Anything But Plain

Across New England, legends loom of ghosts and mystical creatures, and no one knows more about those stories than Jeff Belanger. With decades of experience in the paranormal and spectacular, he’s a writer for the hit show Ghost Adventures and an Emmy-nominated producer and host of his own show New England Legends. We’re happy to have him join us to talk about those things that go bump in the night!

On this episode of the Municipal Voice we are returning to the Connecticut Citizens’ Assembly on Property Taxes, as they convene for their second in-person weekend. The Assembly has decided how to govern itself, and this weekend they are focused on learning from experts about the issues surrounding the property tax in Connecticut. We are sharing one of many seminars that took place that day, a panel discussion on education funding, featuring New Haven teachers union President Leslie Blatteau, New Canaan Public Schools Supt. Bryan Luizzi, Norwalk Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lunda Asmani, and Yale School of Medicine professor and Child W ellbeing and Education Research director Michael Strambler.

The Connecticut Citizens' Assembly kicked off on Saturday July 11, 2026 at Yale University. A Citizens' Assembly is a group of residents selected through a civic lottery process to reflect the diversity of a community. In this episode of the Municipal Voice we share a presentation from the event given by Joe DeLong on the property tac in CT.

The Municipal Voice is proud to present a special edition with our Executive Director and CEO Joe DeLong, who will be interviewing guest Sean Scanlon, Comptroller for the State of Connecticut. They talk about Citizens' Assemblies. Join us for this informative discussion.

The town in popular imagination is quaint, quiet, full of rows of white picket fences and rose bushes. The town that CCM knows is anything but. It is a million moving parts, it is finance and IT, tax collectors and economic development. And as many of you know, the captain that steers that ship in a few dozen of Connecticut’s towns is the town manager. Joining us today is Michael Paulhus to talk about innovative ideas that he is undertaking in Plainville that are anything but plain.