SHELTON DEMOCRATS - MOVING FORWARD. TOGETHER.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED TO DEFEAT THE MAYOR'S CHARTER REVISION IN 2020!
Your support was instrumental to ensure that all residents of Shelton have a voice in city planning, budgets, education and more!
We kept this page online to remind us of the power we all share to make sound decisions for our city's future. And we will have to update it again as the 2023 Charter Commission does it's work. The Shelton Republican's and Mayor Lauretti hinted at the creation of the committee that this year's proposal may be just as bad as the one we previously defeated.
Here are the four critical concern that were avoided in 2020, with your help:
See what others are saying!
Video: Reject False Claims That the BoE Budget Requires Charter Revision
Video: Three Ways the Mayor's Charter Revision is Going to Hurt You
Letter: A&T not meeting demonstrates city’s selective adherence to charter
Published 1:00 pm EST, Monday, November 23, 2020
Letter: Tired of Shelton Leadership
Published 9:51 am EST, Thursday, November 12, 2020
Back to the Drawing Board: Voters Reject Shelton Charter Changes
By Brian Gioiele Updated 5:16 pm EST, Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Letter: Shelton charter revision chairman’s op-ed misleading
Published 8:32 am EDT, Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Letter: Shelton charter revisions remove hiring and firing, budget accountability
Published 8:33 am EDT, Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Letter: Vote no on Shelton charter revisions
Published 12:00 am EDT, Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Letter: Charter revision fails to meet state statutes for Library Board, will cost taxpayers money
Published 4:30 pm EDT, Monday, October 26, 2020
Letter: Common sense says vote no on charter revisions
Published 12:54 pm EDT, Monday, October 26, 2020
Letter: Republicans urge Shelton residents to vote ‘no’ on charter revision
Updated 8:43 am EDT, Monday, October 26, 2020
Letter: Keep power with voters, deny charter revisions
Updated 12:08 am EDT, Saturday, October 24, 2020
Letter: Charter revisions do not address Shelton’s real problems
Updated 1:19 pm EDT, Monday, October 19, 2020
Letter: Shelton charter revisions would damage minority representation
Updated 1:24 pm EDT, Monday, October 19, 2020
Letter: Charter revisions would exclude minority voices
Friday, October 16, 2020
Letter: Approving charter revisions would ultimately increase debt
Updated 3:04 pm EDT, Friday, October 16, 2020
Letter: Charter revision not needed to form tech committee
Published 2:31 pm EDT, Thursday, October 15, 2020
Letter: Vote no to prevent supermajority on BOE
Published 1:38 pm EDT, Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Letter: No logic to eliminating A&T
Updated 10:44 am EDT, Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Letter: Former BOE member opposes charter revisions
Updated 2:39 pm EDT, Monday, October 12, 2020
Letter: Shelton can improve school IT infrastructure without a bad charter revision
Updated 10:46 am EDT, Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Letter: Writer opposes charter revision
Updated 10:46 am EDT, Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Op-Ed: Former Shelton school board, A&T chair blasts revisions as mayoral power grab
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | Mark Holden
Letter: Charter revisions would eliminate minority party voice
Updated 10:54 am EDT, Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Letter: Gidwani opposes charter revision
Updated 10:53 am EDT, Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Letter: DTC chair urges no vote on charter revisions
Updated 10:53 am EDT, Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Letter: Letter: Charter revisions attempt a partisan takeover of P&Z
Updated 10:55 am EDT, Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Letter: Joint meeting about pushing charter revision, not school tech as advertised
Updated 10:54 am EDT, Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Letter: Vote no on charter revision
Updated 6:23 pm EDT, Monday, September 7, 2020
Letter: Charter revisions not good for Shelton
Published 8:34 am EDT, Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Shelton charter revisions to go to voters
By Brian Gioiele
Published 11:40 am EDT, Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Opponents say Shelton charter revisions only enhance mayor’s power
Brian Gioiele
Updated 9:40 am EDT, Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Letter: Charter revisions would stifle party dissent, strip voters’ power
Published 7:31 am EDT, Tuesday, July 14, 2020
