Quotes of the Week, July 2-9

"People don’t realize the benefit of smoke detectors. The earlier warning, the earlier you get to a fire, the sooner you can get it extinguished.”

Fire Marshal Tony Moscato, on the scene of the Thursday fire that .

“Salaries are going to go down. Hours are going to be cut. Girls could even be cut.”

Judy Kamienski, cafeteria worker and union president, on the Board of Education’s decision to .

"The mayor is completely disgusted. We want the bridge built."

Paul Hongo Jr., East Haven director of administration & management. The bridge on Maple Street in time for its July 15 deadline.

"Hey, there's an idea! Since the Building Dept. isn't taking in the money it used to because of the "poor economy", let's raise the rates and stick it to the few people that actually are doing some building! I guess the town team didn't take the "poor economy" into account when they derived the Building Dept's budget. I wonder why? Maybe that's where the .25% mill decrease came from. Why don't we just bond whatever the Building Dept. needs? We bond for everything else."

Patch User “Bob” on the Town Council from $12 to $15.

"These are obsolete, old-style desks. Some of them have been beaten up and the legs are missing or whatever. They’re not the types of desks that are used anymore.”

Joe Travaglino, director of buildings and grounds for the school district, talks about hundreds of items of furniture from Hays School that unless a place to donate them is found.