Politics & Government

Fairfield RTC Opposed Elimination of Town Funding to Pequot Library

The Fairfield Republican Town Committee voted unanimously in opposition to the elimination of the funding in a sense of the body resolution.

[Editor's note: The following information was issued in a press release from the Republican Town Committee.]

The Fairfield Republican Town Committee voted unanimously last week in opposition to the elimination of all funding to the Pequot Library in the Town’s budget. The vote was taken in the form of a sense of the body resolution.

Board of Finance member James Walsh had brought forth the resolution as he expressed strong concerns over the impact to the library in the event the funding was eliminated.

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“There was a detailed discussion among members of the Town committee regarding several budget items," RTC Chairman James Millington said. "There was a strong sentiment among the committee that if cuts were to be made to non-profits they should be phased in over time. The body voted unanimously against eliminating the all funding to the Pequot Library.”

Among those present at the meeting and voting in opposition of the elimination of funding were Selectman Kevin Kiley, Board of Finance Chairman Tom Flynn, Board of Finance Member Mary LeClerc, Board of Finance Member Jim Brown, Board of Finance Member James Walsh and RTM Majority Leader Joe Palmer (R-4) to name a few.

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Board of Finance Chairman Tom Flynn stated that he relayed the results of the sense of the body resolution to his fellow Republicans prior to their budget meeting on Tuesday, April 2. 

At the Tuesday Board of Finance budget meeting, the Board of Finance Democrats and two Republicans voted in favor of the elimination of all funding to the library. The majority of Board of Finance Republicans including Chairman Tom Flynn, Mary LeClerc, Jim Brown and James Walsh voted in opposition. 


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