Municipal leaders to gather for CCM Day at the State Capitol

Municipal leaders from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, the statewide association of towns and cities, will assemble for a CCM "Day on the Hill" on April 13; and CCM-member local leaders will conduct a news conference on Governor Malloy's proposed state budget at 11:30 a.m. this Wednesday in the State Legislative Office Building, Room 2D, according to a statement.

Featured speakers scheduled for the news conference are:

n  Frank Chiaramonte,  First Selectman of Harwinton and Vice President of CCM

n  John DeStefano, Mayor of New Haven

n  William Finch, Mayor of Bridgeport

n  Pedro Segarra, Mayor of Hartford

n  Ryan Bingham, Mayor of Torrington

n  Scott Jackson, Mayor of Hamden

 

The speakers will be joined at the press conference by mayors and first selectmen from across the state. Municipal leaders will then be talking with their state legislative delegations during the day as part of CCM Day on the Hill activities.

 

"Municipal leaders will be assembling at the Capitol on Wednesday morning to let state legislators, residents. and businesses know that Governor Malloy's  proposed state budget is a good one for towns and cities and their property taxpayers, " said Jim Finley, CCM Executive Director and CEO, in the statement.  "While not perfect, it is a budget that protects most municipal aid, diversifies and expands municipal revenues, and is remarkable in the context of a $3.2 billion state  budget deficit. Alternatives to Governor Malloy's proposed budget would not be municipal-friendly."