of which were as follows:
Those in favor of a Board of Education Budget lower than
$44,884,496 - 0
Those in favor of a Board of Education Budget at
$44,884,496 - 0
Those in favor of a Board of Education Budget higher than
$44,884,496 - 43
The Public Hearing was closed at 10:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Merlyn P. Guild
Assistant to the Clerk of the Council
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