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Your Reader-Submitted Articles -- Courant.com: "Jason L. McCoy, Mayor of Vernon, recently recognized the efforts of two local agencies, which assist local residents with recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.

At the Sept. 12 town council meeting, Mayor McCoy issued a Mayoral Proclamation to Shawna Schnitzke, director of counseling for the Hockanum Valley Community Council, Inc. and Chris Luginbuhl, co-founder, of 'Become a Part of the Solution' for their collaborative contributions as local treatment providers and for improving the health and well-being of residents."

From left to right: Councilmember Mark Etre, Shawna Schnitzke, Hockanum Valley Community Council, Chris Luginbuhl, co-founder, of "Become a Part of the Solution," Mayor Jason L. McCoy, and Councilmember Daniel Anderson.

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For McCoy Journal Inquirer > Letters To The Editor > Sept. 21

Journal Inquirer > Letters To The Editor > Sept. 21: "For McCoy

I suggest that Vernon’s public has been sated with the town’s Democrats beating Mayor Jason McCoy about his nominee for Public Works director. It seems this is their only plank during this election season. A review of the entire record of this energetic and mature leader is warranted."

I suggest that Vernon’s public has been sated with the town’s Democrats beating Mayor Jason McCoy about his nominee for Public Works director. It seems this is their only plank during this election season.A review of the entire record of this energetic and mature leader is warranted.McCoy has passed the last two budgets on their first referendum due to his fiscal restraint. He has opened dialog with the Board of Education and together with the board the town has seen savings in operations, maintenance, and salary accounts. McCoy worked with the Board of Education to consolidate facilities and find potential tenants for Talcottville School.He has pushed forward an agenda to reduce substandard housing in Rockville. McCoy has put policies in place to reduce the consumption of fuel and electricity by the town of Vernon. He has kept our parks and recreational facilities open under extreme economic conditions.McCoy has increased collections of back taxes and is keeping that collection rate high. McCoy has pushed forward with information-technology improvements, leveraging technology and the town’s use of its Web site. He completed the Vernon Avenue bridge and work has begun on the Spring Street bridge. McCoy secured state funding for replacement of the Phoenix Street bridge. He has reduced town debt service by $1 million in the last budget, thus creating savings for future budgets.McCoy worked with CL&P to improve energy infrastructure on West Road. He has secured funding and begun the process of rebuilding Prospect Street. McCoy is completing the rebuilding of Bolton Road, taking steps to ensure the project is completed within budget. He has kept our streets safe and secure.

And let us not forget that under McCoy’s orchestration all seven of our schools opened on time after an exhaustive summer of reconstruction.

While his detractors are quibbling over a singular and insignificant issue, McCoy is moving Vernon forward fiscally, technologically, and environmentally.

Let’s keep this high achiever where he can do the most good for Vernon-Rockville by re-electing McCoy on Nov. 3.

James M. Hoover Vernon

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Journal Inquirer > Letters To The Editor > Sept. 19-20

Journal Inquirer > Letters To The Editor > Sept. 19-20: "Sept. 19-20
Published: Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:08 PM EDT
‘Straw’ response

In response to “Straw that broke the back” (Tom DiDio letter, Sept. 9), I would retort that “temper” led to his party’s “walkout” of the Aug. 18 Town Council meeting."

‘Straw’ response
In response to “Straw that broke the back” (Tom DiDio letter, Sept. 9), I would retort that “temper” led to his party’s “walkout” of the Aug. 18 Town Council meeting. DiDio, Vernon Democrat Town Committee chairman, has leveled charges that are neither fair nor accurate. Most disturbing is his lack of understanding between the roles of the fiscal body versus the administration.

First, the mayor is under no obligation to inform or ask approval of the Town Council to send an end-of-year report to his constituents. Monies are provided for this in the budget and are to be used at his discretion. Just as state Rep. Claire Janowski frequently sends out mailings to keep constituents informed, so did Mayor Jason McCoy. Also, any councilor may propose an agenda item; however, it is the right of the body to vote to reject it.

Secondly, it is the job of the administration to advertise for, interview, and recommend candidates to the Town Council for the hiring of department heads and others. The timeline belongs to the mayor, not the council. It was absolutely out of order for Marie Herbst to try to propose a motion to force a timeline on the mayor, a fact that, as a former mayor, she is well aware. DiDio’s opinion of the candidate the mayor proposed is of no relevance. It is blatantly obvious that any person who has been politically active in the Republican Party will not be acceptable to him, no matter how well-qualified he or she is. This issue should be taken with a “grain of salt.” It is strictly political, as is most of his letter.

McCoy has conducted himself in a professional manner and has administered this town with the best interests of its citizens in mind. He is honest, bright, energetic, and thoughtful. He has moved Vernon forward technologically, environmentally, and fiscally during difficult times and in the midst of constant political carping.DiDio and his folks should spend less time writing FOI requests and staging press-ops, and start thinking about some real issues that affect Vernon.

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State's Getting Older – And Not Planning For It -- Courant.com

State's Getting Older – And Not Planning For It -- Courant.com

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"My biggest concern is not the individual homeowners, it's the ability to attract and maintain commercial businesses, so we can allow individual homeowners to be able to afford to live in Vernon Connecticut" said Vernon Mayor Jason McCoy, a young lawyer. "We have a lot of housing that is built and suited for people to walk to work. But we don't have the mills anymore."

Vernon, like the rest of the state, hasn't had the mills for decades. But it's got a hospital, a 50-person police force, public works department, a school district with 900 employees and loads of elderly residents on fixed incomes with tax exemptions and a town that provides trash and leaf pickup.

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It’s official: McCoy's Running! Vernon Connecticut

VERNON — Mayor Jason L. McCoy said he’s looking to continue a recent trend of controlling spending, lower taxes, better schools, safer streets and common sense governance, as he accepted his party’s nomination for a second term as the town’s chief executive Tuesday at the Senior Center.

McCoy pointed to the historically low annual spending plan approved last spring that limited new spending, lowered the tax rate, created better and fast access to services, and to other accomplishments including the completion of several of the town’s ailing bridges.

“To me, these things are important,” he said.McCoy said he wasn’t sure he’d seek a second term as mayor until last weekend, but forecasts of a worsening economy prompted him to run.

State Sen. Anthony Guglielmo, R-Stafford, called McCoy a capable mayor who has done skilled work to control spending in a tough economy. “Competence counts,” he said.

“We have a solid, experienced crew that has done a good job in the past two years,” GOP Town Chairman Hal Cummings said, adding, “But there are still a lot of issues and a lot of work left to be done.”

The GOP is running incumbents George Apel and Anne Fisher for four-year terms, and Laura Bush and Vicky Rispoli for two-year terms for the Board of Education.

The GOP candidates for Vernon Town Council are Deputy Mayor Brian Motola, Mark Etre, Dan Anderson, Bill Campbell, Harry Thomas, Sean O’Shea, Judy Hany and Dan Champagne.

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Former Vernon Town Official Dies -- Courant.com

Former Vernon Town Official Dies -- Courant.com: "VERNON - Morgan Campbell, a Republican who served on several boards and commissions, including the town council in the 1960s, died last week, the Journal Inquirer reported. He was 96.

Campbell also served on the Northeast School Building Committee, board of education and the board of representatives before Rockville and Vernon were consolidated in the mid-1960s, the Journal Inquirer reported."

Morgan Campbell as served as the Deputy Mayor with former Mayor of Vernon Frank McCoy, the present Mayor Jason McCoy's grandfather.

Mayor Jason McCoy shaking hands with Morgan Campbell two years ago before his first campaign for Mayor. Mayor Jason McCoy said "we will miss him, I know he was always there at every event I ever had since I entered politics ten years ago, with a smile and some good advice."

Mayor Jason McCoy New Energy Article | ReminderNews

Article ReminderNews: "New energy"

In an effort to combat trying economic times, the Vernon Town Council held a public hearing on an ordinance that would create a town board, to be known as the Energy Improvement District.

Currently, Vernon spends about $2.3 million on electricity. McCoy touted the idea of fuel cells. “You get less pollution,” he said, “clean energy benefits, better air quality control , 60 percent less CO2, and you can use the heat produced by the cells.” “There are other ways to make things more efficient,” said McCoy, “but this [the fuel cell] is a way to reduce costs.”


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Jason L. McCoy, Mayor of Vernon, Announced Today

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C-SPAN Civics Bus To Visit Vernon
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Submitted on 2009-08-10.

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The C-Span Civics Bus.

Jason L. McCoy, Mayor of Vernon, announced today that Vernon will be the site of a visit from the C-SPAN Civics Bus this Wednesday Aug. 12, on Park Street, by the Senior Citizens Center from 2:45 to 4 p.m.Built on the legacy of the C-Span School Buses that launched in November 1993, the mission of the C-Span Civics Bus is to bring public affairs into communities and educational institutions nationwide by offering free educational resources to "inform voters, empower teachers, and enrich civics education." The bus also serves to inform students and teachers about the network's programming and value as an educational resource.The Civics Bus is a 45-foot mobile multi-media production studio, equipped with TV cameras and production units that are capable of serving as studios during live event programming such as C-SPAN's Washington Journal program. The bus represents about a $1 million investment for the cable network news organization.Drop-ins are welcome, however, scheduled appointments are recommended by calling the Mayor's Office at 860-870-3600.


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Vernon GOP Chooses McCoy
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Vernon Mayor Jason McCoy accepted the GOP nomination for a second term as Vernon's Mayor on Tuesday, July 28, by thanking the group for allowing him to serve as Vernon's mayor. The mayor said he's looking to continue to control government spending, offer better schools, make our streets safer and use common sense in governance.

Receiving the GOP nomination for the board of education are incumbents George Apel and Anne Fisher for four-year terms, and Laura Bush and Vicki Rispoli for two-year terms for the Board of Education. The GOP candidates for Vernon Town Council are Deputy Mayor Brian Motola, Mark Etre, Dan Anderson, Bill Campbell, Harry Thomas, Sean O'Shea, Judy Hany and Dan Champagne. Mayor McCoy said this was incredible group and it will be his privilege to run with them.

Mayor McCoy pointed to the last two approved budgets, which held the line on increased spending by .85 percent in the face of the repayment of money from the 2005 bonding project.

He also cited a lower tax rate; creation of technology for better citizen access to service; the town's bridges which are completed, under construction or in design; a proposed energy improvement district; implementation of a policy to decrease governments usage of energy and fuel through implementation of no idling rules, key hold accountability, synthetic oil usage, bringing single stream recycling to Vernon, passage of an ordinance for a tax exemption for hybrid vehicles to encourage citizens to buy vehicles that would reduce reliance on fossil fuel.McCoy explained how he fought for Vernon and other towns in Connecticut to reduce CRRA tipping fees or garbage disposal fees which reduced costs for towns. McCoy also procured grants to replace Vernon Vehicles with hybrid vehicles to reduces fuel usage, save money and protect our environment.

McCoy worked on the relationship with the members of the board of education, prompting a rule passed by the BOE that stopped transfer of funds without BOE approval, a huge step in controlling spending and transparency for the citizens of the town. The council, BOE and the mayor relationship saved nearly $1,000,000 for taxpayers, according to the Vernon Republicans."To me, these things are important," Mayor McCoy said.

State Senator Anthony Guglielmo, R-Stafford, called McCoy a capable mayor who has done skilled work to control spending in a tough economy. "Competence counts and Mayor McCoy is more than just competent," he said.

"Mayor McCoy and our ticket have experience, they offer what Vernon needs now- good fiscal sense, they have done an amazing job in these tough economic times," said GOP Chairman Hal Cummings.


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Changes In The Property Tax Exemption Law For Disabled Veterans
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Submitted on 2009-08-03.

Jason L. McCoy, Mayor of Vernon, announced today that Vernon residents who have served in the armed forces and currently qualify for the Disabled Veteran status will no longer need to provide annual proof of disability to the Town Assessor's Office for a municipal tax credit.Under the new legislation signed by Governor M. Jodi Rell, Senate Bill 846 "An Act Concerning the Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption" eliminates the requirement of annual filing for the Disabled Veteran Property Tax Credit. The new law benefits disabled service members who will now need to file appropriate paperwork once, eliminating the need for annual filing and making it easier to obtain and submit proof of disability. The law takes effect immediately.Connecticut State law permits annual Municipal Tax Credits of $1,000 to be applied by the Assessor's Office for qualified veterans. For additional information on this new law and its affects on Disabled Veterans in Vernon, please contact the Assessor's Office at 860-870-3625.


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Vernon Avenue Bridge Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
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Submitted on 2009-07-13.


A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the recently reopened Vernon Avenue Bridge was held Thursday, July 9. Several dignitaries, including State Representative Claire Janowski, Vernon Mayor Jason L. McCoy, and representatives from Milone and MacBroom and Hemlock Construction were on hand for the celebration.The original bridge, built in 1925, serves as one of the major routes from Rt. 30 to Rockville, and carries approximately 2,500 vehicles per day. Construction cost for the bridge was $1.084 million, with 80 percent of the project funded through federal monies, and the balance funded by the town.Milone & MacBroom, of Cheshire, served as designer and construction inspector, with general contract work completed by Hemlock Construction, of Torrington. The Connecticut Department of Transportation administered the project. The Vernon Avenue Bridge project is one of several bridge reconstruction projects currently underway in the town.


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Vernon Avenue Bridge Re-Opens
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Submitted on 2009-07-02.

After eleven months of construction, the Vernon Avenue Bridge project is completed, and the bridge reopened to traffic on June 5.

This project is part of several bridge reconstruction projects currently underway. Its successful completion reflects the commitment made by Mayor Jason L. McCoy's Administration to ensure the safety of the Town's bridges.The bridge is located along one of the major routes from Rt. 30 to Rockville and carries approximately 2,500 vehicles per day. The existing bridge was built in 1925. The concrete walls along the bridge were constructed utilizing a technique that simulates the appearance of actual stone masonry construction. The result is a new bridge that will serve as an impressive gateway to the center of Rockville for many years to come.

This project was administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the bridge on Thursday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. Several dignitaries including Mayor Jason L. McCoy and Town council members will attend.


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Town of Vernon Donates Fire Gear
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Submitted on 2009-06-09.

The town of Vernon is pleased to announce the donation of fire gear to the city of Mao, Dominican Republic, on May 2 at the Hartford Fire Department Training Academy. Mayor Jason L. McCoy and Vernon Fire Chief William Call joined together with the city of Hartford to present the equipment, consisting of protective coats and helmets formerly used by the town of Vernon to Mayor Odalis Rodriguez and Fire Chief Manual Peralita of Mao, located in Valverde, Dominican Republic.


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Vernon-Rockville Budget Vote May 9
Government Announcements
Submitted on 2009-05-02.

The Vernon-Rockville proposed $76 million budget, which reflects a 0.85 percent increase over this year's plan, is set for a town-wide vote on the spending plan. Vernon's tax rate is reduced by 7%. This is the final year of a three-year phase in of revaluation. The vote is scheduled for May 9. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Center 375, at 375 Hartford Turnpike.Residents who are unable to make it to the polls can obtain an absentee ballot from the town clerk's office.

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Vernon GOP Chooses McCoy

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Vernon GOP Chooses McCoy

Vernon Mayor Jason McCoy accepted the GOP nomination for a second term as Vernon's Mayor on Tuesday, July 28, by thanking the group for allowing him to serve as Vernon's mayor. The mayor said he's looking to continue to control government spending, offer better schools, make our streets safer and use common sense in governance.

Receiving the GOP nomination for the board of education are incumbents George Apel and Anne Fisher for four-year terms, and Laura Bush and Vicki Rispoli for two-year terms for the Board of Education. The GOP candidates for Vernon Town Council are Deputy Mayor Brian Motola, Mark Etre, Dan Anderson, Bill Campbell, Harry Thomas, Sean O'Shea, Judy Hany and Dan Champagne.

Mayor McCoy said this was incredible group and it will be his privilege to run with them.

Mayor McCoy pointed to the last two approved budgets, which held the line on increased spending by .85 percent in the face of the repayment of money from the 2005 bonding project. He also cited a lower tax rate; creation of technology for better citizen access to service; the town's bridges which are completed, under construction or in design; a proposed energy improvement district; implementation of a policy to decrease governments usage of energy and fuel through implementation of no idling rules, key hold accountability, synthetic oil usage, bringing single stream recycling to Vernon, passage of an ordinance for a tax exemption for hybrid vehicles to encourage citizens to buy vehicles that would reduce reliance on fossil fuel.

McCoy explained how he fought for Vernon and other towns in Connecticut to reduce CRRA tipping fees or garbage disposal fees which reduced costs for towns. McCoy also procured grants to replace Vernon Vehicles with hybrid vehicles to reduces fuel usage, save money and protect our environment.

McCoy worked on the relationship with the members of the board of education, prompting a rule passed by the BOE that stopped transfer of funds without BOE approval, a huge step in controlling spending and transparency for the citizens of the town. The council, BOE and the mayor relationship saved nearly $1,000,000 for taxpayers, according to the Vernon Republicans.

"To me, these things are important," Mayor McCoy said.

State Senator Anthony Guglielmo, R-Stafford, called McCoy a capable mayor who has done skilled work to control spending in a tough economy. "Competence counts and Mayor McCoy is more than just competent," he said.

"Mayor McCoy and our ticket have experience, they offer what Vernon needs now- good fiscal sense, they have done an amazing job in these tough economic times," said GOP Chairman Hal Cummings.

Submitted by Nancy Osborn Of The Vernon Republican Town Committee on 2009-08-06.

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