NORTH HAVEN — State Rep. Dave Yaccarino and Sen. Leonard A. Fasano, both R-North Haven, will meet with constituents from 6:30 to 8 tonight in a town hall meeting in the community room of the North Haven Public Library, 17 Elm St.

The legislators invite public to share their concerns and to ask questions about the state budget, the looming deficit and alternatives to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal for tax increases. Both legislators said they’re concerned with the impact of the governor’s budget on families across Connecticut.

“I applaud the governor for seeking $2 billion in concessions from state employees and I wish him success but we still need to keep an eye on cutting spending,” said Fasano, who suggests real downsizing beyond eliminating 150 jobs in a 46,000-person work force by considering the privatization of services and selling assets.

The governor’s budget increases state spending by nearly $1 million and relies on increased tax revenue at a time when many Connecticut families, especially the middle class, are hurting, they said.

“Connecticut families are already struggling in this economy and the governor’s proposal doesn’t go far enough with spending cuts before raising taxes on basic necessities. North Haven families have had to tighten their belts and do more with less; it’s time for the state to do the same,” Yaccarino said.

For more information, contact Peggy Deschenes at 800-842-1421 or email peggy.deschenes@cga.ct.gov.

A public meeting on the latest developments at the tire pond on State Street will take place at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 12 in the North Haven Library community room, 17 Elm St.
The meeting has been rescheduled from Oct. 6.

State Sen. Leonard A. Fasano, R-North Haven, and state Rep. Steve Fontana, D-North Haven, requested the meeting with the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The DEP plans to address concerns regarding how the material is to be moved to the site, the nature of the material, the testing of material, and the standards used to determine suitability of the materials, Fasano said.

The DEP recently presented an update of its tire pond closure plan to the Inland Wetlands Commission. Residents and commissioners are concerned about the soils from Hamden’s Newhall neighborhood that are being trucked there to cover the tire pond. The DEP has said that the soils are of commercial quality and good enough to be there. The top 2 feet of the tire pond, which is now covered, will contain soils of residential grade, according to the DEP.