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Council strikes proposed geographic quota for Board of Estimate and Taxation, retaining current membership rules
5772690 · August 20, 2025
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Summary
The council voted to remove a new geographic-balance requirement for the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), keeping the commission's existing appointment structure.
The Norwalk Common Council voted to strike a proposed rule that would have required political and geographic balance on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), preserving the commission's current membership rules.
Council member Shanahan argued that the proposed language lacked a practical fail-safe if no candidate could be found from a specific district, and proposed the…
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