I Was Asked What I Would Do IF I was The Mayor For The Day-Probably Get THROWN OUT OF OFFICE After You Read THIS

If YOU read my last blog, I was asked what I would do

""IF I was Mayor for a day""

HAPPY WEDNESDAY TO YOU ALL!

It will never happen folks!

B.T.W:

ABOVE is a scene from New Years Eve In Saratoga Springs and its "First Night" seen from our hotel,that is my 93 year young Uncle and I,this past New years where over 10,000 people attended!

ALMOST looks like Torrington does it not?











All kidding aside, The Mayor of the City of Torrington earns every penny he or she makes I feel.

When I first looked at a day as the Mayor, I thought I must put a "happy go lucky spin on it."

Well, I am trying to.

First of all, I do feel Mr. Bingham is a great guy; I call him " The Bing."

Second of all, I am Michael Driscoll and did not run against Mr.. Bingham this past fall.

I was asked yesterday in my blog," what would I do if I was Mayor for the day?"

I would probably just want to answer the phones as the beautiful Mo does daily.

Did you ever notice how pleasant she is no matter what time of day you call the Mayor's office?

I would want to help gather the 100 plus daily calls that paint the picture of why residents are calling city hall for help to begin with?

Would not attempt any changes being " Mayor for the day " BUT I would suggest this to the Charter Revision people.

That if you were a taxpayer, let us say a senior citizen or 62 years young. Having lived in Torrington for 20 years and paid taxes (on your only home here) faithfully without ever missing a payment,we reward you with 100.00. Hopefully your husband or wife helps you get the maximum benefit IF you both are alive that being a total of 200 bucks every year to be taken off your next tax bill!





WHAT I AM TRYING TO GET HERE ARE THESE KIND ELDER FOLKS ARE NOT A 'DRAIN' ON THE SYSTEM!



Bottom line,I would suggest that IF you paid your taxes, did not utilize any services other than your garbage pick-up, that YOU get back " up to two-hundred dollars " for that home again towards your next years tax bill.




It'll never happen I know.

I was considering bringing up all the people that have just MOVED to Torrington, with four or five kids without jobs living off the system but ,nah.

I am not good at politics and never will be I am sorry to say.




I will end with telling you a short story of a pal named Tom whom thought we paid the Bing to much for his job.

When I explained the " hours “ that the job entails and the nightly " city hall meetings" and the weekends never to yourself, not counting the funeral visits, open houses, ribbon cuttings, I told Tom the guy makes maybe 13 bucks an hour!

Tom then agreed with me. I had convinced him that the job of the mayor, man and or woman, must be a trying job and not all photos and smiles!

Do I know that the taxpayers will never see 200 clams back a year,yeah, but boy do those people deserve it!

Should I have kept this a lighter story, maybe?

But the truth of the matter is folks, we ain't in Kansas no more and to add to that I say,

We ain't in 1960's Torrington Conn USA no more either!

We need to start giving back to the people whom did so much and ask for so little!

To me, that is what I would try to do if only in my dreams as Mayor for the day.

Saint Patrick's Day is only 300 days away.

Aah to only live long enough to be Lord Mayor for the day?

PS, I dedicate this column to the memory of CHARLES " Charlie " Duggan,, a great man who kept up kids in line let it be the halls or outside in the lower parking lot! We loved Mr. Duggan at a time when the Education budget was less than half what it is today!