On May 7, 2007 Naugatuck Connecticut will be holding their municipal election. This happens every two years with a certain degree of fanfare and the usual discussions of school budgets, tax increases, and the typical questions that arise in most elections of this type. The past few years have featured squabbles between the party endorsed candidates and the petitioning candidate, Peter Jurzynski.
This year Peter Jurzynski is again a petitioning candidate but another couple of monkey wrenches have been thrown into the fray. First, the incumbent, Republican Ron San Angelo is not running for re-election, replaced at the last moment by a newcomer Mike Bronko. They will face Democrat Curt Bosco a longtime pol and member of the police commission. The other monkey wrench thrown into the fray is the non-binding referendum on an economic development project called Renaissance Place. Renaissance Place is a $707 million dollar downtown redevelopment project covering a period of 15 years.
Curt Bosco, a Democrat, has said he does not support the project but will support it if the referendum passes. Peter Jurzynski, the petitioning candidate, does not support the project. Mike Bronko, the Republican candidate supports the project
So, as you can see In Naugatuck Connecticut, on May 7, 2007, the question is "To be or not to be".
Details of the project can be found on the town website. www.naugatuckonline.com
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