March 3, 2010 SPEAKER DONOVAN, REP. SHARKEY ANNOUNCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR REGIONALISM
AND STREAMLINING OF GOVERNMENT MORE Commission Identifies Cost Savings for Municipalities
House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and Rep. Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) unveiled the First Phase Recommendations of the Speaker’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Municipal Opportunities and Regional Efficiencies (MORE) at a press conference Wednesday at the Legislative Office Building. READ MORE
January 14, 2010 HOUSE DEMOCRATS LAUNCH COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES
FOR REGIONALISM, MUNICIPAL COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES Speaker Donovan: ‘We can be doing more with less;’
Commission aims to enact legislation in 2010 House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and House Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield) today launched a commission that will seek to identify opportunities for more regional collaborations designed to create efficiencies and save money for municipalities. READ MORE
December 18, 2009 STATE LOSING OUT
ON FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Lawmakers urge governor to allow state to receive federal dollars
Speaker of the House Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and State Representative Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden), House Chairman of the Planning & Development Committee, held a press conference at the State Capitol complex in Hartford today to highlight the millions of dollars in federal economic development funding the state is losing out on because the governor refuses to allow regions to apply for the grants. READ MORE
November 23, 2009 SHARKEY NAMED A 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION
State Representative Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden), House Chair of the Planning and Development Committee, was named a 2009 Environmental Champion by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV) in their Environmental Scorecard Report. READ MORE
June 24, 2009 HAMDEN MAGNET WINTERGREEN SCHOOL Several dozen local and community leaders joined to voice their opposition to Governor Rell’s proposed budget cuts on the Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School in Hamden. Rep. Sharkey told the New Haven Register, “If we go with the governor’s approach to the budget, [Wintergreen] will likely be cut because the governor is ignoring a significant portion of the deficit.”
June 24, 2009 HAMDEN, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
AT THE CHURCH STREET SCHOOL
State Representative Brendan Sharkey voiced his concerns about Governor Rell’s proposed cuts to the Family Resource Center at the Church Street School in Hamden.
May 21, 2009 SMART GROWTH PACKAGE INCLUDES
NEW REVENUE SOURCE
FOR TOWNS Regionalism and Sales Tax Sharing Equals Win-Win for Municipalities
State Representative Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden), House Chair of the Planning and Development Committee, hailed House passage of legislation he spearheaded to more efficiently deliver government services while saving taxpayers money. The legislation is a key first step to real property tax reform through regional cooperation incentives. READ MORE
March 31, 2009 REP. SHARKEY SMART GROWTH PACKAGE
PROVIDES
NEW REVENUE FOR MUNICIPALITIES Regionalism and Sales Tax Sharing Equals Win-Win for Municipalities
State Representative Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden), co-chair of the Planning and Development Committee, announced today a bipartisan package of legislation that provides real property tax reform and new revenue for cities and towns through regionalism and smart growth initiatives. READ MORE
January 26, 2009 SPEAKER DONOVAN & REP. SHARKEY PROPOSE
NEW REVENUE SOURCE FOR MUNICIPALITIES Smart Growth Task Force unveils full legislative agenda
Speaker of the House Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and State Representative Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) were joined by the bipartisan Smart Growth Task Force Members and legislative leaders to unveil the task force’s legislative agenda. Topping the agenda is a proposal to generate much needed revenue for municipalities through the state sales tax. READ MORE
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