Darien League Of Women Voters

Hear Darien’s Top Town Officials and Ask Them Questions Wednesday Night

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Three DHS Students Win League of Women Voters Video Contest Promoting Voting

Forum for Board of Education & State Legislature Candidates Tuesday Night

Colin McEnroe of WNPR Speaks About Electon at League of Women Voters Dinner

League of Women Voters Fall Lunch Sept 22 with Colin McEnroe

Panel Discussion: Town Plan of Conservation and Development

Panel Discussion on Town Plan of Conservation and Development

How the First Selectmen Candidates Responded to League of Women Voters Question

Darien Candidates Night Tuesday: A ‘Moderated Discussion’

High Tea & Talk on ‘Messages that Work’ in Politics, Business

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All Darien residents are welcome to join the Darien League of Women Voters in meeting with our top elected town officials for a conversation about the major issues facing our town. The impact of the state budget on our town budget is sure to be a topic. Other topics might include the three re-development projects approved for Darien as well as the proposals for the Ox Ridge Elementary School and the land purchased from the Ox Ridge Hunt Club. There will be prepared remarks by each of the speakers addressing the priorities/issues facing their boards, followed by an open Q&A. The event starts at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, at the Darien Public Schools headquarters, 35 Leroy Ave.

The Darien League of Women Voters recently held its annual Legislative Coffee at the home of League members Joyce and Mike Critelli on Jan. 23. Discussions were lively. Three of Darien’s four state legislators attended: state Sen. and Deputy Pro Tempore Carlo Leone (27th district), and state Reps. William Tong (147th district) and Terrie Wood (141st district).

Two Darien High School students won first place (and $125 each), and a third was named a second-place winner in a video contest to promote voting and sponsored by the Darien League of Women Voters. The two students whose videos tied for first place are Tyler Stimpson and Forrest Lazzara. Kody Schutzman’s video placed third. Here are the videos from the contest and the Darien LVW’s announcement Monday on its website:

Today the Darien League of Women Voters announced the winners of High School video competition. Students were challenged to create a 30 second video PSA (public service announcement) about the importance of voting. Submissions were judged on three categories: adherence to message about the importance of voting, video quality and overall communication effectiveness.

The Darien League of Women Voters will hold its annual Candidates’ Night on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in the Town Hall Auditorium. An informal reception will be held at 7 p.m., with the debate beginning promptly at 7:30 p.m. This event is open to the public and sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Darien. Candidates for the Board of Education and candidates for 141st and 147th Connecticut House of Representative districts and the 25th and 27th Senate districts have been invited to be on stage to answer questions from the audience. The debate will be moderated by Kay Maxwell, former National President of the LWV. Confirmed attendees for the debate include

candidates for the offices of state representative for District 141, Terrie Wood (R) vs.

Darien League of Women Voters is holding its Fall Kick-Off Program, “It’s an Election,” on Thursday, Sept. 22, with Colin McEnroe of WNPR speaking at a 7 p.m. dinner. Colin McEnroe, a writer and talk show personality, hosts a weekday program on WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio, which can be heard locally at 88.5 FM. The WNPR website gives this description of him:
Colin McEnroe hosts the daily WNPR show, The Colin McEnroe Show. He is a weekly columnist and blogger for The Hartford Courant and a contributing editor at Men’s Health.

Learn about the 2016 Town Plan of Conservation and Development and share your thoughts about Darien’s future.

To the editor:

The Darien League of Women Voters and the Darien Library will host a panel discussion on the Town Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) on Monday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Louise Parker Berry Auditorium at the Darien Library. The panel discussion and audience participation will be enhanced by an interactive audience response system supported by Meridia software at the Darien Library. The program is free and open to the public. Panelists will include Jeremy Ginsberg, Director of Planning and Zoning for Darien, Susan Cameron, Chairman of the Darien Planning and Zoning Commission, Steven Olvany, Darien Planning and Zoning Commission member and Glenn Chalder, AICP, President and Project Manager for Planimetrics, the land use consulting firm which is working with Darien to develop a Plan of Conservation and Development.

In Darien’s 2015 local elections on Tuesday, voters will have choices on who to support for first selectman and members of the Board of Selectmen. The top five candidate vote getters for either first selectman or selectman will be voted onto the board, so long as no more than three members of a single party are voted in, according to state law. Here’s the response of each of the first selectmen candidates to the 2015 League of Women Voters of Darien questions, as posted on the league’s website (the written responses are different from statements given in the candidates’ forum):

[At the bottom of this article is a video from Darien TV79 government access cable television channel showing the league’s Oct. 20 candidates’ forum.]

Candidates were asked to respond to this question:

How do you envision balancing redevelopment and infrastructure proposals while preserving our town character? Jayme J. Stevenson (R)
Darien is fortunate to have three redevelopment proposals to consider, advanced by people who care deeply for our town and have a demonstrated history of high quality work. We’re also currently updating our Town Plan. This unique confluence of events allows us to reflect on realized and missed opportunities and to lay the foundation for our future.

An anouncement from the Darien League of Women Voters:

Tuesday, Oct. 20
Darien Candidates Night

Town Hall Auditorium
6:40 p.m. — Reception
7:00 p.m. — Program

The Darien League of Women Voters will once again sponsor this timed and moderated discussion involving our municipal candidates:

Contested races for 1st Selectman and Board of Selectmen. Important decisions to be made by Planning and Zoning and other Town Boards regarding the future development and character of Darien. Understand the background and positions of uncontested candidates for Board of Education and Board of Finance. Submit your questions live or on-line at lwv.darien.org

Be an informed voter!

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An announcement from the Darien League of Women Voters:

The League of Women Voters of Darien will kick off the 2015 -2016 year on Thursday Sept. 17 with a program titled, “Messages that Work: Tips and Tales from the White House to the Board Room,” featuring Katie Burke. Burke is executive in residence and professor of communications at the Sacred Heart University School of Communications and Media Studies. The program will begin at 11 a.m. with high tea, including scones, sandwiches, salad and sweets at the Country Club of Darien, 300 Mansfield Ave. The ticket price is $40.