Hidden Agendas: Inside Town Hall by Connolly, Frank B.

Hidden Agendas: Inside Town Hall (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781539524243)

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Hidden Agendas: Inside Town Hall by Connolly, Frank B.

Hidden Agendas: Inside Town Hall

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Hidden Agendas: Inside Town Hall by Connolly, Frank B.

Hidden Agendas: Inside Town Hall

$14.00
Format: Paperback
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Outside developers, proposing a new shopping center in the small town of Covingford, Connecticut, know they need approval of the local planning and zoning commission and the support of local politicians. They underestimate however, the force of an aroused and angry neighborhood, and a little old lady who attends every meeting.

On the surface, the proposed development sounds like a simple straightforward matter. However, the proposal quickly turns out to be anything but, starting with a rip-roaring New England town meeting.

Not everyone in Covingford embraces the new shopping center. To help grease the skids, the developer makes agreements with local politicians, hires a prominent local lawyer, and brings in an nefarious enforcer to put pressure on Dom "the Bomb" Columbo, head of the town's political committee.

As the inquisitive local reporter digs, her articles raise questions on the vacant land, adding fuel to the enraged neighbors. Covingford becomes a battleground. Everyone has a side, and every side has its own hidden agenda. The stakes rise, and drastic maneuvers are undertaken.

Written by a veteran of the often-volatile world of local Connecticut government, Hidden Agendas: Inside Town Hall reveals just how tangled and heated small-town politics can become.

Author: Frank B. Connolly
ISBN-10: 1539524248
ISBN-13: 9781539524243
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/28/2017
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.53d
By Frank B. Connolly
By Frank B. Connolly
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Over a forty-year career, Frank B. Connolly held multiple positions in Connecticut local government, including Town Planner, Town Manager, and School Business Manager.

Connolly teaches graduate courses in public administration as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New Haven and previously taught urban planning at Southern Connecticut State University. He holds a BA in economics from Providence College, a MS in education and social studies from Southern Connecticut State University, and a MP in planning from the University of Virginia.

He is the author of the book Local Government in Connecticut, currently in its 3rd edition. He has also published numerous articles on local government. An account of his trip by camel in the Sahara Desert appeared in the New Haven Register.

Connolly is an avid boater who teaches boating safety for the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Three of his boating articles were featured in SOUNDINGS magazine.

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