Our economic environment looks very bright.

Given his background and history, it raises some questions. It doesn't mean the requests are improper, but I would say that every single member of the council has an eye on this.

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

The real shock was when somebody would turn into their driveway, so to speak, and their next-door neighbor had a huge billboard on their front lawn.

This represents an effort to make sure that we are doing all that we can to ensure our young people are responsible and safe. We must continue to educate the young people in the community about the dangers of alcohol as well as make sure that our laws are tight enough so that we, as a town, can intervene when it is necessary.

West Hartford has some of the most civic-minded citizens anywhere. They take their issues and their leaders very seriously.

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 not an incentive. It's like a gun being put up to your head.

More than anybody in town, I would like to move on from the Blue Back debate.