BROOKFIELD — A baseball cap inscribed with the words “Lame Duck” sits atop Bill Tinsley’s desk in the municipal building — a comic reminder of the outgoing first selectman’s status. [...] while the Tinsley era saw successes like nearly completing the Still River Greenway, securing more than $1.5 million in grants for streetscape improvements and receiving federal funds to relieve decades-long flooding at Meadowbrook Manor, it was also rife with controversy from the start. The fallout cost former Superintendent Tony Bivona his job and led to criminal charges against the school’s ex-finance chief, Art Colley, and his assistant, Liz Kerekes, who police say raided the student activity fund to pay for personal expenses. [...] Tinsley shrugged off responsibility for what he called the “noise” during his term, saying residents' distress over the school controversies was exploited by his political foes. While development has become yet another hot-button issue in a town that has become increasingly divided in recent years, Tinsley said revitalizing the town center must remain a priority for the incoming administration of Democrat Steve Dunn. [...] Tinsley also urged caution, agreeing with residents expressing opposition to a proposed four-story apartment building, with first-floor parking, that has fueled anti-development sentiment. Tinsley also credited his administration for an improvement in town finances, noting that there was no increase in property taxes last year and that one might be avoided next year owing to savings in health insurance costs and growth in the grand list, or property tax base. Tinsley, who previously served on the town’s boards of finance and education, said he is looking forward to spending time with his family, but he does not expect to disappear from public life, and does not rule out running again for office if the circumstances are right.
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By Alex Wolff, The News-Times
Sat, 11/21/2015 - 9:25pm
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