15 Quotes by Mayor Slifka

We want to end the Blue Back Square debate and I am sure that we will all be able to breathe a sigh of relief when we can move on. I feel more confident than ever in the success that the project will have and in the vote that I have made to support it.

Now is not the time to bring in a town manager who would feel compelled to bring in their own people because we want to retain the first class management team that we already have in West Hartford. This selection brings protection to taxpayer money because no spending is needed to conduct a national search for a candidate.

This is a maintenance budget that provides the current level of services that we offer now. This budget is not all doom and gloom because there are some things within it that we should be excited about, but we felt that if further cuts were made, they would have a direct effect on our classrooms and town services like police and fire.

It's typical of the piecemeal approach the governor and the legislature has taken to property tax reform. They tweak something here or there, but it's never a big-picture approach.

It's limited enough that you're not unduly focusing on anyone's First Amendment rights.

The increase in our grand list is the highest that we have seen in decades. The growth we have seen on the real estate side shows that a lot of people are reinvesting in their properties and that is a great example of the kind of faith people have in our community.