2007 – 2009 Democratic Achievements

• Leadership:
• Passage of a balanced, fiscally sound Town Budget referendum on first try.
• Returned to the 2005 school infrastructure improvement plan by re-opening the Old High School
• Thwarted the short-sighted creation of a single-purpose technology zone on the Rte 195 corridor before the completion of the Town’s Plan of Conservation and Development and the State’s Rte 195 traffic study.
• Established a formally recognized stewardship plan of Town Open Space that is in keeping with the Conservation Commission management plans and the Council’s responsibility for Town property.
• Unity & Civility of Government:
• Re-established BOE and Council Liaisons
• Encouraged monthly meetings between the Town Manager and the Superintendent of Schools
• Embraced Council/BOE workshops
• Communication:
• Continued Community Conversations for both the Town Council and Board of Education
• Re-established monthly Town Council hours
• Supported the Town Manager’s Town of Tolland – From Us to You email

Historic Achievements

Tolland Democrats fought for the establishment of a Conservation Commission when unprecedented residential growth threatened to erode our quality of life.

Tolland Democrats instituted a tax freeze for those most economically at risk, when our seniors and residents with permanent disabilities were being forced from their homes by increasing property taxes.

When our schools were overcrowded and their academic accreditation was at risk, Tolland Democrats did what was right for our children and our community; we fought for lower class size, recruited the best staff and sought academic excellence in the most affordable way.