Mayor Gatsas on the Budget, Run for Reelection, Redistricting and More

(Hours 3b,c) Rich was joined by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas.  They discussed the following issues: 

• Discussion around the requested $2 million increase for the schools
• Restraint exercised by Superintendent Vargas
• Are the votes there to override the tax cap?
• Union contract negotiations

(Hour 3c) Rich and the Mayor continued with: 

• The Mayor’s candidacy for reelection
• Reason for the delay in announcement
• The need for redistricting in the Manchester School District
• Economic development: Dean Kamen’s ARMI Project
• The opioid epidemic: Safe Stations