FIRST Committee Update

F.I.R.S.T. Committee Looking for Resident Participants

Hamden – Councilman Curt Leng, Chairman of the Finance, Investment & Revenue Search Team (FIRST), is seeking interested Hamden residents to volunteer as resident committee members on the FIRST Committee. Three (3) residents will be selected to serve.

Interested residents should send a letter of interest and a copy of their resume to the Hamden Government Center, Hamden Legislative Council Office, Attn: Curt Leng, 2750 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517. Residents can also e-mail this information directly to Leng at councilmancurtleng@sbcglobal.net .

The FIRST Committee will work for the next 6 months attempting to research and develop recommendations for bringing additional non-tax revenue into the Town’s budget, therefore lowering the residential tax burden. A formal recommendation will be presented to the full Legislative Council prior to the 2007-2008 budget sessions in April of 2007.

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