Insurance is a leverage tool

July 14, 2009

Insurance over the years has come to mean many things in our lives.

We buy auto insurance, home owner insurance,  life insurance & health insurance.  State by state rules are set by Commissions such as the State of Conn Insurance Department . With Auto, Home Owner & Life insurance the policy has limitations.  Such as 100/300 Liability provides a accident coverage limit of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per incident.  Or $200,000 Life Insurance coverage means the insured is protected in the event of their death the beneficiary receives $200,000.

Lloyds of London . Originating in the 17^th Century, the idea was to contract-guarantee a shipment of goods would travel from one port to another & Lloyds would take a premium to assure the ship or good arrived safely. When a shipment was loss, each business man would pay in their portion of risk.

Example: In 1906, an earthquake struck the City of San Francisco, California.  Lloyds of London paid out more than $50,000,000. In 2009, over 100 years later, that is at least multiplied 20 times the 50 million or over 1 billion dollars.  By the City of San Francisco purchasing the Quake coverage they assured its residents a success plan if a massive failure occurred.

The key that makes any insurance plan financially healthy is calculating as many risk exposures as possible. Upon adding in a profit, the “risk taker”  can then offer this plan to customers in their area of need.  

Here is my point. Twenty years ago, anyone could purchase a health insurance policy that was based on a “Daily Room & Board” factor. $100 a day, $200 day etc. This policy had limitations such as a $1 million limit overall. But the premiums reflected the coverage as well.

My parents were born in 1929 & 1931 respectfully. THEY DID NOT have health insurance. The maternity was paid for out of pocket and payments were made each month to the doctor and hospital.  Why was that affordable then and it is not affordable now ? Because of the various options and possibilities. Thus our infant mortality rate is one of the lowest in the world. Did you know the average age for an adult male in Afghanistan is age 35 ?

Welfare does  not work. #1)  People on welfare can’t get the basic care quick enough.  Most doctors office won’t make regular appointment for the welfare patients. #2) NY State stopped a Medical Doctor from lowering his office charge.   

President meets Robin Hood.  President Obama wants new a version of health care.  BUT what the Democrats are not telling you is what the details are. Any contract has to have terms and limitations.

The State of Conn requires auto insurance in order for a person to register a car. The limits are “20/40”. The coverage means $20,000 per person and $40,000 per accident. This coverage minimum as been in existence for over 20 years and has not changed.  But most adults that own a home and have other assets will pay extra for the greater protection. 

So what is the limitation on the Democrats proposal ? Asked your State Representative.

Maybe Joseph Courtney   can tell the taxpayers what the Limits of the proposal are.  On July 8, 2009, Mr Courtney posted a proposal called  House Tri-Committee Health Reform Discussion Draft .

Courtney’s plan does not address several items.

#1) How much do all of these changes impact the persons paying above the poverty limits ?

#2) How many citizens, actual people, paying above the poverty limitations of this proposal ?

#3) What is the limitation

#4) Taxes people that DO NOT enroll in Courtney’s plan an additional Two per cent, 2%, tax on their adjusted gross income as a penalty for not participating.  

#5) Taxes employers eight per cent, 8%, for not participating in the Courtney plan.

#6) Forces rebates to those investment plans that do not have a loss ratio of 85% or higher.

Mr Courtney is going to ruin a free market that has provided the best health care, the best medication and the best mortality rate a country has ever had.

Here is an example of an insurance company; sales, profit & protection.

In 2007, Travelers Ins Company, had sales of 26.0 billion dollars. Of that 19.4 billion was paid out in sales & administration. 1.6 billion was paid in taxes. Travelers made a gross profit of $6.6 billion or 17%. (Under Joe Courtney’s healthcare plan anything over 15% is excessive.)  

The Travelers employed 33,000 people. Not to mention contractors such as lawyers, accounts and other to defend their contracts. As of today the Travelers has $21.3 billion in net tangible assets.  Do you have 10 years worth of net savings built up to protect you from financial loss ?

When an automobile claim is submitted to an Conn insurance carrier, the law requires that carrier have enough money set aside from general accounts to pay off your claim when it settles.

How can any business succeed if they don’t know the limits of the risks ?                 

 

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com, Who do you trust ?

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Vernon Republicans to Caucus

Press Release

 On Thursday, July 28, 2009

The Vernon Republican Town Committee

will caucus at 8:00pm.

LOCATION: Vernon Senior Center

26 Park Place, Vernon, CT 06066

All registered Vernon Republicans are invited.

  

By Conn state law, the Vernon Republican Town Committee will nominate candidates (mayor, town council, board of education) for this Fall’s election 2009.

 

Any questions, please contact Hal Cummings

At 871-1185.

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M. Jodi Rell: Executive Order Continues Funding

June 30, 2009

Press Release

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she has signed an Executive Order that will ensure the continued efficient operation of state government until a new, two-year state budget has been signed into law. The action is necessary because Wednesday marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for Connecticut but the General Assembly and the Governor have not yet completed negotiations on a new budget.

            The order also provides specific dollar allotments to state agencies for the month of July 2009 so that they can continue to function. A new Executive Order would be issued if August nears without a budget in place.

            “First and foremost, people should rest assured that state government will continue to operate – services will be delivered; we will care for the vulnerable and the sick; public safety and public health will be protected,” Governor Rell said. “Negotiations between my Administration and legislative leaders from both the Republican and Democratic caucuses are continuing.

            “I remain hopeful that we will resolve the budget issues that divide us and bring an affordable, responsible budget proposal to the General Assembly for a vote in the very near future,” the Governor said. “In the interim, I am taking all of the steps necessary to ensure that state government functions smoothly.”

            Under Executive Order No. 28, Governor Rell declares that a fiscal emergency exists because there is no budget. The order directs agency chiefs to limit all purchases to only those items essential to continued operations.

            “All state parks remain open, all services will continue and the public should see no change in state operations,” Governor Rell said.

 

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Gov. Rell’s Veto Letter to Secretary Susan Bysiewicz

June __, 2009

 

The Honorable Susan Bysiewicz

Secretary of the State

20 Trinity Street

Hartford, CT 06106 

  

Dear Secretary Bysiewicz:

 I am returning to you without my signature Senate Bill 1801, An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2011, and Making Appropriations Therefor.

 The flaws and failures of the tax and spending proposals contained in Senate Bill 1801 are manifest. It is neither balanced nor remotely realistic in its assumed “savings” and “spending cuts.”

 Instead of reducing spending as families and businesses across Connecticut have done, Senate Bill 1801 does nothing to reduce the size or cost of a government that has outgrown the taxpayers’ ability to pay for it. Rather, it pushes the pain of sacrifice off the state bureaucracy and onto the state’s taxpayers. I cannot allow that to happen.

 Senate Bill 1801 calls for $2.5 billion in new taxes on the people and employers of Connecticut in the midst of the greatest global economic downturn since the Great Depression: exactly the wrong move at exactly the wrong time.

 At a time when states surrounding and near Connecticut are raising income, sales and business taxes, Connecticut has the opportunity to become a beacon of opportunity. Holding the line now – making difficult but necessary decisions about state spending now, as Connecticut families have done about their own expenses – will make Connecticut a far more attractive and affordable place to live and do business, keeping and attracting the jobs that are essential to recovery from the current recession.

 What is more troubling, however, is the abject failure of this budget to reduce state spending in any meaningful way – and that the failure to do so will all but guarantee sizable budget deficits for years to come. These deficits would inevitably result in still higher taxes falling more and more heavily on Connecticut’s already over-burdened middle class.

 Connecticut must not squander this unique – and fleeting – opportunity to make state government more affordable. We must keep in mind that in future years we will no longer be able to rely on revenue sources such as the federal stimulus, the state’s Budget Reserve Fund and cash balances in unappropriated funds.

 The “savings” and “cuts” proposed in this budget are largely unachievable. Senate Bill 1801 proposes unidentified cuts in state agency expenses of $70 million, without providing any detail as to how these cuts will be made – especially in light of the legislative majority’s fierce and continuing resistance to serious program cuts.

 Equally dubious are the “savings” supposed to be achieved by the “Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes” ($56 million), “reinvention” ($27 million) and by nebulous “management reductions” ($25 million).

 In addition, Senate Bill 1801 calls for the state to raise more than $112 million in revenue from the “sale of state assets” – again, without details, except to task the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer with generating a list of items to be sold.

The bill also proposes to close two state prisons – but does not identify the prisons or make any provisions for dealing with the prisoners who may be held there now.

While proposing these spurious “savings” and “cuts,” Senate Bill 1801 fails to account for major expenses. There is no funding for the raises contained in three recent arbitration awards the General Assembly allowed to become final – a $42 million oversight. Even more shockingly, there is no funding whatsoever for the Department of Transportation or the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The legislation is therefore incomplete and built upon phony cuts and phantom accounting.

At the same time, the bill adds new earmarks, among them a deeply troublesome precedent that, for the first time, requires the state to reimburse municipalities for the property taxes that would otherwise be paid on land occupied by federal facilities. One can only wonder if the state would eventually find itself reimbursing communities for the property taxes “lost” to U.S. Post Offices and federal courthouses.

These are only some of the numerous – and fatal – flaws contained within Senate Bill 1801. It is unbalanced, unaffordable and unfinished.

Accordingly, pursuant to Section 15 of Article Fourth of the Constitution of the State of Connecticut and Article III of the Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, I am returning Senate Bill 1801 without my signature.

Very truly yours,

M. Jodi Rell,  Governor

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Governor Rell To Veto Democrats’ Budget Bill

June 27, 2009

Governor Rell Will Veto Democrats’ Budget Bill With

 $2.5 Billion in New Taxes and Built-in Future Deficits

Flawed Plan, Filled with Holes and Excess Spending, is

“Exactly the Wrong Budget at Exactly the Wrong Time.”

 

 “At a time when states surrounding and near Connecticut are raising income, sales and business taxes, Connecticut has the opportunity to become a beacon of opportunity. Holding the line now – making difficult but necessary decisions about state spending now – will make Connecticut a far more attractive place to live and do business, keeping and attracting the jobs and new economic development that is essential to our recovery from the current recession.”

 Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she will veto upon receipt the legislative Democrats’ budget bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday and the House of Representatives on Friday.

 “The flaws and failures of the tax and spending proposals contained in the Democrats’ budget are obvious and they are a recipe for disaster,” Governor Rell said. “It is neither balanced nor remotely realistic in its assumed ‘savings’ and ‘spending cuts.’

 “Instead of doing what families are doing all across Connecticut – cutting back, this budget does nothing to reduce the size of a government that has outgrown the taxpayers’ ability to pay for it.

 “By not reducing the size or cost of state government now, the Democrats’ budget sets the stage for further – and larger – deficits in the years to come,” Governor Rell said. “With its built-in deficits, the Democrats’ budget would inevitably result in still higher taxes falling more and more heavily on Connecticut’s already overburdened middle class.

 “The Democrats’ budget calls for $2.5 billion in new taxes on the people and employers of Connecticut in the midst of the worst global economic downturn since the Great Depression,” the Governor said. “Equally troubling, however, is the failure of this budget to reduce state spending in any meaningful way.

             “I will veto this bill because the battle over this budget is more than about just dollars and cents,” the Governor said. “This battle is about the future of Connecticut, about the future of our families and about the opportunities we will create – or not create – for our children.

 “At a time when states surrounding and near Connecticut are raising income, sales and business taxes, Connecticut has the opportunity to become a beacon of opportunity,” Governor Rell said. “Holding the line now – making difficult but necessary decisions about state spending now – will make Connecticut a far more attractive place to live and do business, keeping and attracting the jobs and new economic development that is essential to our recovery from the current recession.”

 “There is still time between now and Tuesday night at midnight to develop a budget that is responsible and affordable,” the Governor said. “I have asked the legislative leaders to meet with me at the Executive Residence on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. to work on a budget that will meet the needs of our citizens and protect Connecticut’s future. We cannot wait to get to work.

 “However, I am also preparing an Executive Order to make sure that government runs smoothly in the absence of a budget on July 1,” Governor Rell said. “The clock is ticking, but it is more important to get the budget done right than to simply get it done.”

Courtesy of the Vernon Republican Town Committee.

www.VernonGop.com

Democrats Continue Budget Farce

Democrats Continue Budget Farce; Sweeten Pot to Get One Senator
 
June 27, 2009

HARTFORD, CT – Senate and House Democrats, frantic to prove they could pass a budget before the end of the fiscal year passed a $3 billion tax increase, the largest in state history.  The tax increases applied to individuals, estates plus a 30 percent surcharge on any profitable business. In one stroke, businesses in Connecticut now know what the Connecticut Democratic Party is all about – make others pay for an over-fed, underperforming government that employs workers who enjoy the best working conditions in the free world with gold-played retirement packages waiting for them in secured in that fabled lockbox.

 
Friday, the House Democrats passed the bill, but it will be promptly vetoed by Governor M. Jodi Rell. The Democrats, indeed everyone at the State Capitol, but the Democrats, have taken the $8 billion budget deficit seriously since the session begins in January. Gov. Rell has offered two budget proposals, and the House and Senate Republicans have done one as well. Together, the Republican proposals laid out in detail how the state of Connecticut can survive through a mixture of cuts, retirements, consolidations and borrowing – but no tax increases.

 
The budget passed not only raise taxes, but continues the same levels off insane spending and protection of ingrained government programs that have no useful purposes except to employ the unemployable. There is even a new $3 surcharge, tax, on the purchase of new tires. So, four new tires equal another $12 to the cause. This shouldn’t work too well for all those people who have lost their homes and now use their automobiles as their primary residence.  And the budget also takes the City of Bridgeport off the hook from contributing the required amount to its pension fund. The rest of the cities and towns, Republican led and others, have to suck it up.

  
The Democrats, despite overwhelming, veto-proof numbers, can waste six months of everyone’s time hoping for Barack Obama to write a big check or the heavens to rain gold. Their colleagues in the public labor unions, including the incredibly ungrateful State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition SEBAC, have gone around the state telling the elderly and the poor they are going to wither on the vine if Gov. Rell has her way.  Now SEBAC agreed to a labor deal which saved many of their jobs. You would think they would have better manners than that.

 
But nothing tops the farcical manner of the Senate Democrats who showed how desperate Senate President Don Williams, D-Brooklyn, was to get the budget passed, he added $853,000 in additional education aid for the Stamford school system to pull his main rival, State Sen. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford, on board. Without McDonald, who aspires to be the Number One Guy, the bill could have ended in a tie at 18 votes each. However, State Sen. Len Fassano, R-East Haven, was not able to vote so it didn’t matter except to point out how fractured the Senate Democrats are these days.
So, with no budget, Gov. Rell will make plans to run the state as the money comes in.  Everyone will scatter for the Fourth of July and the long siege of Hartford will begin.

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Every Republican should continue to stir the pot and keeping the Democrats on the defensive and ask them a few questions:

Why will you not cut spending and agree to any economies of scales? 

What programs are you prepared to live without or privatize? 

Why should the people who pay most of the taxes, pay more when there have been no spending cuts?

Why has it taken you six months to pass a budget that you knew would not become law?

 Why are you representing us, when you cannot act in the best interests of your constituents?

by The Connecticut Republican Party.  www.CtGop.org .

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Fred Thompson endorses Rob Simmons for US Senate

For Immediate Release                                 June 24, 2009    

 

Contact Jim Barnett

860-415-4633     

Former U.S. Senator And Presidential Candidate

Fred Thompson Endorses Rob Simmons
 

(MYSTIC) – The Simmons for Senate campaign today announced the endorsement of former U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson (R-TN).

“I am pleased to enthusiastically support Rob Simmons in his bid for the Senate,” said Thompson.  “Rob has spent his career putting service above self, and he is committed to policies that will strengthen our economy, reduce the deficit, and keep America safe.  He is a man of integrity who is uniquely qualified for this job, and I look forward to doing all I can to help him.”

“Fred Thompson is one of America’s leading voices for common sense reform and returning power to the people,” said Simmons.  “I am honored that he would support my effort to bring real change to Washington.”

 www.JoinRobSimmons.com

 

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Democrats talk, but they offer no good answers.

By Ray Hackett, June 20, 2009, Norwich Bulletin

 

Maybe Gov. M. Jodi Rell should have asked for a bit more from state employee unions when negotiating union concessions last month. The estimated $700 million the state will save hasn’t seemed to be too big a bite for them to swallow.

They apparently still have plenty of money left in reserve — and they’re spending it gleefully on the TV media campaign touting what good citizens they are for giving back what they did — and criticizing the governor for not asking corporate Connecticut and the “fat cats” who run the state’s businesses to do their fair share.

Meanwhile, the Democratic leadership continues to criss-cross the state staging press conferences to decry the proposed cuts the governor is suggesting. What’s worse is the false hope they’re giving those being affected by those cuts.

The Democratic leadership wants us all to believe they really care — but they don’t. Just ask any of the nonprofits in the state who have gone three years without an increase in state funds. Democrats care enough to hold a press conference to complain about that — but not enough to actually do something about it.

At each stop they claim they favor “real” budget cuts — but they never offer any.

One plan

In fact, they haven’t offered a solution since April when they unveiled their $3.3 billion tax increase budget — a  proposal they have repeatedly claimed is the only “real” budget on the table. And yet, they’ve never brought it for a vote. Maybe because it’s not as “real” a solution as they would have us believe.

The most recent word — besides the endless daily e-mail press release announcing the next press conference — is they’re “updating” their original proposal and will bring it to a vote before the end of the month with or without the governor’s support.

Don’t count on it. If Democrats believed for one moment they could actually pass a budget without the governor’s support, they already would have done it.

There’s an old saying in politics: When you got the numbers, call for the vote. When you don’t, talk.

Right now, we only hear them talking.

Happy to wait

The governor, meanwhile, seems content to continue her own media blitz, traveling the state and conducting bill signing ceremonies such as the one at Norwich Free Academy last week.

And why not. If the fiscal year ends June 30 without a new budget in place, the power — and the advantage in this stalemate — shifts to her. By executive order, she will have the lone decision in deciding what parts of state government will continue to operate, and how much money will be spent to support those operations.

The bigger problem, however, is come June 30, there’s a $965 million debt that will have to be paid — and there’s no money left to pay it. The governor already has indicated that because of the failure of the Legislature to take any significant action addressing this fiscal year’s revenue shortfall, the only option available is to borrow the money to pay the debt.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that during all these Democratic press conferences that issue never gets raised. The Democrats don’t want to talk about that because if they did, someone might actually ask them what they intend to do about it.

They don’t have any answers. They don’t have a plan.

And the “plan” they claim to have has no support — even among their own members.

Because, if it did have the support, they’d vote on it. But they’re not voting. They’re just talking.

Ray Hackett is the Norwich Bulletin’s Community Conversations Editor. He has covered Connecticut politics for the Bulletin for more than 21 years. He can be reached at 860-425-4225 or rhackett@norwichbulletin.com

 

 

 

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com  

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Union paid its dues to pitch in

Vernon, CT

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

 

I’m writing to inform the public of the professionalism and team spirit recently displayed by the unions associated with the Vernon Board of Education. You don’t always hear this being said about organized labor but I wanted to acknowledge it publicly.

The board approached all of our unions to initiate informal discussions to enlist their help in solving the fiscal problems we were facing. Prior to that, the administrators union and the superintendent, assistant superintendent, and business manager approached us to offer to come to the table to help us deal with the reductions the board needed to make to our budget.

It was decided by the budget steering committee that we should approach all of the unions and ask for one furlough day in the 2009-10 school year for a savings of $150,000. The secretaries, custodians, nurses, librarians, cafeteria workers, and supervisors all quickly offered up the day to help us keep teachers in the classroom and not eliminate or further reduce any of the programs we offer for our students. After further discussions, the teachers also agreed to the furlough day.

I want to publicly thank the union leadership and members for stepping forward to help solve the difficult task we faced as a Board of Education during a very trying budget process. I don’t think people realize how hard it is for all of us to have to make reductions when we have the best interests of our children at heart.

Thank all of you for what you do for the children of Vernon. Each one of you touches their lives in your own special way.

Cathy Rebai

Vernon

Memorial Day, Vernon, CT May 24, 2009

     Vernon, Connecticut- Sunday, May 24, 2009                       

                            Mayor Jason McCoy speaks to the crowd with his son Josh McCoy at the end of the Talcottville Memorial Day Parade. Mayor McCoy spoke during the rededication of the Civil War Monument which was restored by John Spaulding of Manchester, the restorations were made possible through the generous donation of $11,000.00 by John Talcott (101 years old).

                           

Vernon Police Explorer Dinner 2009

Monday, May 18th, 2009 – Vernon, CT

On Monday, May 18, 2009, the Vernon Police Explorers Post 800 recognized its members for their accomplishments.

                              In attendance Vernon Mayor Jason McCoy, Vernon Police Chief James Kenney, Lieutenant Mel Hardy, Advisors: Sergeant William Meier, Officer Luke Gallant & Officer Robert.

                           

Rachel Hardy & Officer Robert Neil

Center: Rachel Hardy, Explorer of the Year

Mayor McCoy, Chief Kenney & Guests

Sgt Meier, Chief Kenney, Officer Marra & Officer Gallant

 

Special Guest Officer Robert Neil (retired) who founded the Vernon Post Explorer Post 800 in 1969 with Lieutenant Robert Kjellquist and Chief  Edmund Dwyer.

Mayor McCoy, Chief Kenney & Guests

       

Vernon CT Budget Passes; 2009-2010

Vernon, CT

May 10, 2009

  

Vernon Town Council Budget passes

on the first referendum vote.

  

                          Saturday, May 9, 2009, 1838 voters turned out at Center 375 (formerly Vernon Elementary School) and cast their right to vote as a voter.

                           1327 voters voted in favor of passing the Vernon Town Council & Mayor McCoy recommended spending package and 511 voters voted against the item*.

                          The budget will increase 0.85 per cent effectively raising the budget by $638,264.

                          The education for 2009-2010 will be $45,835,932 or 0.30% increase.

                          The town government for 2009-2010 will be $25,666,718 or 2.31% increase.

                         The debt service for 2009-2010 will be $4,944,178 or 9.18% increase.

                         Total spending package for 2009-2010 will be $76,578,948 or 1.49%  increase.

 

* Voting information as reported by the Journal Inquirer.  Budget informatoin from the Town of Vernon website.

 

 Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.Vernongop.com

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Brian Motola; Support the Vernon Budget

Vernon, CT

 May 6, 2009 I am asking all electors to vote “YES” on the Vernon Budget question asked during this Saturdays’ referendum.  The Mayor, Board of Education and the Town Council have worked and reworked the proposed budget to deliver to the residents the lowest possible cost of government without lessening services.  It was not an easy task considering the cuts in state aid we have incurred.  The result is a manageable budget.

When you go to the polls do not be fooled by the argument to “vote against the budget because there is not enough spending and more money needs to be spent on (fill in the blank).”

1. There will be no additions to increase spending and we will not interpret a “NO” vote as an indicator to increase spending.     

The straw poll held at the Annual Town meeting overwhelmingly supported keeping the budget as it is.

I hope you feel the same and vote yes on Saturday.  Support the budget and support the job the Mayor, the Town Council and the Board of Education have done for you.

Good luck to all of us.

  

Brian Motola

Deputy Mayor, Vernon, CT

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CT Banking Commissioner to speak at Vernon Republicans

Press Release

Vernon Republican Town Committee
Vernon, CT
May 6, 2009

            I am pleased to inform you that Howard Pitkin, Connecticut State Banking Commissioner,  has agreed to be our guest speaker at our Vernon Republican Town Committee meeting next Wednesday, May 13th, 2009. Our meeting will  start at 7:30 PM and will  be in the Vernon Town Council Chambers, 3rd floor, Vernon town hall. 

      As  you may recall, over 18 months ago, Howard was our guest speaker.  At that meeting Howard told us about the subprime mess and predicted a meltdown in our banking financial system.  Unfortunately, everything that Howard predicted has since come true.   Given the current circus in Washington over  “stress testing” banks, I thought it would be interesting to have Howard back and hear from him what we can expect from  our banking industry over the next few years.  This will be an open meeting, so feel free to invite a friend or two.     Hope to see you next Wednesday. 

 (Commissoner Howard Pitkin)

Hal Cummings

Chairman

Vernon Republican Town Committee

www.VernonGop.com

Tel 860   871-1185

Contact(@)VernonGop.com

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Senator Tony Guglielmo testifies on Democrats budget

April 2, 2009

Hartford,  CT

            Conn Senator Tony Guglielmo testifies at the  “Finance, Revenue &  Bond” Committee.  Meeting to take actions on Tax proposals.

            LISTEN to the first few minutes:

                     “All I can say is WOW ! There are so many things in this budget to hate, its hard to know where to start. “    

          $3,600,000,000 in new Conn Taxes. 

Please listen to this 3 minute video. Then listen to it again.

Then forward this link to 2 friends.  We need the Conn taxpayers and voters and residences to know what Conn is NOT doing to protect our future.

Pass this along.

 

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com , “Who do you trust ?”

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Freedom of Speech not available at University of North Carolina; UNC

Tuesday April 14, 2009

University of North Carolina

Congressman Tom Tancredo was invited to speak at

University of North Carolina.

With a hall filled with guests, protesting students burst into the

assembly with banners & shoutings.

Outside the facility, UNC Police had to use pepper spray & tasers to subdue the

unruly crowd after a brick was thrown through the window. 

Police arrested no one.

The topic was a discussion about illegal aliens.

 I guess the Professors at Univesity of North Carolina

have an influence on the students.

Read the Examiners’ in depth story.

Same thing happened to Ann Coulter when a student union PAID her to speak at UCONN.

Within 5 minutes, she was shut down by the illiterate.  But yet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  is acceptable as a speaker at Columbia Univ.

Guess the freedom of speech is not equal of all.

Carl Slicer, blog editor,  www.VernonGop.com, “Who do you trust ?”

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Mayor Jason McCoy on Face the State; Dennis House WFSB

Hartford, CT  April 12, 2009  

WFSB Channel 3 – Face The State with Dennis House

WFSB Media Library

Mayor Jason McCoy, Vernon, CT was interviewed

on “Face the State” by Dennis House, of WFSB, Channel 3,

on Friday, April 10, 2009.

You can see the interview at WFSB .

Carl Slicer,  blog editor, www.VernonGop.com , “Who do you trust ?”

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Courtney’s ‘10 Plan Helps Norwich & Defense Contractors

Vernon, CT  – April 9, 2009

                  Mr. Joe Courtney has submitted a proposal for Fiscal Year 2010.  The request is approximatley $ 175,000,000. With most of the request benefiting the Norwich area and defense contractors.

Vernon’s requests are less than 1% of the package. (If approved)Vernon would get $500,000 worth of cement & $1,000,000 of new digital radios. At $2,000 that would be 500 radios.  How many radios do they need ? 

The word “Project” is used 149 times. 

Let’s not forget the $1,000,000 for a church either.

Few are a few Highlights:

UTC $11,000,000 dollars for a unmanned vehicle & to develop a new engine for BlackHawk helicopters.

ProMare of Chester, CT $5,000,000 testing a hybrid battery.

DDL OMNI Engineering LLC; Norwich, CT. $2,000,000 to devolop readiness of warships.

UConn Avery Point. $2,000,000 expand a 2500 sq foot office & help business start via Incubation.

 

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FISCAL YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

Congressman Joe Courtney Second –District, Connecticut

 

Below is Congressman Joe Courtney’s list of appropriations requests for Fiscal Year 2010. These requests were submitted to Congressman Courtney’s offices by organizations, local governments, state agencies, and businesses for consideration during the annual federal appropriations process. It is common for projects to be funded at lower levels than requested, and in many cases, the House Appropriations Committee will decide not to fund many of these projects.

Project: 150 Shaft Horse Power Scalable UAV Engine

Proposed Recipient: United Technologies Corporation (UTC); 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT, 06108

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Description: Requested funding would develop a 500 horsepower Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) engine that burns logistic/heavy fuel, has high power to weight, low fuel consumption and high durability/reliability. This project would provide the Department of Defense with a UAV engine with reduced support costs increased durability, thereby ensuring that these critical assets are better able to support the needs of our commanders in the field.

Project: Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) Program

Proposed Recipient: United Technologies Corporation (UTC); 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06108

Amount Requested: $6,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to develop and test a new engine for US Army Blackhawk helicopters. This project would help achieve the U.S. Army’s goal of developing the next generation utility and attack helicopter

3,000 shaft horsepower attack helicopter engine with reduced fuel consumption, increased lift capability, reduction in production and maintenance costs, while fitting in existing UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache Aircraft.

Project: Alternative Power System Testing for Innovative Sensor Delivery and Deployment Concepts

Proposed Recipient: Promare; 4 Water Street, Chester, CT, 06412

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Description: Funding will be used to conduct testing of a hybrid lithium-ion battery / Fuel Cell power system to power small manned and unmanned submersibles. The US Navy Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Master Plan has identified the development of advanced power systems as a vital requirement for the development and deployment of long endurance, persistent, unmanned underwater vehicles. Fuel cells will be key to providing the necessary endurance for future submersibles, and further research in this area is critical to the Navy’s emerging energy needs.

Project: Automated Readiness Measurement System (ARMS)

Proposed Recipient: DDL OMNI Engineering LLC; 40 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2, Norwich, CT, 06360

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to continue the development of the Automated Readiness Measurement Software(ARMS) in support of the Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW DSS). Readiness measurement/assessment remains a top priority throughout the Department of Defense and is critical to determining the optimal employment of forces. The Navy is focused on the improved readiness of vessels and strike groups, as well as the development of corresponding assessment tools. Requested funding supports this goals the goals

maintaining readiness at the highest possible level reducing costs requires an innovative approach to training.

Project: Avery Point Technology Incubation Center

Proposed Recipient: University of Connecticut; 352 Mansfield Road., Unit 2048, Storrs, CT, 06269

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to expand the space and activities of the UConn Technology Incubator facility at Avery Point to allow the University to serve more aspiring startup companies. The University’s existing Technology Incubation Program (TIP) sites at Avery Point, Storrs and Farmington are oversubscribed and there is not enough space for new start-up firms. Avery Point we can currently offer only a 2,500 square foot area of laboratory facilities with offices across the hall which is available for use by TIP companies. This project would help achieve the economic recovery and development goals of the region, state and nation by providing critical early support for technology-oriented small business start-ups.

Project: Boombridge Road Bridge Replacement

Proposed Recipient: Town of North Stonington; 40 North Main Street, North Stonington, CT, 06359

Amount Requested: $500,000

Description: Requested funding would be used for the restoration and reconstruction of the Boombridge Road bridge

crossing the Pawcatuck River between North Stonington, CT and Westerly, RI. The bridge has been closed due to its severe state of deterioration and disrepair has lead to its closure. All traffic is now required to be completely re-routed.

This project is a high priority for the southeast region, due to it impact not only locally in North Stonington, but to the commerce that occurs between Rhode Island and Connecticut. The States of Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as the Towns of Westerly, RI and North Stonington, CT are all contributing towards the cost of this project.

Project: Cedarwoods Supportive Housing Project

Proposed Recipient: Common Ground; 129 Church Street, Suite 412, New Haven, CT 06510

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to support design and site work for a new 56-unit facility to replace the Windham House in Willimantic. The new facility will have units designated for supportive housing for individuals that need assistance in their daily lives or for individuals who are homeless, and low-income individuals. This project would address a critical lack of supportive housing in the region, as well as serve the needs of a population traditionally underserved by existing supportive service programs and resources.

Project: CELCP Addition to Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Proposed Recipient: The Nature Conservancy; 55 High Street, Middletown, CT, 06457

Amount Requested: $900,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to enable the purchase of a key 16-acre coastal property which is continuous with and adds to the exemplary Barn Island Wildlife Management Area. The protection of unique and

biologically diverse open space is a critical element of the federal government’s conservation goals.

Project: Center for Coastal Ecosystem Health

Proposed Recipient: University of Connecticut; 352 Mansfield Road., Unit 2048, Storrs, CT, 06269

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to accelerate and expand ongoing UConn Marine Sciences work on monitoring the health of the Long Island Sound and developing tools to improve water quality and marine life. This

project would provide a great understanding of the unique composition of the Sound, as well as providing with a needed research on the challenges faced by this regional and national treasure.

Project: Clinton Federal Channel Dredging

Proposed Recipient: Town of Clinton; 54 East Main Street, Clinton, CT, 06413

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to remove approximately 47,000 cubic yards of shoal material in the main channel and anchorage area of Clinton Harbor. The channel has not been maintained since 2000 and without

dredging, channel conditions will continue to deteriorate – interfering with the use of the harbor by recreational and commercial vessels. The dredging of the Clinton Federal Channel is essential for the safe passage of vessels in and out of Clinton Harbor.

Project: Common Command and Control System Module (CCCS)

Proposed Recipient: General Dynamics Electric Boat; 75 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT, 06340

Amount Requested: $9,000,000

Description: Requesting funding would begin development of a common command and control system module for use on Virginia Class (Block IV/V) submarines, SSGN, and Ohio Replacement submarines. This project would enable the Navy to maximize savings opportunities through common construction, test and maintenance processes among three classes of submarines.

 

Project: Connecticut River Watershed Study

Proposed Recipient: The Nature Conservancy; 55 High Street, Middletown, CT, 06457

Amount Requested: $450,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to continue a hydrologic analysis of the Connecticut River watershed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. This project will enhance the ability of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to manage their fourteen dams along the Connecticut River to provide more natural stream flows while maintaining authorized water supply, flood control and hydropower uses. Data from this Study will also assist decision making for future Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing processes.

Project: Continuous Active Sonar (CAS) for Torpedo DCL Systems

Proposed Recipient: Alion Science and Technology, Inc.; 240 Oral School Road, #105, Mystic, CT, 06355

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Description: The requested funding is for initial development, demonstration and evaluation of a Continuous Active Sonar (CAS) system, which would provide the military with a high-performance sonar system that operates with lower

power and smaller size. Successful development of this system would provide US Navy vessels with a previously unachievable self-defense capability against high threat torpedoes.

Project: Cooperative Agreement with Tufts University

Proposed Recipient: Tufts University

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; 149 New Sweden Road, Woodstock, CT, 06281

Amount Requested: $750,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to enhance support a cooperative effort between Tufts’ Tufts

Ambulatory Service in Woodstock, University of Conneceticut faculty and staff, the Connecticut Poultry Association, and local farmers to research new methods to reduce costs while maintaining premium quality by modeling

sustainable energy production and less dependence on grain feeding, as well as more efficient use of our abundant pastures for meat and egg production. Project would advance federal support for innovation in agricultural methods

while assisting local farmers adapt to new techniques and practices that provide high quality food and sustainable growth.

Project: Custom House Maritime Museum Roof Restoration Project

Proposed Recipient: New London Maritime Society/Custom House Maritime Museum; 150 Bank Street, New London, CT, 06320

Amount Requested: $70,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to replace the roof of the New London Custom House. The building was designed 175 years ago by Robert Mills, the country’s first federal architect and has served as the oldest

continuously-operating custom house in the country. The Custom House Maritime Museum is New London’s only free, year-round, downtown museum and serves as a real community center for exhibitions, educational programs, heritage

research, and special events. This project would protect and preserve a landmark of community, cultural and national significance.

Project: Dual Enrollment Initiative for At-Risk Youth

Proposed Recipient: Eastern Connecticut State University; 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226

Amount Requested: $520,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to support a group of 20 underrepresented, at-risk students participating in a unique dual enrollment program that allows them to understand the value of college and, eventually,

graduate. Project would advance federal interest in supporting at-risk school populations at an early age, ensuring that they become productive contributing members of their communities.

Project: Eastern Connecticut Emergency Communications Network

Proposed Recipient: Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications Inc.; 55 Westcott Road, Danielson, CT, 06239

Amount Requested: $375,000

Description: Requested funds would be used to provide reliable radio and high speed data paths between remote

rural radio sites, a regional NextGen (digital) 911 office and first responders. This project would enhance 911capabilities in eastern Connecticut, improve support to first responders, and increase the safety of residents in the

region.

Project: Eastern Connecticut Small Business Incubator

Proposed Recipient: Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, Inc.; 39 Kings Highway, Gales Ferry, CT,

06335

Amount Requested: $1,600,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to to purchase office, meeting and training space, provide office equipment, telephone, broadband internet access for a consolidated eastern connecticut commerce center that will support new small businesses. This center will also house up to ten small business startups (incubators) and a benefit center. This project would help support the economic development and recovery goals of the region, state and the nation by ensuring that emerging small businesses have they tools they need to start and thrive.

Project: Eastern Connecticut Wind Turbine Assessment Project

Proposed Recipient: Town of Windham; 979 Main Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226

Amount Requested: $325,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to install a 200kw wind turbine on a town owned plot on Hosmer Mountain to determine the feasibility of utilizing wind power to address municipal energy needs as well as lowering energy costs to local residents. This project would explore the wider use of wind power as an alternative renewable source of energy that could both reduce energy consumption and costs locally, but lay the ground work for adoption of these technologies elsewhere in the state and nation.

Project: Eastern Long Island Sound Environmental Impact Study

Proposed Recipient: CT Department of Environmental Protection; 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT, 06106

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to undertake an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) regarding potential designation of the two eastern Long Island Sound disposal sites. This project is of particular relevance to the long term operational viability of water-dependent uses in the New London Harbor area, including critical US Navy and Coast Guards bases, marine based commerce, marine transport of petroleum products and other cargo, and the extensive

recreational boating industry in Connecticut.

Project: Emergency Regional Interconnection for Drinking Water Supply

Proposed Recipient: Town of East Lyme; 108 Pennsylvania Avenue, Niantic, CT, 06357

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to e permit, design, and construct a transmission water main between East Lyme and the adjacent town (Waterford) to provide an emergency interconnection and back-up water supply.

Currently, the town of East Lyme has difficulty meeting peak water supply demands during the summer months, and the funding would be used to provide an emelocal and regional demands cannot be met. This project will provide

operational reliability and flexibility of the water supply for the impacted towns, as well as the southeastern region of the state as a whole.

Project: Fox Hill Tower Restoration

Proposed Recipient: Town of Vernon; 14 Park Place, Vernon, CT, 06066

Amount Requested: $500,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to restore and preserve the historic nature of Rockville’s Fox Hill Memorial Tower, which was built in 1939 as a WPA project. This project would enable the town to conduct needed mortar replacement, masonry repairs and other activities necessary to fix and preserve a memorial to those who have served our nation in uniform.

Project: Future Dry Deck Shelter

Proposed Recipient: General Dynamics Electric Boat; 75 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT, 06340

Amount Requested: $9,800,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to design a new Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) to support larger Swimmer Delivery Vehicles and other large payloads from submarines. Current Dry Deck Shelters are approaching end of life, and the design of a new DDS will allow a larger number of submarines to be able to deploy these vital forces and other tactical payloads, as well as providing a significant operational capability to Combatant Commanders.

Project: Immersion Presents After School Program

Proposed Recipient: Sea Research Foundation, Inc.; 55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT, 06355

Amount Requested: $500,000

Description: Funding will support the Immersion Presents After School Program, which offers high-quality academic programs in science and technology for at-risk youth to over 500,000 children across the country. Project would

advance federal interest in supporting at-risk school populations at an early age, ensuring that they become productive contributing members of their communities.

Project: Improving Fuel Cell Durability and Reliability to Speed Market Adoption

Proposed Recipient: University of Connecticut; 352 Mansfield Road, Unit 2048, Storrs, CT, 06269

Amount Requested: $2,500,000

Description: Funding would be used to accelerate ongoing research focused on enhancing fuel cell durability and reliability in advance of developing devices for transportation and stationary power applications. The Department of Energy (DOE) had identified increased durability of fuel cells, including the need for improved internal catalyst materials that can survive at high temperature operations to allow vehicle systems operate more efficiently at higher temperatures as a one of the most critical technical barriers to the use and commercialization of this technology.

Project: In-Car Camera Technology Upgrade

Proposed Recipient: Connecticut Department of Public Safety,

Bureau of Infrastructure and Communications; 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, 06457,

Amount Requested: $750,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to replace the present VHS vehicle recording system with state of the art digital system in state police cruisers. This project ensures officer safety and allows sworn personnel the ability to

capture and save valuable video and audio evidentiary information for the prosecution of both criminal and motor vehicle violations.

Project: Integrated Intelligent Motion Control Systems

Proposed Recipient: Mystic Innovations Group, Inc.; 9 DuBois Drive, Mystic, CT, 06355

Amount Requested: $4,800,000

Description: Funding would be used to continue research on electric accuation in US Navy vessels funded in FY09, and develop computer modeling and simulation design tools that will facilitate robust design and development for allelectric intelligent motion control applications to shipboard systems. Conversion to electric actuation is a critical goal for the US Navy, and the requested funding would further research into applications of this technology on naval

platforms such as the OHIO class replacement submarine.

Project: Intermodal Transit Center

Proposed Recipient: Town of Enfield; 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT, 06082

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Description: Requested funding will support engineering and design efforts for the Enfield Intermodal Center, which will co-locate multiple transportation modes in one central location in Thompsonville. The town has been recommended as one of the commuter stops on the proposed New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Line, supporting the goals and location of this intermodal center. This project is central to improving access to multiple modes of transportation, as well as linking the town to other regions of the state. Once completed, it is hoped that this integrated transportation hub will serve as a catalyst for the revitalizating the neighborhood, stimulating new employment opportunities, and enchancing the identity of Thompsonville.

Project: Jewitt City Supportive Housing for Veterans

Proposed Recipient: American Legion Veterans Housing, Inc; 7 South Main Street, Jewett City, CT, 06351

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

Description: The American Legion Veterans Housing , Inc. (TALVHI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing for Veterans. They have developed architectural plant to renovate a 19th century, four-story American Legion LaFlamme-Kusek Post 15 building and to add on an additional building to provide a total of 18 single-unit dwellings for supportive housing for homeless and at-risk veterans. This project would meet the urgent needs of our veterans, especially those who have fallen on to hard times by providing them a safe, supportive location to get off the streets, as well as providing supportive services to address their unique challenges. In addition, this project would support job creation in the area thought jobs connected to construction and renovation of the building, and would incorporate energy efficient technologies to reduce energy consumption.

Project: Jumpstart Connecticut

Proposed Recipient: Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.; 308 Congress Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA, 02210

Amount Requested: $100,000

Description: Requested funding would help train 45 Uconn students to mentor 170 at-risk preschool children and help them develop critical language and literacy skills necessary for later success in school. This project would help ensure that Connecticut’s at-risk preschool children receive the high-quality early education experiences they need to succeed.

Project: Lithium Ion Domestic Materials Development

Proposed Recipient: Yardney Technical Products Inc.; 82 Mechanic Street, Pawcatuck, CT, 06379

Amount Requested: $4,000,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to further develop our lithium ion domestic materials for use on specialty batteries critical to several multi-service applications (e.g. B-2, Global Hawk, X-47) Present DOD systems using large lithium ion batteries are experiencing mid and long term production constraints. A domestic source for raw materials must be developed in order to meet present DOD demand for this enabling technology.

Project: Long Island Sound Dredged Material Management Plan

Proposed Recipient: CT Department of Environmental Protection; 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT, 06106

Amount Requested: $4,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used for development of a Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) for Long Island Sound. Failure to complete the EIS by the EPA for the eastern sites by 2011 will impact the viability of dredging projects in eastern Long Island Sound. This is of particular relevance to the long term operational viability of water-dependent uses in the New London Harbor area, including critical US Navy and Coast Guards bases, marine based commerce, marine transport of petroleum products and other cargo, and the extensive recreational boating industry in Connecticut.

Project: Mansfield Four-Corners Water & Sewer Systems

Proposed Recipient: Town of Mansfield; 4 South Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT, 06268

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

Description: Requested funding will assist the Town in providing water to the area, through the construction of water

distribution mains, and in pumping sewage out of the area to local wastewater plants. This project would expand water

infrastructure for residents and improve the economic development opportunities of the Four Corners area.

Project: Medical Device Machine Technology Program

Proposed Recipient: Asnuntuck Community College; 170 Elm Street, Enfield, CT, 06082

Amount Requested: $250,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to develop and support a program to train students in the manufacturing of medical devices using both plastics and metal applications technology. The project would significantly enhance a students ability to transition successfully and long-term to careers in the growing precision

machining area of medical device manufacturing.

Project: MK-48 Torpedo Magazine

Proposed Recipient: Submarine Base New London; Route 12 Crystal Lake Road, Groton, CT, 06349

Amount Requested: $6,570,000

Description: Funding will be used to construction a new magazine capable of storing up to 36 MK 48 torpedoes. The FY09 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) scheduled this project for 2012; however, acceleration to 2010 is urgently needed to improve SUBASE New London’s ability to support the needs of our submarine force. This project will increase the capability of the base to provide direct operation support to attack submarines homeported at the facility, as well as ensure that ordinance handling is done in a safe and efficient way.

Project: Municipal Water System

Proposed Recipient: Town of East Hampton; 20 East High Street, East Hampton, CT, 06424

Amount Requested: $264,000

Description: Funding would be used to prepare the final construction documents that will lead to the construction of a 1,000,000 gallon per day municipal water system that will include: a source of supply, a water treatment facility, two water storage tanks, a high service water booster station and the installation of approximately 54,000 linear feet of water distribution mains for the town. This project would improve local water infrastructure, increase the safety of the water to residents, and expand the current system to address economic development needs.

Project: Mystic Seaport’s Educational Innovation Project:                                                                      New Technology for Education

Proposed Recipient: Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.; 75 Greenmanville Avenue, PO Box 6000, Mystic, CT, 06355-0990

Amount Requested: $350,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to develop technology-based educational programs to make museum content more readily available to educators, students and parents in Connecticut. This project would invest in new

technology that can yield substantial returns in educational value by eliminating the financial barriers to participation, particularly the rising cost of field trips and transportation, and greatly expand public access to the resources for learning and intellectual engagement.

Project: Nanotechnology Initiative

Proposed Recipient: Connecticut State University System; 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT, 06106

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Funding would be used to build nanotechnology program capacity within the Connecticut State University System (CSUS) and acquire necessary instrumentation for baccalaureate and the master degree level research and education. Existing bachelor and master degree programs lack the necessary exposure to the field and new programs need to be designed and supported with appropriate instrumentation. Breakthroughs in this area are essential to continued innovation in the state and our nation.

Project: Norwich State Hospital Redevelopment

Proposed Recipient: Town of Preston; 389 Route 2, Preston, CT, 06365

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to begin remediation and removal of abandoned buildings on the former Norwich State Hospital site, acquired by the town on March 12, 2009. The site currently contains abandoned buildings in a state of great disrepair and substantial contamination that includes fuel oil, lead, asbestos (building materials), and pesticides. The town currently plans to remove 51 of the site’s 54 buildings to allow for economic development and investment. Development of this site is a of potential economic benefit to the town, region and the state.

Project: Norwich Young Parents Program

Proposed Recipient: City of Norwich; 80 Broadway, Norwich, CT, 06360

Amount Requested: $85,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to provide case managed care and support services to adolescent mothers, fathers, and their children to maintain family stability, health, employment and safety. The program annually serves 45-65 individuals yet maintains a staff of only 1.5 full-time employees. This project will provide critical assistance to an at-risk population.

Project: Onsite Integrated Power Generation Demonstration

Proposed Recipient: Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEEC); 30 Stott Avenue, Norwich, CT, 06360

Amount Requested: $10,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to develop a power generation facility capable of supplying SUBASE emergency backup power and routine peak power to the New England grid. This project would increase the reliability

and security of SUBASE New London’s power supply, as well as eventually reducing recurring power costs to the Navy.

Project: Optical Fiber Assembly Manufacturing

Proposed Recipient: Fiberoptics Technology Inc.; 1 Quasset Road, Pomfret, CT, 06258

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding will develop and implement core technologies for production of optical fiber assemblies with very precise diameter control at reduced cost. If funded, this project would reduce costs of fiber optical assemblies for APKWS munitions systems and other critical military applications, ultimately reducing the cost to the Department of Defense and the taxpayer.

Project: Pickett Lane Culvert Replacement

Proposed Recipient: Town of Durham, Connecticut; 30 Townhouse Road, Durham, CT, 06422

Amount Requested: $500,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to reconstruct the road culverts on Pickett Lane culvert at Allyn Brook, which currently lacks sufficient capacity to prevent flooding which has previously closed this road. Replacement of the culverts would provide increased flow capacity, with a goal of accommodating high water flows without causing flood damage or closure of Pickett Lane. This project would not only provide continued access to this road during times of flooding, but also ensure resident access to the high school which currently serves as a municipal emergency shelter.

Project: Pollution Control Facility Upgrade

Proposed Recipient: Putnam Water Pollution Control authority; 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT, 06260

Amount Requested: $500,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to upgrade the nearly 40 year old current facility to meet standards established by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), including nitrogen removal, phosphorus removal, and residual chlorine concentrations. This project would reduce harmful emissions into the Quinebaug River.

Project: Project CEASE (Committed to Ending Abuse and Sexual Exploitation)

Proposed Recipient: The Paul & Lisa Program, Inc; 36 Plains Road, Essex, CT, 06426

Amount Requested: $750,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to support CEASE, a one year initiative designed to decrease the incidence and victimization of youth coerced or lured into child sexual exploitation. Project would advance federal interest in protecting at-risk populations from sexual exploiting, and providing youth with the tools they need to prevent, or recover from, such exploitation.

Project: Putnam Regional Community YMCA

Proposed Recipient: YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford, Inc.; 241 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT, 06103

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to construct a regional YMCA facility serving the Northeast region of the state. The YMCA has never had a major full facility in this region, and it is estimated that 8,000 children could be served in the first year alone. This project would serve the needs of children and youth by providing a permanent facility for activities, services and support.

Project: Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor

Proposed Recipient: The Last Green Valley; P.O. Box 29, 111 Main Street, Danielson, CT, 06239-0029

Amount Requested: $750,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to support programs and projects that preserve and enhance the resources of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. This project would meet the conservation and preservation goals set forth for the corridor in federal law (PL 103-449, PL 111-11).

Project: Radio Communications Improvement Project

Proposed Recipient: Town of Enfield; 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT, 06082

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used fund the final design of the communication, purchase of all necessary elements of the communication, and the construction and implementation of the new trunked system. This

project would provide critical support to local first responders by ensuring they can communicate during emergencies, ease the burden on the town during a time of budgetary constraints and enchance the safety of the residents of Enfield and the surrounding towns.

Project: Radio System Digital Upgrade

Proposed Recipient: Town of Vernon; 14 Park Place, Vernon, CT, 06066

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to replace outdated analog radio equipment for local law enforcement with upgraded digital communications equipment. If funded, the project would help address a critical gap in the safety of the Vernon community and ensure that law enforcement personnel can communicate during response to emergencies. Federal support would ease the burden faced by the town during a period of strained municipal budgets, as well as advancing federal support of our first responders and the safety of local communities.

Project: Re-Activation of the Baltic Reservoir

Proposed Recipient: Town of Sprague; 1 Main Street, P.O. Box 677, Baltic, CT, 06330

Amount Requested: $1,600,000

Description: Requested funding would be used for the repair and engineering costs of repairing the East dam of the Baltic Reservoir. This project will help address the critical the drinking water, health, safety, and emergency management needs for the town and its residents, identified by the CT Departments of Health and Environmental Protection as priority and mandatory measures for the Town of Sprague.

Project: Ready Building, Camp Hartell, Windsor Locks Connecticut

Proposed Recipient: Connecticut Army National Guard; William A. O’Neill Armory, 360 Broad Street, Hartford, CT, 06105-3795

Amount Requested: $11,890,000

Description: Requested funding will be used for the construction of a 24,000 square foot Ready Building to provide

administration, storage and training space for a twenty-two person 14th Civil Support Team (CST-WMD). Currently

there are no sufficient facilities available to adequately house the unit, and its equipment, within the state. This project will ensure the unit’s ability to meet its readiness, recruiting and retention, and training objectives by provided a facility

sized appropriately for their needs.

Project: Residency Training Program for Nurse Practitioners/Primary Care Providers

Proposed Recipient: Community Health Center, Inc.; 635 Main Street, Middletown, CT, 06457

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to expand a demonstration project to hire, train and support residency trained Nurse Practitioners that can improve care for patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). This project will help address a looming critical shortage of primary care providers, including nurse practitioners, who are prepared to meet the changing needs of an aging population within the American health care system.

Project: Safety Improvements – Salem and Montville CT Route 85 at CT Route 82

Proposed Recipient: Connecticut Department of Transportation; 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT, 06131

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used for the preliminary design and engineering of improvements to the Route 82/Route 85 corridor to help relieve the congestion and associated accident problems. The funds from this appropriation would allow for an expeditious right of way acquisition process, including a substantial public involvement component, and also provide funding for the construction of the roundabout. Current schedules indicate that if a breakout project is initiated, the roundabout could be built in 2012. This project would address serious local concerns with the safety of this intersection, reduce accidents and lower congestion in this critical corridor.

Project: Shewville Brook Bridge Joint Restoration Project

Proposed Recipient: Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation; 2 Matt’s Path, Mashantucket, CT, 06338

Amount Requested: $515,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to replace a bridge over Shewville brook. The current bridge is badly deteriorated and posed a risk to public safety. This project would address a critical safety concern shared by the

Mashantucket Pequot Tribe Nation and the residents of Ledyard.

Project: Silvio O Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Proposed Recipient: The Nature Conservancy; 55 High Street, Middletown, CT, 06457

Amount Requested: $250,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to acquire a key parcel on Pine Brook, an important tributary of the Salmon River in Haddam, to serve as part of the Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. The Pine Brook parcel proposed for acquisition contains a half mile of frontage on Pine Brook, one of whose most unique features is the absence of upstream-downstream barriers. This project would protect a unique natural resource from development, as well as furthering state and federal goals of aquatic and wildlife conservation. The Salmon River is

recognized by USFWS as a high-priority Special Focus Area. The Salmon River Division of the refuge is comprised of a range of important natural features, including free-flowing rivers, thriving freshwater tidal marshes, forested watersheds, floodplain forests, and rare plants and animals.

Project: South Cove Restoration Project

Proposed Recipient: Town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut; 302 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT, 06475

Amount Requested: $855,000

Description: Requested funding would be used for the preparation for, as well as the executive of, necessary dredging to restore South Cove’s historic depth, environment and habitat. There is now little ability to navigate most, if not all, of the Cove at any stage of tide. This project will re-establish a significant recreational resource to area residents in addition to improvement of the natural habitat.

Project: STEM Program Development

Proposed Recipient: DNA EpiCenter, Inc.; 33 Gallows Lane, New London, CT, 06320

Amount Requested: $750,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to develop a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program that will expose children to these critical skills through a hands on, inquiry based atmosphere.

This project would help increase students’ interest in STEM careers at a young age in order to build tomorrow’s workforce, which is a critical component of our state and nation’s economic future.

Project: Storrs Center Public Infrastructure

Proposed Recipient: Town of Mansfield; 4 South Eagleville Road, Mansfield, CT, 06268

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding would support the construction of the network of streets, sidewalks, utilities and storm drainage systems that will serve as the public infrastructure for Storrs Center, a mixed-use, college town center

in Mansfield. Federal support would continue the development of an economic development initiative of local, regional and statewide value.

Project: Structural Improvement Project

Proposed Recipient: The ACCESS Agency, Inc.; 1315 Main Street, Suite 2, Willimantic, CT, 06226

Amount Requested: $65,000

Description: Requested funding would support structural improvements at the organization’s emergency shelter, Hawkins House for female adolescents, and offices in Danielson. This request will allow these facilities to receive new

roofs. This project allows for the replacement of roofs for these buildings, thereby ensuring that those seeking help can do so in a safe building and that the organization can continue to provide these necessary services.

Project: TFI -cNAF BEDDOWN- UPGRADE FACILITIES

Proposed Recipient: Connecticut Air National Guard; 100 Nicholson Road, East Granby, CT, 06093

Amount Requested: $9,100,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to build the facilities needed to support the 103rd Airlift Wing’s

Component Numbered Air Force (cNAF) Air Operations Command Center. This mission, assigned to the 103AW following the removal of their A-10s through the 2005 BRAC process, will engage the CT Air National Guard in hightech, highly-skilled work that will support the planning operations, intelligence, logistics, combat service support, and communications-electronics needs of air combat operations around the globe. While this project is currently planned for 2011, acceleration to 2010 is needed to adequately support the training of personnel to meet the needs of their new mission – and without acceleration, there will be a gap in the 103AW’s ability to adequately accomplish this important mission.

Project: The Enfield Career Initiative

Proposed Recipient: Capital Workforce Partners, Inc.; One Union Place, Hartford, CT, 06103

Amount Requested: $80,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to develop and support an  innovative career initiative to attract more high school students into advanced manufacturing careers. Under this program, students would receive career readiness training in a summer program that includes instruction and internships related to advanced engineering through Asnuntuck Community College. This project would address a critical need for a future workforce trained in advanced manufacturing in North Central Connecticut.

Project: Tolland Green Improvements

Proposed Recipient: Town of Tolland; 21 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT, 06084

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to complete detailed design of improvements to the town green, which will improve motorist safety, increase pedestrian access to the green, and reduce traffic.

Project: TORPEDO/TOMAHAWK MAINTENANCE FACILITY

Proposed Recipient: Submarine Base New London; Route 12 Crystal Lake Road, Groton, CT, 06349

Amount Requested: $14,380,000

Description: Requested funding will be used to construct a new ordinance maintenance facility. The current facility, Building 325, was constructed in 1957 before tomahawk missiles entered the Navy’s weapons inventory. The FY09

Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) scheduled this project for 2011; however acceleration is urgently needed to meet the needs of the submarine force. This project would directly support the needs of attack submarines stationed at SUBASE, improve the ability of the base to handle ordinance in a safe and efficient manner by constructing a building will allow more effective handling of torpedoes and tomahawk missiles.

Project: Town Center Sidewalks/Streetscapes

Proposed Recipient: Town of Coventry; 1712 Main Street, Coventry, CT, 06238

Amount Requested: $752,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to construct a sidewalk along Main Street (Route 31) which would conneticut the center of town to the village area. Specifically, this section of side walks would allow connection of the High School, Middle School, Town Hall, Administration Building, Fire Station, Police Station, Elderly Housing, and other municipal landmarks. This project would improve pedestrian safety, especially in areas with high concentrations of school children and elderly.

Project: Tracking the Health of Soldiers with Advanced Implantable Nano-Sensors

Proposed Recipient: University of Connecticut; 352 Mansfield Road, Unit 2048, Storrs, CT, 06269

Amount Requested: $2,500,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to continue and expand work with the Army’s Medical Research and Material Command at Fort Detrick, MD, to scale-up and animal-test a series of advanced implantable nanosensors that can track, over extended periods of time, a variety of physiological metabolites related to the soldier’s health, alertness and ultimately their protection. Real time monitoring of various metabolic analytes and metabolic markers that control function and physiology of the human body is important for our war-fighters, especially in combat situations.

Project: Unmanned Hybrid Projectiles

Proposed Recipient: University of Hartford; 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06117

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to develop and test a hybrid unmanned aerial systems (UAS)

projectile. Work on this effort would conducted by several Connecticut partners, including the University of Connecticut, the University of Bridgeport, GKN Composites, Kaman Fuzing and Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense, and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies (CCAT) Currently there is a gap in the ability of soldiers to fire projectiles providing combined functionalities such as target identification, battlefield assessment and surveillance, and provide a scalable lethality to enemy targets of opportunity. Project would meet the Army’s requirement to provide low cost multi-functional projectiles that have guidance capabilities to hit targets with low collateral damage from line-of-sight and beyond line of sight.

Project: Virtual Maintenance Engineering Platform (VMEP) Implementation for SSGN Voyage Repair

Proposed Recipient: General Physics Corporation; 11 Main Street, Mystic, CT, 06355

Amount Requested: $1,200,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to develop, certify and install a Virtual Maintenance Engineering Platform (VMEP) system that will utilize commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment with video and reconfigurable chassis to interface with shipboard equipment to facilitate troubleshooting and repairs from subject matter experts remotely located from the SSGN. Implementing this capability will increase SSGN reliability and availability at reduced costs, as well as meet Voyage Repair service requirements identified in the SSGN Concept of Operations prepared by Commander Naval Submarine Forces.

Project: Wastewater Treatment Facility

Proposed Recipient: City of Norwich; 100 Broadway, Room 219, Norwich, CT, 06360

Amount Requested: $1,600,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to improve the ability of the wastewater treatment plant to process waste and allow it to become energy independent. This project would improve the ability of the facility to meet the needs of residents in Norwich and surrounding towns, reduce harmful nitrogen compounds and chlorine emissions into the Long Island Sound, and enhance economic development in the region.

Project: Water Pollution Control Facility Improvements

Proposed Recipient: Town of Stonington; 152 Elm Street, Stonington, CT, 06378

Amount Requested: $1,400,000

Description: Requested funding will support the design of improvements to the Mystic wastewater treatment facility, which will support the needs of 3,000 residents and reduce harmful output from the current facility. This project will serve the water infrastructure needs of resident as well as reducing discharge into the Mystic River, which serves as a habitat for marine fish, shellfish, and wildlife while supporting recreational activities, industrial process, and other critical uses.

Project: Wilsonville Hydroelectric Demonstration Project

Proposed Recipient: Town of Thompson; 815 Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale, CT, 06255

Amount Requested: $45,000

Description: Requested funding would be used to conduct a study on the feasibility of generating hydroelectric power from the Wilsonville Dam. This project would advance research into the use of renewable energy by small municipalities with access to water resources and potential hydroelectric power generation.

Updated April 3, 2009.

 

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com, “Who do you trust ?”

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Rob Simmons to speak in Vernon, CT

Press Release

Vernon, CT

Note: Update: Wednesday, April 8^th, location change has moved to

the Vernon Sr. Center, 26 Park Place, Rockville, CT 

 

           “Hal Cummings chairman of the Vernon Republican Town Committee, announced today that Rob Simmons will be speaking at  the Vernon Republican Town Committee at its meeting on Wednesday, April 8th, at 7:30 PM in the Vernon town council chambers, 3rd floor, Vernon town hall, 14 Park Place, Rockville.  The meeting will be open to all area Republicans.   Chairman Cummings stated that “I am really  pleased  that Rob chose  to come to Vernon for the  start of his campaign for the U.S Senate.  It should be a very  interesting and informative evening.  Rob has a lot to say” 

 

             Rob Simmons , who on the March 15, 2009,  announced on the Ides of March to run for the Conn  US Senate seat against Christopher Dodd, will be speaking at the Vernon Republican Town Committee.    

 

             Any questions, you may contact Republican Town Chairman Hal Cummings, at 871-1185 or by email: Contact@VernonGop.com  

  

Hal Cummings, Chair

 

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Simmons for Senate; Ask the wife & kids

Stonington, CT     -     March 14, 2009

         The Day newspaper writer, Chuck Potter, spent some time with Rob Simmons , writing an article on Robs intentions to take on the Irish Lion, Christopher Dodd and challenge the US Senator.  

Rob mentions he was “out the ring” for a couple years after losing the Eastern Conn US Congressional seat to Joseph Courtney in Vernon.

Rob opened the Enfield office when he was our Representative. Enfield never got that attention before from any Democrat.  Courtney must think it’s a great idea because he kept it open. 

BUT Rob’s good work carried on did it not ?

 

The Ides of March.  Over 2000 years ago Caesar was murdered by a group of Senators.

That’s Gaius Julius Caesar, the Dictator, not Caesar Romeo.  Caesar was born 100 years before Jesus Christ.

It was said:  “The Ides of March has come”, to which the seer replied: “Aye Caesar, but not gone.”

On March 15, 44 BC, Caesar was attacked by a group of Senators calling themselves the Liberatores  aka the Liberators.  

For Caesar had just declared himself the Dictator of Rome for Life.

Perhaps the Senator from Connecticut and his Irish pride has fallen on his own sword. Where he can no longer maintain the confidence of the good people in Connecticut.    

And tomorrow, March 15, 2009, Rob Simmons will declare his decision and future goals.

You can see the entire Day news article at www.TheDay.com .

 

 

Simmons for Senate

 

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com, “Who do you trust ? “     

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Chris Dodd v. Rob Simmons Poll; Close

Wallingford, CT -  March 10, 2009

Deja Vous Democrats !  

When Rob Simmons took on Mr Joseph Courtney 4 years ago, Rob lost the re election by 1% of the vote. Wow, tight race.

Well, here were are again. In a recent  Quinnipiac University Poll 1238 registered voters were queried.

And the envelope Please…………………….. TADAH. 

If the election were held today, Dodd would garner 42 percent of those surveyed while Simmons would win 43 percent.. per the Hartford Courant article. 

I guess the approval numbers dimenishing have been making a grave impact on Mr Christopher Dodd and his reputation.

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com “Who do you trust ?”

 

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Symptoms of a Bad Product

In Sept 1999, the stock, FNM symbol, Fannie Mae was trading at $61.50 per share. In Sept 2008, the stock was trading at $1.50 per share.  

Fannie Mae, a federally sponsored credit agency, knew in 1999 its products showed signs of bad risks and unhealthy characteristics.

BUT declined to do anything about it.

In fiscal year 2007 , Fannie Mae showed revenues of

$51,000,000,000 or $51 Billion.

Fannie Mae lost  $2,563,000,000 or $2.56 Billon.

Not a sucessful year.

Hear are some symptoms…

Take a look at a few comments with Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae’s chairman and chief executive officer  and Steven Holmes of the NY  Times.  This interview was published Sept. 30, 1999.

Clue #1:

               Fannie Mae, the nation’s biggest underwriter of home mortgages, has been under increasing pressure from the Clinton Administration to expand mortgage loans among low and moderate income people and felt pressure from stock holders to maintain its phenomenal growth in profits.

Clue #2:

”Fannie Mae has expanded home ownership for millions of families in the 1990’s by reducing down payment requirements,” said Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae’s chairman and chief executive officer. ”Yet there remain too many borrowers whose credit is just a notch below what our underwriting has required who have been relegated to paying significantly higher mortgage rates in the so-called subprime market.”  

                             

Clue #3:

In moving, even tentatively, into this new area of lending, Fannie Mae is taking on significantly more risk, which may not pose any difficulties during flush economic times. But the government-subsidized corporation may run into trouble in an economic downturn, prompting a government rescue similar to that of the savings and loan industry in the 1980’s.

You can find the entire NY Times article.

 

Seems to me the Clinton administration also missed 2 other clues…                                                                                                             

In June 1996, the Khobar Towers bombing in which 19 US Servicemen were killed.                                                                     

In August 1998, the US Embassies were attacked in Africa more than 200 people were killed.  

  

I guess clues were not the Clinton Adminstration’s strong points.

 

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com, “Who do you trust ?”   

 

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Vernon Town Council Live on Comcast Channel 96

March 3, 2009

Vernon, CT

                      Brought back by popular demamd, the Vernon Town Council will be broadcast LIVE tonight on Comcast Channel 96.

                     Serviced by Community Voice Channel, the local Public access studio serving 7 towns: Andover, Bolton, Ellington, Hebron, Marlborough, Vernon and Tolland. Over 100,000 people and 26,000 Comcast customers recieve the broadcasts from Community Voice Channel studio, CVC, located in Bolton, CT on Notch Road.

                   Community Voice Channel is fund, in large, by Comcast subscribers. ATT U-Verse is required to but not sure how much they affect.   

                    Channel 5 is for Public Access. Anyone in the 7 town area may take Field or Studio courses, free of charge, and with policy permission air their own production. Any interest is allowed as long as it is within studio  policy.

                    Channel 95 is reserved for Educational related shows.

                    Channel 96 is reserved for Government related shows. 

                    Anyone interested in taking may contact CVC at 645-1454 and submit your name for a class.

Once certified as a Field Producer, anyone cover produce their own shows or even volunteer to video tape Town meetings as a series. Find more information at www.CvcCt.org  .

Some great “Around Town” ideas are like……………

              Record a Vernon Historical Society meeting,  show off your local dance group, maybe your local Boy Scout or Girl Scout troops are being recoginized for an award or accomplishment. The “Friends of Hockanum” linear update, Vernon Jr Womens Club annual “Day in the Park” announcment for the dates in 2009.  How about the dinner dates for Vernon United Methodist or does the Vernon Lions club need to announce their membership drive. Make a 5 minute video film on what the Lions Club does for Vernon & Ellington.

The lists are endless. Courses are free & the employees are great. 

Community Voice Channel has wonderful equipment that is “TOP NOTCH” and is available for loan (at no cost) after taking the appropiate course.

If you have a community announcement you would like announced on the Community Bulletin Board, you can submit this as well to CVC for viewing.  See studio policy details.

Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com

 

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CPAC Awards Rush Limbaugh Defender of the Constitution

Washington,   DC

                 After a near 90 minute speech, Rush Limbaugh accepted a pretigous award from

CPAC, the Conservatice Political Action Conference, on Saturday February 28, 2009.  

With 9,000 people in attendance,  Rush’s speech was broadcast thru three Hotels to all those attending. 

Mitt Romney poll favorite at CPAC .

 

Steve Gilbert, blogger, awarded at CPAC

Steve Glibert’s blog 

 

The 2009 CPAC Sponsors: 

 

The American Conservative Union Accuracy in Media Advocacy Ink Alliance Defense Fund American Civil Rights Union American Federation of Senior Citizens American Future Fund American Service Council, Inc. American for Tax Reform Americans for Limited Government Americas Majority AT&T Black Republican PAC BMW Direct, Inc. Campaign for Liberty Capital Research Center Catholic Family Caucus Center for Individual Freedom Citizens in Charge Foundation Citizens United Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute College Republican National Committee Competitive Enterprise Institute Concerned Women for America Congress of Racial Equality Congressional Effect Management Council for America Culture 11 David All Group, LLC David Horowitz Freedom Center Eagle Forum   Carl Slicer, www.VernonGop.com, “Who do you trust ?”    Eberle Associates, Inc. FairTax Family Research Council Freedom Alliance FreedomFest Freedom’s Defense Fund FreedomWorks Google Hasan Family Foundation Hispanic Leadership Fund House Conservatives Fund HowObamaGotElected.com HSP Direct LLC Human Events Intercollegiate Studies Institute Intermarkets, Inc. Islamic Free Market Institute Foundation Jim Worthing Productions John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs Judicial Watch Legacy List Marketing Let Freedom Ring Libertarian Party Liberty University School of Law Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Media Research Center       National Rifle Association National Right to Work National Taxpayers Union New York State Conservative Party Pajamas Media/TV PM Direct Marketing Politics Magazine Radio America RegularFolksUnited.com Save Our Secret Ballot Shirley & Banister Public Affairs Strategic Campaign Group Susan B. Anthony List/Team Sarah Terra Eclipse The Heartland Institute The Heritage Foundation The Leadership Institute The Poker Players Alliance The Republican Majority The Washington Examiner The Washington Times Townhall.com Tradition, Family, Property TV Watch Vernon K. Krieble Foundation Victory Solutions LLC Young America’s Foundation Young Americans for Freedom Youth For Western Civilization     (14149)