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Danbury Democratic
Town Committee

Main Street Headquarters
161 Main St.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 778-3661

Danbury Democratic Town Committee Platform 2007

The Danbury Democratic Party is committed to the Danbury Community and all its residents.

We will work to establish a government that speaks directly and honestly to its constituents. Specifically a government that respects the Charter of the City of Danbury and the principal that government, its policies and actions should be honest, transparent, and work for the benefit of all the residents of the City.  We believe in the fundamental position that all residents should be able to trust their government and be able to actively participate without fear of retribution or coercion.

As a party, we pledge to promote equality under the law and respect for all persons regardless of gender, race, disability, ethnic or national origin, or sexual orientation.  We will strive to uphold individual dignity and to recognize the value of diversity while working to preserve and promote the sense of community that unites us all in our day-to-day struggles and successes.  We will work to heal divisions in or community and believe that government works best when all the people of Danbury are brought together.

We support fair and balanced budgets and tax policy that is fair to all our residents’ especially senior citizens and veterans.  We urge a quick, responsible, and meaningful end to the conflict in Iraq and pledge to do everything possible to support our troops both at home and abroad.”

1.      A Vibrant Economy with Good Paying Jobs in which established businesses can prosper, where small businesses and entrepreneurs can get a strong start and are supported and entry-level and skilled jobs can be readily found and job retention is valued and achieved.

 

2.      Affordable, Universal Health Care and Insurance for Children and Families that provides easy and timely access to appropriate providers throughout the State and high quality care for all individuals within Danbury area.

 

3.      A Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Policy that offers infrastructure improvements that allow people who live and work in Danbury to move efficiently throughout the city.

 

4.      Quality entry level housing that maintains the unique character of our city, where everyone, including seniors, families with lower incomes, and young adults can afford to live and prosper.

 

5.      A comprehensive plan for growth that controls development to protect existing neighborhoods, recognizes that high density housings not appropriate for all neighborhoods.  This plan directs commercial development to neighborhoods and areas that have the infrastructure to support it, and that rejects the use of tax abatements for developers of housing developments. 

6.      Educational excellence promoting more state funding to provide all children with a quality public education including state and city funded universal pre-kindergarten that will allow children to flourish and choose rewarding courses of collegiate and vocational education to build a comprehensive workforce and a stronger City and State. 

7.      A safe and secure city that protects all residents of Danbury while honoring our most cherished rights and responsibilities as citizens, and respects and meets the needs of our first responders and public safety professionals.

8.      Government officials who are guided by ethics and honesty who are committed to the highest standards of openness, fairness, integrity and justice. 

9.      Taxation that reflects fairness and that ensures every individual and business taxpayer contributes a fair share, and in which no taxpayers, including property taxpayers, are unduly burdened and which recognizes the hardships the current tax structure can place on senior citizens. 

10.  A healthy, attractive, and sustainable environment which respects our need to protect and prepare existing and future open spaces such as Tarrywile Park, Bear Mountain Park, Candlewood Lake, and which rejects the encroachment of residential development into existing open space areas. 

11.  A comprehensive economic development program that emphasizes the development of businesses that create good jobs and sustain the economy and which acknowledges that economic development can only be accomplished in connection with a comprehensive plan for controlling residential growth and for protecting the environment. 

12.  A commitment to revitalizing downtown Danbury and City Center, which honors its role as the head of the city and recognizes that sustainable redevelopment neither requires, nor warrants, the granting of tax abatements to condominium developers. 

  • “Committed to providing greater tax relief for our military veterans and service personnel as well as expanding job and wage protection for city employees who are mobilized or deployed.”
  •  “Committed to a responsible environmental policy that strives for energy independence, alternative sources of energy, combats global warming and encourages recycling and conservation by individuals, businesses, and government”
 
 


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