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If you missed the Bethel Memorial Day parade on May 22nd, you can view our 420 image slideshow at our website and select Bethel Memorial Day Parade. You can visit our website at
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For those wishing to access the May 28th Planning and Zoning meeting at 7 p.m. online, where the P&Z Commission will get public input about, among other projects, the plan to expand 140 Greenwood Avenue with 16 apartments above English Apothecary, to access the meeting online you can use this link:
https://meet.google.com/urg-qzug-ywa
You can access the meeting agenda online at
https://bethel-ct.gov/vertical/sites/%7B90B1B948-C443-4CA6-8B88-90B1EEA9B1E2%7D/uploads/agenda_5.28.24.pdf
or at this shortcut:
http://linksit.xyz/mX57ei.htm
You can access the meeting materials online at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AMSnV4V7YIG4Q2029zXHFFwqXHVN-uM4
or at this shortcut:
http://linksit.xyz/Hi49Bb.htm
Myth Busting And Solution Seeking
In this issue we take a deep, hard look at how 10 adjacent school districts perform in a number of metrics. Sadly one school district stands out with consistently poor performance in a multitude of key metrics. Even more distressing, when asked about this by the Community Gazette, school leaders deflected the discussion away from their performance and instead focused on the districts being compared.
Whether compared to Monroe or Newtown or other neighboring school
districts, or just looked at on its own, Bethel’s school leaders and Board of Education have a number of deeply troubling questions to answer. Among them:
Why do so many students fail to graduate? 8% don’t.
Why do so many students not move on to college? 14% don’t.
Why are so many students not prepared for post high school? 49% aren’t.
Why are so many students not proficient in core academic subjects of English, math and science? 30 to 35% aren’t.
Why such a high number of suspensions and expulsions? 208 last year.
What can be done to fast track English as a second language students? All 185 of them.
Why does Bethel field the second lowest number of educators per 100 students?
10.6 – 10% less than the 10 school average.
Bethel has wonderful, hard working and dedicated teachers and bright, hard working students. But overall performance is stunningly behind its neighbors. What is also clear is that this is more a problem of spending in the wrong places and not an issue of not spending enough overall.
The community needs to engage Bethel’s school leaders in an open and honest discussion about the state of the schools and what needs to be done to improve performance.
The sooner school leaders admit the breadth and depth of the issue, the sooner that discussion can begin and then the sooner Bethel will improve outcomes for its students.
This week's issue includes a 4 page pull out comparing local school district performance, information about the public hearing about the proposed 16 new apartments above English Apothecary, The St Mary carnival that starts on May 15th, Bethel's Police Officer Of The Year, and of course the weekly update from First Selectman Dan Carter, a review from Nicky Zooks, Adopt-A-Rescue, Art news and much much more.
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16 Apartments Proposed On Greenwood Ave
Public Hearing Tuesday
There will be a Public Hearing TONIGHT, Tues., May 14 at 7 pm about Proposed 16 Apartments On Top Of English Apothecary Downtown Bethel. Hearing is for public input about the project and will be held in meeting room D at the Municipal Center, 1 School Street. Love it? Tell them. Hate it? Tell them.
Can't make it in person? You can also participate online:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/btb-xten-ubu
Here's the Public Notice:
Public Notice
The Bethel Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on May 14th, 2024 in Conference Room D of the Municipal Center, 1 School St, Bethel Ct at 7:00pm to hear the following:
SRI RE, LLC for property located at 140 Greenwood Ave for a site plan and special permit to construct two additional floors to an existing structure, and parking reduction for shared use between two properties. The property can be found in the Assessors records as Map 22 Block 30 and lot 07 and 08.
A link to review the materials can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AMSnV4V7YIG4Q2029zXHFFwqXHVN-uM4
The public may send comments via regular mail and email to [email protected]. Parking for hearing is located to the rear of the building.
Paul Shanley
Chairman
The Bethel Board of Finance presents the proposed 2024-25 budget to the public at the public hearing tonight, Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Bethel High School Auditorium (300 Whittlesey Drive). Visit http://linksit.xyz/iY79ia.htm to access the proposed budget. They may make updates afterward based on the public input from tonight's meeting. The budget then goes to the Annual Town Meeting on April 4th for review and possible approval. If approved, the budget then goes to a referendum vote on April 23rd. The proposed $92.2 million budget has a 3.99% school budget increase and a 5.37% increase for the town operating budget.
18 More Signatures Needed
We are just 18 signatures on the petition to repeal the Transit Oriented District to reach 300 signatures.
The Transit Oriented District (known as the T.O.D.) was originally supposed to revitalize the area around the train station. Then it was expanded and swallowed most of Downtown, the Historic District and parts of nearby neighborhoods.
It is being used to justify disfiguring the downtown with projects that add lots of new apartments and commercial space and not enough parking as well as plans to replace the single family homes along Diamond Avenue with a new commercial downtown featuring 3 and 4 story buildings and a very urban city look and feel.
The TOD is being used as a sledge hammer to destroy this wonderful, charming downtown and it needs to go.
The TOD is being used to stuff hundreds of more apartments into the downtown area that is already too dangerously congested. It needs to go.
If you haven't, please sign it. If you have, please ask a friend or two to sign it.
The petition is online at
Repeal The TOD
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5th at 6:50 p.m. to learn why the Town is proposing a 50% water rate increase in 5 annual 8 1/2% steps through 2029. The hearing is in Meeting Room A at the Municipal Center at 1 School Street.
Come down to Greenwood Ave in Bethel on Friday, Nov. 24th and take a selfie at one of the stations set up downtown. And don't forget to get a raffle ticket for over $3,000 in prizes to support the Lions Club of Bethel's community service work. Selfie stations are sponsored by the Lions Club of Bethel, The Bethel Business Network and the Bethel Community Gazette and are located at John Fulton Diamond Jewelers, Jacqueline's, Patricia's Presents and Sweet Sugar Pie Boutique. Raffle tickets and details at Sweet Sugar Pie Boutique.
Apparent Republican Sweep
With polls closed for an hour, early results show an almost complete Republican sweep of Bethel municipal elections.
Stay tuned for more info as actual results come through.
This and every 4th of July, let's remember the first 4th:
In Congress, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Just received an important weather message from the Town of Bethel and wanted to share it:
The forecast is calling for an extreme drop in temperatures and dangerous wind chills this weekend, especially Friday night into Saturday. Please use caution if out and about in these dangerous temperatures.
The Municipal Center will be open this Saturday for various activities from 8am to 7pm and will also be available as a warming center during those hours. Enter via the rear handicap ramp by Park & Rec and use Meeting room A. Our Emergency Management staff will monitor the conditions and provide updates if needed.
Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Facebook (aka...new name, META) rule where they can use your photos. Don't forget the Deadline is today!!! I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, messages or posts, both past and future. With this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The information: The violation of privacy can be punished by law NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this.
If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tacitly allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates.
DO NOT SHARE. Copy and paste.
Here is how you do that:
Hold your finger down anywhere in this post and "copy" will pop up. Click "copy". Then go to your page, start a new post and put your finger anywhere in the blank field. "Paste" will pop up and click paste
This will bypass the system.
Lawsuit Settled
Town Business Expected To Resume
Last month, the day after now former First Selectman Matthew Knickerbocker resigned to pursue a paid administrator position in Wilton, then Selectman Richard Straiton resigned from the Board of Selectmen and was, as he has now conceded, incorrectly sworn in as First Selectman of Bethel. Bethel resident, Board of Education member and Vice Chair of the Bethel Republican Town Committee Dan Nostin then filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court seeking to have Mr. Straiton removed from the First Selectman position and a special election to choose a new First Selectman to be held, as required by the Bethel Town Charter.
On October 7th, a month after Mr. Straiton was sworn in as First Selectman, Mr. Straiton and Mr. Nostin entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in which Mr. Straiton admits that it was a mistake to violate the Town Charter and agrees to step down from the First Selectman position.
The agreement states "WHEREAS, Straiton agrees and acknowledges that mistakes were made by his failure to abide by the terms of the Town of Bethel Charter (the “Charter”) regarding the swearing of Straiton as First Selectman and the failure of the Board to elect Straiton as Acting First Selectman;" It further states "Straiton agrees to immediately cease and desist from serving as and holding himself out as First Selectman."
Town Attorney Martin Lawlor asserts in an attachment to the Memorandum of Understanding his opinion that Mr. Straiton is still on the Board of Selectmen as his September 7th resignation letter referred to himself as "Second Selectman" and there is no such position. Mr. Lawlor also reportedly insisted that Mr. Straiton be sworn in as First Selectman rather than follow the Town Charter and temporarily serve as Acting First Selectman.
As a result, the parties have agreed that Mr. Straiton may return to the Board of Selectmen as a Selectman, and he and Selectman Bryan Terzian will then determine which of them shall serve as Acting First Selectman, as required by the Town Charter, during the period between now and the expected Special Election to be held sometime after January 1st of 2023 to elect a new First Selectman.
Mr. Straiton did not provide any comment as of press time. Mr. Nostin said "There has been a lack of transparency for years on the part of the BOS and the recent actions of the resigned First Selectman and Selectman where in direct conflict with the Town of Bethel Charter. The only outcome my actions sought were a proactive special election and holding those accountable who attempted to subvert the Charter. The settlement at hand ensures we will have a functioning government until a special election can be held to fill the vacancy with a special election, without the board having an illegally appointed member. Hopefully this episode will encourage our elected officials to abide by the rules we have agreed to operate by in the form of what is dictated in the charter. All citizens should support the veracity of our main operating document and not tolerate any deviation from its intentions."
Cynthia McCorkindale, Chair of the Bethel Independent Town Committee and Chair of the Bethel Board of Finance said "I'm glad that the Town is back in business, but I think that Bethel taxpayers should be concerned that this happened and what may have happened in the past that we don't know about."
A number of Town officials have privately said that they believe the point of Mr. Straiton resigning from the board and attempting to be named First Selectman was to create an immediate opening on the Board of Selectmen for the Bethel Democratic Town Committee to name a replacement for Mr. Straiton, thus "packing" the Board of Selectmen with a majority of Democrats during the several months until the Special Election can be held. Mr. Nostin's lawsuit effectively halted that effort. The agreement also restores town operations which have been halted while the Town had only one elected Selectman, Bryan Terzian.
Mr. Straiton is expected to attend the next scheduled Board of Selectmen meeting as a member of the Board on October 18th, at which time the Board of Selectmen are expected to set the date for the Special Election.
Planning and Zoning Meeting TONIGHT at 7 pm
Tuesday evening, September 27th, at 7 pm the Bethel Planning and Zoning Commission will be reviewing amendments to the request for 30 apartment complex at 17 Whitney Road as well as discussing the proposed multi-building development at 9 and 11 Diamond Avenue.
The newly renamed group Stop Overdeveloping Bethel urges anyone concerned about the pace of development and the type of development in Bethel to attend.
You can join the meeting via Zoom here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89436384116
You can view meeting materials here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q-vxU2rHdR0KHXgvXhHVVkUrg6YY-9gv
You can view the meeting agenda here:
https://www.bethel-ct.gov/filestorage/25948/26185/34556/2022-09-27a.pdf
Candidate For Governor To Hold Town Hall
In Bethel Saturday, Sept. 24th
Gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski will be at a Town Hall open to the public to be held on Saturday, September 24th at 5 p.m.at the Municipal Center, 1 School Street. He will be joined by Lieutenant Governor Candidate Laura Devlin in a conversation format. The event is being hosted by the Bethel Independent Town Committee and the Bethel Republican Town Committee.
Bethel's Sip N Stroll is today, Saturday, Sept 17 from 3 to 6 p.m.
Come and stroll downtown, stop into your favorite shops and discover new ones, enjoy free music from Damon Wade and refreshments and enter to win prizes at each participating business.
Participating businesses include:
Compass Rose Collections
Damon Wade Music Studio
Enlighten
Gather Boutique
Gemini Jewelry
John Fulton Diamond Jewelers
Josephine Simko Realtor
Patricia's Presents
Pretty Little Things
Primerica
Rainy Day Paperback
Sweet Sugar Pie Boutique
Coordinated by the Bethel Business Network
Bethel Swears In New First Selectman Straiton
On Wednesday morning, September 7th, with family, friends, supporters and co-workers at the Municipal Center, Bethel's Town Clerk Lisa Bergh swore in acting First Selectman Rich Straiton, who will fill the position until a special election is held to choose a First Selectman to complete the term vacated by outgoing First Selectman Matthew Knickerbocker. After a short speech outlining his approach to the position, cake was enjoyed by attendees. Photos show First Selectman Straiton taking the oath of office, with his family and cutting the cake.
Mr. Straiton's comments at his swearing in:
Good Morning.
Thank you Lisa.
Being a Bethel resident all my life, I would have never believed that one day I would be sworn in as your First Selectman. This is a true honor.
I have served many years on various building projects and thirteen years as your second selectman. With the help of our residents and employees of the Town of Bethel, I look forward to continuing the good work that I have been involved in for the betterment of our community.
I would like to thank my wife and family for their support and understanding of my new position. Also to my friends and colleagues who have made a special effort to be here this morning.
I pledge to the Town employees, residents, property owners and businesses that they know my door is always open. I will always listen to your concerns.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve.
God Bless Bethel and the United States of America.
The oath Mr. Straiton took at his swearing in:
I, Richard C. Straiton, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Connecticut so long as I continue a citizen thereof, and will faithfully discharge according to law, the duties of First Selectman to the best of my ability so help me God.
Photos show First Selectman Straiton taking the oath of office, with his family and cutting the cake.
Bethel's Board of Ed is holding a not very well publicized Policy Committee
IN-PERSON ONLY meeting tonight.
They will be discussing student performance measurements and also policies for future discussion. Details from the Agenda are:
Board of Education
POLICY Committee Meeting
Thursday, September 1, 2022
6:00 PM
Board of Education Conference Room E
1 School Street, Bethel, CT
AGENDA
1. Series 5000 - FAFSA
2. Policy 2150 - Administrative Staff
3. Policy/Regulation 6146. 1 - Grading/ Assessment Systems
4. Policy 6146. 11 - Weighted Grading and Calculation of Grade Point Averages
5. Policies for future review/ discussion
6. New Business
7. Public Comment
Please note: The Board welcomes Public Comment and asks that speakers please limit their comments to 2 minutes. Speakers may offer objective comments of school operations and programs that concern them. The Board will not permit any expression of personal complaints or defamatory comments about Board of Education personnel and students, nor against any person connected with the Bethel Public School System.)
8. Adjourn
The public hearing about the proposed 30 unit apartment complex proposed for 17 Whitney Road has been continued a third time and will resume on Tuesday, August 9th at 7 p.m. At the Municipal Center at 1 School Street in Room D. The meeting can also be accessed online on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89151325589.
Public Hearing Continued To July 26th
30 Unit Apartment Complex Proposed For Single family Neighborhood
Zoom Meeting - But public can attend in Municipal Center Room A at 7 p.m.
Meeting Wednesday, June 22nd at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Center General Purpose Room to present plans to significantly change Parloa Park.
Plans include removal of baseball field, converting soccer fields into adult field and installing a water slide/splash pad.
From the April 9, 2022 edition of The Bethel Community Gazette
Annual Budget Referendum Tuesday, April 19th
From the April 9, 2022 edition of The Bethel Community Gazette
And Our Flag Was Still There
From the April 9, 2022 edition of The Bethel Community Gazette
Our website is back online!
As some of you may know, the server that our websites are hosted on was attacked and we were temporarily unable to update our web pages. That's now fixed and as we restore old content and add new content, we invite you to visit us at www.bethelcommunitygazette.com
Budget Public Hearing on Monday, March 21st
There is a public hearing about the proposed budget for 2022-2023 on Monday, March 21st at 7 p.m. at the Bethel Middle School. It's not going to be on ZOOM - in person only. Consider sending comments to Board of Finance Chair Cynthia McCorkindale at [email protected] before the meeting.
You can also check out the slideshow below that highlights some concerns about the budget, and read more about it at www.bethelcommunitygazette.com
Petition for Safe Crosswalks and Sidewalks
An online petition has been started after piles of snow and ice from plows blocked crosswalks and sidewalks throughout Bethel 4 days after the storm had passed. The petition calls for Bethel to remove piles of snow at crosswalks and along the curb that block access to the sidewalk after each storm.
The petition is available at: https://chng.it/MsvJgQs2DT
Safe Cross Walks and Side Walks
The Special Town Meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening (Jan. 18) has been canceled. The meeting notice was never posted or published. A new date is expected to be set at the Board of Selectmen meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 18th. The Special Town Meeting is to discuss the request to spend $870,000 expanding Clarke Park. All registered voters in Bethel are encouraged to attend when the Special Town Meeting is rescheduled. Here's the story from this week's Bethel Community Gazette.
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Come down to Greenwood Ave in Bethel on Friday, Nov. 24th and take a selfie at one of the stations set up downtown. And don't forget to get a raffle ticket for over $3,000 in prizes to support the Lions Club of Bethel's community service work. Selfie stations are sponsored by the Lions Club of Bethel, The Bethel Business Network and the Bethel Community Gazette and are located at John Fulton Diamond Jewelers, Jacqueline's, Patricia's Presents and Sweet Sugar Pie Boutique. Raffle tickets and details at Sweet Sugar Pie Boutique.
Budget Public Hearing on Monday, March 21st There is a public hearing about the proposed budget for 2022-2023 on Monday, March 21st at 7 p.m. at the Bethel Middle School. It's not going to be on ZOOM - in person only. Consider sending comments to Board of Finance Chair Cynthia McCorkindale at [email protected] before the meeting. You can also check out the slideshow below that highlights some concerns about the budget, and read more about it at www.bethelcommunitygazette.com
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