Stratford Resident
In one of the worst financial deals imaginable, the Mayor and Council have sold out each and every Stratford resident and business. During one of the most important votes in the 375 year history of Stratford, some Councilmen could barely be heard mumbling “aye” to sell the WPCA/Sewer plant for peanuts. Thankfully, these votes are recorded so that we can identify precisely who sold us out.
John Harkins (R)
Gavin Forrester (R)
Joseph Kubic (R)
Peter Massey, (R)
Brian Dempsey, (R)
Ken Poisson (R)
James J. Connor, Jr. (R)
Jason W. Santi (D)
The refrain used most often by the mayor and these councilmen is that it would relieve $37 million of debt. It is not often that we have the opportunity to print something so definitively on these pages, but that statement is a lie. There simply is no other way to put it. A lie is a lie.
We are not relieved of anything. The $37 million will be paid by Stratford residents and businesses and by no one else. We assume there will be a large celebration at the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority since our mayor and council have voted to pretty much pay them to take our property.
We can’t guess what would motivate these eight people to sell us out so completely. It is certainly not the benefit of Stratford.