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Jayme Stevenson 2019 SOTT

First Selectman Jayme Stevenson’s 2019 State of the Town Address

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A plan to replace the Noroton Heights Train Station is going to the state for approval, the town will take measures to protect and improve its sanitary sewers and the town government hopes to get natural gas service to the next Ox Ridge School building,  First Selectman Jayme Stevenson said Monday in her State of the Town address. Her speech was one of four delivered Monday to the Representative Town Meeting. Stevenson also noted that the Police Department hasn’t assigned an officer to narcotics investigations, although additional civilian dispatchers have been hired, in part to enable the department to do that. Full Text, as Prepared
None of Stevenson’s words were removed here, but paragraph breaks were added, along with sub-headlines, and minor editorial style changes were made. For her full speech, as delivered, see the Darien TV79 video, below. Good evening Mr. Moderator, members of the RTM, fellow elected officials and everyone watching from home on TV79.

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Chris Noe Jayme Stevenson

First Selectmen Candidates Present Views at League of Women Voters Forum

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With no Democratic candidate for first selectman running this year, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, a Republican, and frequent independent candidate Chris Noe recently faced off again at a Darien League of Women Voters candidates forum at Town Hall. The audience watching and listening to the two candidates were presented with a window into their thinking: each candidate gave an indication about how they approach local issues and what they see as important. The candidates were on the stage for about 15 minutes during the two-hour forum. They answered several questions and made opening and closing statements. Lengthy excerpts of their statements are at the end of this article, and you can watch them on Darien TV79 (video below).

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Jayme Stevenson, Terrie Wood Speak on State Budget, Issues at 9 AM, Saturday Community Discussion

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Please join Jayme Stevenson and Terrie Wood for a morning cup of coffee and another casual, insightful conversation — the second one in the BRING IT HOME series — on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the McGuane Field House at McGuane Park (off Noroton Avenue, behind the Noroton Heights Fire Station), starting at 9 a.m.

— an announcement from the Darien Republican Town Committee’s Facebook page

BRING IT HOME is a series of informal conversations designed for you and your friends to discuss state and local issues that impact residents of Darien. Come find out what’s going on and share your ideas! FOCUS OF DISCUSSION:
Regionalism and the Governor’s Budget

Bills recently proposed by Senators Looney and Duff have people talking. Statewide property taxes, forced consolidation of school districts, and other initiatives require our attention and response.