News and Notes

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, Fairfield Celebrates Diversity – Community Kickoff

How do we recognize and celebrate the diversity that exists in Fairfield to create an atmosphere of change in town?  Please see attached form for further information.

6:00 p.m. – Wine and Cheese Event at Penfield Pavilion.  Wine provided by Harry’s Wine & Liquors

7:30 p.m. – Small Group Dinners at local restaurants, homes and alternative venues.  The cost of dinner is the responsibility of each participant.

Childcare available at the Fairfield YMCA

This event is supported by a grant provided by the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund and organized by a committee of Fairfield citizens.

**NEW DATE** Thursday, March 15, 2012, Regular DTC Meeting – first meeting of 2012-2014 term

Friday, March 23, 2012, 64^th Annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey Dinner

Special Guest Governor Dannel P. Malloy, keynote speaker Maryland Governor and Chair of the Democratic Governors Association Martin O’Malley

For more information on the dinner, on the program book or to reserve your table today (remember – seating is based on when money is received!) please email Amber Page or call the office at 860-560-1775.

Time: Cocktails, 6:00 pm; Dinner, 7:00 pm

Place: Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT

Sunday, April 1, 2012, Century Club Brunch

          Join the DTC to present the annual Denise Dougiello Young Turk Award to Jay Wolk, and the annual Eunice Postol Award to Shelley Cryan

Time: 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm

Place: Paterson Club

Information and Reservations:     Heather Dean, jhccm88@optonline.net

Notice of Meeting

Monday, February 6, 2012 (last meeting of 2010-2012 term)

Osborn Hill School, All Purpose Room

6:30 PM: District Leaders

7:30 PM: Regular Meeting

Agenda

Approval of Minutes of January 3 and January 11, 2012 Meetings

Treasurer’s Report

Selectman’s Report

State Central Report

State House Report

Old Business

New Business

8:00 PM Special Guest

Dr. David Title

Superintendent, Fairfield Public Schools

Vacancies

2010-2012 term  2012-2014 term

District 1 – 7 District 1 – 9

District 2 – 7 District 2 – 10

District 3 – 1 District 3 – 1

District 4 – 4 District 4 – 2

District 5 – 6 District 5 – 7

District 6 – 8 District 6 – 6

District 7 – 3 District 7 – 3

District 8 – 1 District 8 – 6

District 9 – 2 District 9 – 4

District 10 – 5 District 10 – 7

Next Regular Meeting, Tuesday, March 13, 2012

(first meeting of 2012-2014 term)

Vote for Movie Choice

Save the Date

MOVIE NIGHT

Friday, February 17, 2012,7:30pm

Roger Ludlowe Middle School Auditorium

VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE!!

Dave, a romantic comedy starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver (1993), is the political version of the The Prince and the Pauper. When the president goes into a coma, a temp agency operator named Dave, who looks just like him, takes his place in the White House.

or

The Way We Were is a 1973 American romantic drama starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay by Arthur Laurents was based on his college days at Cornell University and his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Cast your vote with Heather Dean, jhccm88@optonline.net

News & Notes

You are cordially invited to

First Selectman Michael Tetreau’s

State of the Town Address

Monday, January 23, 2012, 8:00 pm

Board of Education Conference Room

501 Kings Highway East, 2^nd floor

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Sunday, January 22, 2012 through Sunday, February 12, 2012

First Selectman Tetreau discussses local issues on Cablevision’s Meet the Leaders

Fairfield First Selectman Michael C. Tetreau recently appeared on Cablevision’s Meet the Leaders to discuss various local issues including the State of Fairfield in 2012, the budget, pension funding and a financial update.  Meet the Leaders is a cable-based show that features mayors and first selectmen from Connecticut.

The show will air on Channel 84 every day during the weeks of 1/22 and 2/12 on the following days and times for each of those weeks:

Sunday:  5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 11:00 p.m.

Monday:  7:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11 p.m.

Tuesday:  7:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11 p.m.

Wednesday:  7:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11 p.m.

Thursday:  7:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m.

Friday:  7:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m.

Saturday:  7:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m.

Monday, February 6, 2012, Regular DTC Meeting – last meeting of 2010-2012 term

Time: 7:30 pm Place: Osborn Hill All Purpose Room

Special Guest:  Dr. David Title, Superintendent, Fairfield Public Schools

Friday, February 17, 2012, Take Your Sweetheart to the Movies!-Details to be announced

Sunday, April 1, 2012, Century Club Brunch – Details to be announced

January News & Notes

Wed., January 11, 2012

Special Meeting to Accept Applications for Membership in Democratic Town Committee for 2012-2014 (Snow Date Tuesday, January 17)

Time:  6:15 – 6:45

Place:  Osborn Hill School All Purpose Room

Special Meeting to Endorse Candidates for 2012-2014 DTC (Snow Date Tuesday, January 17)

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Place: Osborn Hill School All Purpose Room

Wed., January 18, 2012: Town and Gown: Mutual Opportunities and Responsibilities

Fairfield University and Rotary Club present a discussion on town gown relations, featuring Fairfield University President Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J. and Fairfield First Selectman Michael Tetreau, at the new Fairfield University Bookstore, 1499 Post Road

Time:  Light breakfast, 7:30 am

Program, 7:45 – 8:45 am

Admission:      Free

Reservations:  David P. Schmidt, Ph.D., at (203) 254-4000, ext. 2837
or dschmidt@fairfield.edu

Monday, February 6, 2012, Regular DTC Meeting – last meeting of 2010-2012 term

Time:  7:30 pm

Place:  Osborn Hill All Purpose Room

Special Guest:  Dr. David Title, Superintendant, Fairfield Public Schools

Friday, February 17, 2012, Take Your Sweetheart to the Movies!-Details to be announced

Sunday, April 1, 2012, Century Club Brunch – Details to be announced

DTC Holiday Party Reminder

Join the friends and families of the Fairfield DTC for a Holiday Party

Saturday, December 10, 2011

at the home of Marc Andre

 130 Lakeview Drive

Fairfield, CT  06825

7:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.

$20 per person for adults

Children are welcome at no charge.

Last names from A-L, please bring a homemade dessert.

Last names from M-Z, please bring a homemade appetizer.

Fairfield DTC will provide the spirits.

Please bring a non-perishable food item donation for the CT Food Bank.

RSVP to Heather Dean, 203-255-5238 by December 7, 2011.

Map/directions available at:

http://tinyurl.com/DTCParty

If you cannot attend but would like to join the spirit of the season,

you may bring a contribution to the DTC or the Connecticut Food Bank

to the regular DTC meeting on Monday, December 5

Notice of Meeting

Monday, December 5, 2011

Osborn Hill School

All Purpose Room

7:00 PM: District Leaders

7:30 PM: Regular Meeting

Approval of Minutes of November 14, 2011 Meeting

Treasurer’s Report

Selectman’s Report

State Central Report

State House Report

Old Business

New Business

Discussion of availability of 2012-2014 Fairfield DTC membership appications

2011 Vacancies

District 1 – 7

District 2 – 7

District 3 – 1

District 4 – 4

District 5 – 6

District 6 – 8

District 7 – 3

District 8 – 1

District 9 – 2

District 10 – 5

Installation of Newly Elected Officials

Monday, November 21, 2011

7:00 pm

Fairfield Warde High School

Auditorium

Public Welcome

Connecticut Post Endorses Mike Tetreau

Tetreau Already a Fairfield Success

Fairfield has long been a successful town. It has a thriving downtown, a high-performing school system and a positive fiscal outlook.

Bellitto Has Been MIA on the Metro Center Project

FAIRFIELD, October 24, 2011 – Rob Bellitto has had a lot to say about the Metro Center project in the press, during debates and in negative mailers.

“It’s time to set the record straight,” said Interim First Selectman Mike Tetreau.

The fact is that when Bellitto had the chance to attend public hearings regarding the Metro Center, he was absent.  “I was there,” said Tetreau. “This was a major problem, and I wanted to make sure I supported these initiatives and heard every detail so we could minimize the cost to Fairfield taxpayers.  I never once saw Rob Bellitto at any of these meetings.  For him to all of a sudden say he’s the expert on this project as he did in a recent mailing is disingenuous and disrespectful to the many Fairfield public servants, both Democrat and Republican, who were at the meetings.”

Further, Bellitto in explaining his absence claimed during last week’s News 12 debate that he watched these important meetings on FairTV, which is impossible because the meetings were not broadcast on FairTV. 

“Rob just hasn’t done his homework and is now making excuses,” said Tetreau. “Rob has chosen to mislead Fairfield voters about the Metro Center. He knows the truth but would rather try to take political advantage.”    

New to the First Selectman’s office in June, Tetreau said that after he discovered the problems with the Metro Center he immediately reported them to the RTM and began working with several other town administrators and elected officials to find workable, cost-effective solutions for Fairfield taxpayers. Much of this work took place over the summer and was reviewed during a series of special meetings called by the Board of Finance and RTM – 16 public meetings to be exact.

The minutes of the BOF’s Metro Center Audit Subcommittee and the RTM’s Metro Center Special Committee note nonmembers of the committees in attendance.  Rob Bellitto’s name does not appear.

Then, on August 26^th, when it came time for Bellitto to be part of the solution others had worked on in his absence, Bellitto chose politics over what was best for Fairfield families and cast the lone vote on the Board of Finance against the plan. Following that vote, he did not show up for the two nights of discussion and the vote by the RTM. He never did explain his vote to the RTM or the public.

This continues a pattern of being missing in action during important town meetings and votes. Bellitto was also missing during the two nights the RTM discussed and voted on the annual budget this past May.

“Fairfield taxpayers are still waiting to hear Rob’s alternative plan for saving the Metro Center, along with their investment in the project. Much like his attendance record, though, it seems that Rob’s plan is absent,” Tetreau said.