The worse than do nothing 109th Congress came to a close this weekend. One of my new years resolutions is to establish more meaningful communication with the incoming 110th Congress.

seeking bikes on train petition signatures

Yesterday morning I attended the the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Legislative Conference on the Environment.

It was cold at 7 a.m. when I jogged toward the South Avenue entrance to Waveny Park to meet Jane Moffett of Greenwich. At 7:30 she drove up in a white Toyota Corolla and we set off for the meeting at the Jaycees boathouse on the west bank of the Connecticut River north of Hartford.

The moderator for the meeting was CTLCV board member Julie Belaga, the Republican nominee for Governor in 1986 (She lost to William O'Neill) and speakers featured political luminaries House Speaker Jim Amman, Co-chair of the Environment Committee State Senator Bill Finch and Environment Committee's ranking chairman State Senator John McKinney and DEP commissioner Gina McCarthy.

Julie Belaga was among many who signed the bikes on trains petition I circulated.

Jane and I left the boathouse in the early afternoon.

That evening I bicycled to a Democracy for America party in East Norwalk featuring Jim Dean and Ned Lamont. Jim, Ned and his wife Annie were among those who signed the bikes on trains petition that evening.

Today I picked up the following letter from my state senator.

Senator William H. Nickerson, 36th District
State Capitol
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1591

November 30, 2006

Mr. Richard M. Stowe
P.O. Box 732
New Canaan CT 06840

Re: New Canaan Branch Line

Dear Richard:

Thank you for your letter expressing your thoughts on how service on the New Canaan line might be improved.

In order to provide you with a response I am forwarding a copy of your letter to Deputy Commissioner Boice at the Department of Transportation with the request that he respond to you, with a copy to me. I look forward to his answer.

Meanwhile, I appreciate having the benefit of your thinking.

Very truly yours,

William H. Nickerson

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cc: Deputy Commissioner H. James Boice - w/enc.
Department of Transportation
2800 Berlin Turnpike Box 317546
Newington, CT 06131-7546