New revenue = Good News

New Revenue for the Town is Good News

Kudos to the Town for making arrangements to help Connex Credit Union rent space at Memorial Town Hall.

Connex invested in fixing up the former Town Clerk’s office and it looks terrific. The move not only helped a local business, but it generates 4,000 per month of needed revenue for the Town.

This outside of the box thought process inside the confines of our traditional town government square will no doubt help to increase revenue from non-tax sources. The more revenue we can generate from unusual places, the less we’ll have to ask from our residents in the next budget process.

I do wish that the Hamden Municipal Credit Union had the chance to establish permanent location at the Memorial Town Hall. A previous Administration made it difficult for them to stay at Town Hall and they had to move across the street into Hamden Center office building. Perhaps when Connex Credit Union moves back to their location when it’s fixed, the Hamden Credit Union can have discussions about the space, should it make sense in their business planning.

Special thanks to Mayor Craig Henrici and Economic & Community Development Director Dale Kroop for their work in making this deal happen.

If any residents have ideas for “outside of the box” revenue that you think could help our town, please e-mail me at councilmancurtleng@yahoo.com - I’d love to hear your thoughts.