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Norwalk Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Thomas Hamilton explains 2021-22 budget issues during Thursday’s joint meeting of the Common Council and Board of Education Finance Committees, shown on a television. NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Public Schools representatives began the annual attempt to persuade Common Council members to meet their funding request Thursday, making the case for $11.7 million more in the upcoming school year than was funded this fiscal year. Two of five Council members present for the annual joint meeting of the Council and Board of Education Finance Committee ind...

Tuesday’s Norwalk Board of Education meeting on Zoom. NORWALK, Conn. — Surprise capital budget requests got their first public airing Tuesday as the Norwalk Board of Education reviewed its proposed $7 million renovation to the former Briggs High School and a hoped-for $46 million career and technical high school in four or five years. Neither were mentioned last year or sprang from the much-ballyhooed feasibility study five years ago, but former Board Chairman Mike Barbis praised the Briggs plan, while slamming the efforts to build a new Norwalk High School. “Norwalk High School’s tak...

The BOE never ceases to amaze the residents of the city. How disgusting that Mike Barbis a DULY ELECTED MEMBER! As opposed to just hand picked replacement members is not on a committee again!!! So much for the BS unity and all the other garbage about it people like Sarah and BMM speak of. And now Colin we expected better from you. SHAMEFUL! And you set a horrible example! A couple of questions: 1-What is the rationale for the BoE denying duly elected Board member Mike Barbis committee membership. Chair Hosten said his predecessors covered this but I don’t see that. Seems to me they are deny...