The public hearing at City Hall on March 19th provides an opportunity to let one’s thoughts be known before decisions are made by the City Council. One agenda item is the creation of two non-voting positions on the Board of Education which would be reserved for students from the Hartford Public Schools. Currently, students have little-to-no input on the decisions being made which impact their educations. With the passage of this ordinance, student BOE members would have one-year terms and would be appointed by the mayor. This ordinance has been introduced by Councilpersons Anderson, DeJesus, Deutsch, Kennedy, MacDonald, and Wooden.
Other items on Monday’s agenda include an ordinance authorizing supplemental appropriation ($642,545) to the Hartford Public Schools, a lease amendment, an easement agreement, an increase on the income limits for elderly who are eligible for tax relief and the renaming of two streets.
The public hearing will begin at 7pm in Council Chambers.
Jennifer S.
Which streets do they want to rename?
Kerri Provost
Which streets *don’t* they want to rename?
They want to rename (well, “superimpose”) the stretch of Albany Ave between Woodland and Blue Hills as “Dr. William ‘Bill’ Brown Way” and Blue Hills Ave between Chatham and Plainfield as “Dr. Thelma Ellis Dickerson Way.”
Jennifer S.
Superimpose as in that spot on Asylum by The HIG that’s called Co-existence Something-er-other?
Seems an odd way to honor a person, IMHO.
Kerri Provost
In my less than humble opinion, I agree. Let it be known — if I ever get famous enough to have something named after me, let it be a section of a park, not a stinky street.
Richard
As long as they don’t choose the goose poop pond area of Pope Park. Such a shame that mess. Yesterday I saw a man slip and fall down on the sidewalk. One just doesn’t know where to look anymore when they are out for a stroll.