Oct
23
2011
In the next two years, Trumbull leaders will have to manage ongoing sewer construction projects, oversee the potential development of the 20-acre parcel expected to be acquired from Bridgeport, and address the looming issue of sewer regionalization. The two candidates, Republican incumbent Tim Herbst and Democratic challenger Mary Beth Thornton shared their game plans. Oversight …
Oct
21
2011
With his political acumen and, the only working microphone, incumbent Timothy Herbst took control of Thursday night’s first selectman debate. Democratic candidate Mary Beth Thornton spent much of the hour looking like a deer in the headlights. On at least two occasions, when asked by Moderator Jara Burnett of the League of Women Voters if …
Oct
01
2011
Two years ago, First Selectman Tim Herbst promised to rein in tax increases and institute strong ethical standards when it came to spending. While his supporters say he kept those promises and more, critics say the accomplishments he lists often are exaggerated or not of Herbst’s doing. Much of the race between Herbst and his …
Sep
27
2011
First Selectman Tim Herbst has proposed giving seniors relief on property taxes in a resolution he sent to the Town Council. Herbst asked the council’s Finance Committee to develop an exemption/abatement program on automobile taxes. “This relief would come at a time when our seniors are going on two years without an increase in their …
Aug
16
2011
In the wake of the debacle following recent sewer work, Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst is making the absolute right call in proposing a comprehensive purchasing policy for the town. Among key elements of the first selectman’s proposal is one that would require approval from the majority of the Town Council to waive bids on …
Aug
07
2011
Sidestepping the bidding process for government contracts may become a little more difficult in Trumbull. First Selectman Tim Herbst plans to deliver a comprehensive purchasing policy to the Town Council next week that would require approval from the majority of the council to waive bids in excess of $500,000. “A lot of what has happened …
Jun
03
2011
With the first stop at town hall and then visits to the high school, Unity Park and the train station on the agenda, representatives from Xinyi City, Jiangsu, China, toured the town Friday morning in an effort to re-establish a sister city relationship that began in 1996. At town hall, First Selectman Timothy Herbst and Yan …
Apr
16
2011
Trumbull could save big on health-care costs by merging the town and education employees’ health- care plans, First Selectman Tim Herbst said, but education officials are hesitant to embrace the change. Both the town and education side of the government contract with Anthem Health Plans, but under separate contracts. The town was able to negotiate $200,000 …
Dec
10
2010
First Selectman Tim Herbst’s office is covered with pictures, but perhaps his favorite is a photo hanging near the door of his office that was taken at a rally shortly before his upset victory in 2009. Herbst is pictured standing on a bench on the Long Hill Green among a group of supporters. Just as …
May
11
2010
The three-month battle against the proposed siting of a gas-fired fuel cell plant in the Nichols section will lead to more vigilance from local politicians and residents regarding the direction of the country’s escalating energy needs and any electricity generation plans that may be considered for residential neighborhoods. A group of about 30 politicians and residents …