Accomplishments

Significant accomplishments have been achieved through effective leadership and the hard work of town boards and commissions. Help keep the momentum going.

Fiscal Responsibility

• Decreased spending -Town operating budget is $158,00 LOWER today than it was 2 years ago
• Worked with local and regional school boards to contain costs
• Improved budgeting to accurately reflect revenue and expenses
• Developed a practical solution to the Wig Hill bridge problem
• Attained prudent state grant funding for a variety of town programs, while rejecting funding containing costly state imposed mandates

Environment

• Enrolled Chester as the 25th town (out of 169) in the Connecticut Clean Energy Program
• Contracted to purchase 20% of municipal electricity from renewable sources (well ahead of 2010 goal!)
• Instituted Earth Day town wide litter pick-up

• Developed an environmentally responsible, fiscally sound solution to our 17-year village septic pollution problem
• Developed a plan incorporating the use of bio-diesel fuel for town vehicles

Planning

• Incorporated a comprehensive process in the creation of the Plan of Conservation and Development (two years in development and expected to be brought to public hearing in early 2008)
• Increased involvement of boards and commissions in the planning process
• Expanded town Emergency Preparedness programs

Communication

• Increased communication between boards
• Increased participation in the town email list
• Incorporated new signage to promote events
• Improved the Town website
• Held community forms to discuss town services

Let's keep the momentum going! Vote for Tom Marsh, Bruce Watrous, and the entire Marsh Team!