2014 July - Dec Press Releases

Court remands "Autumn View" Affordable Housing Project for Further Consideration in East Haven 
Read the press release from 12/29/14

Statement of Mayor re: Delay in Tweed Airport Runway Expansion Paving 
Read the statement from 12/19/14

East Haven Approaches Two–Year Anniversary of Consent Decree in Full Compliance and at a "Fraction" of Anticipated Cost 
Read the press release from 12/18/14.

RFP PLANS FOR OLD HIGH SCHOOL @ 200 TYLER 
Read the press release from 11/25/14 for details.

BOPC Implements Changes to Beach Parking 
At the BOPC October meeting, Chairman Illingworth announced that the committee would now become a permanent one, entitled "Traffic & Public Safety". At that same meeting, the full Board voted to adopt the first recommendations of that committee concerning the beach area. Read the press release for all information about the changes.

Code Enforcement Committee Tackles 706 Reports in 3 Years 
Mayor Joseph Maturo announced that since January of 2012, his "Code Enforcement" Committee has addressed and resolved 706 reports ranging in seriousness from simple blight violations to serious health infractions. Read the full press release from 10/19/14.

Success Cracking Down on Tax Scofflaws 
Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. announced today that in the first two and a half years since resuming office in November of 2011, the Town’s legal services department, in conjunction with the Tax Collector, has collected $2.2 million dollars in delinquent taxes, almost $900,000 more than was collected over the prior two and a half years. Read the full press release from 10/14/14.

Budget Surplus of $840,000 
Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. announced that, based on the latest revenue reports being submitted to auditors and despite an operating loss of approximately $182,000 at the Board of Education, the Town is projecting an $840,000 surplus for the 2013–2014 fiscal year. Read the full press release from 9/9/14.

Statement on Plane Crash Anniversary 
"One year ago our Town experienced a sudden tragedy the likes of which had not occurred in decades and certainly will never be forgotten. I can vividly remember the first rate response of our emergency services and government departments to the incident and to needs of the affected families, whose lives had changed that one August morning. But what I will never forget was in the days, weeks and months following that plane crash, the East Haven, that our media, all too often chooses NOT to portray, came shining through. Our community of hard working citizens, businesses and organizations stepped forward displaying a loving concern for all the families with an outpouring of caring and generosity that makes me very proud to be called their Mayor."

ATV Arrests Press Release by EHPD
View the press release 8/7/14.

Regarding the CHRO complaint filed by Francine Carbone against the Town of East Haven, Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. 
View the statement released 7/30/14.

Citing "Strong Budgetary Performance," Standard and Poor’s Raises East Haven’s Credit Rating from "BBB+" to "A-". 
July 24, 2014 press release.

Statement of East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. 
Re: Public Safety Dispatch upgrade with respect to EH Police Union public criticisms. View the July 18, 2014 statement.

Statement of East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. 
Re: Tweed’s Pledge to include East Haven in all future talks concerning possible Airport expansion. View the July 17, 2014 statement.

Letter Concerning Tweed Airport Paving 
A letter was mailed and sent electronically to the Tweed Airport Authority and New Haven Mayor Toni Harp concerning the paving of runway safety areas at Tweed. View the July 7, 2014 letter.

Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. Statement on the Police Pre–employment agreements: 
"The Town’s position is that the agreements are valid, enforceable, and not contrary to law. Our Town’s Labor Counsel, Atty. Frank Kolb, has indicated that pursuant to C.G.S. Sec. 31–51r(c), the agreements have been developed and entered into with the knowledge and understanding of the employees’ bargaining representatives. 

However, more importantly, because of the Town’s massive investment in training and cutting edge technology at the Police Department, applicants are actively seeking to become part of the East Haven Police Department family. The Department is rapidly becoming one of ’choice’ rather than one to ’avoid.’ As a result, the need for the pre–employment agreements is likely to become a moot topic shortly anyway." July 3, 2014.