As a member of the NCHS class of 1980, I grew up in New Canaan and attended East &
West Elementary Schools as well as Saxe and the High School. My wife, Tracey, and I moved back to town to start a family and raise our three children here. I was relieved to embrace New Canaan’s continued growing prosperity as we left a New York City in 1991 where David Dinkins was Mayor, Crime was spiking, and the City’s finances were deteriorating rapidly.
I have been fortunate to have been actively involved in the town’s governance, having been
a member of the Town Council and having served on the Board of Finance since 2019. New
Canaan’s success comes from many sources, including its myriad volunteers, dedicated educators, professional public safety departments, hardworking town employees and generous benefactors. This unique and powerful blend has been steadfastly guided by uninterrupted Republican leadership during my residency.
The gains in Education (to the top in Connecticut), our low levels of tax increases (below
CPI over the last two plus decades) and maintenance of local control of our unique high quality of life (Irwin Park added to our inventory), did not happen by chance. New Canaan has had a continued compounding of improvement. Warren Buffet has called compounding, “The Eighth Wonder of the World”. I urge new and longtime residents alike to vote the Republican Slate for the Board of Education and Town Council to continue this success.
Bob Hamill, A New Canaanite since 1970.
