![]() I certainly had management experience, but I had no municipal CEO experience to bring to the table. When I was first elected first selectman in December of 2007, that was another beginning of a big change in our country as we were entering the Great Recession. I came to it from a businessman’s perspective and a leader of the small community of East Lyme of about 18,000 people. I started in the General Assembly in January of 2015. I don’t think that that’s been good for our country and for the state – although it’s not been anywhere near as prevalent here in Connecticut. There used to be disagreements on policy and people would get excitable, but never the polarization that we’ve had over the last eight years. The national political scene changed a lot in the last eight years. I think we saw a number of those opportunities happen over the last eight years. I’m hopeful that my successor and those to follow share that same belief and share that same belief that we have a great country – but we have to come together in ways to solve it. This really is just the greatest country in the world when you can start from a humble beginning and end up having your name on a seat in the Senate circle. This interview has been edited for clarity.ĬTEx: What are the highlights of your eight years as State Senator? What do you want to be remembered for?įORMICA: The first thing that I want to bring to mind is just how fortunate we are to live in this great country, in this great state and just to have the opportunities that I’ve had to serve in elected office over the last 31 years – 23 years in East Lyme and eight years in the Senate – and to operate my business freely and to raise my family. He has owned and operated Flanders Fish Market in East Lyme since 1983. Formica previously served in East Lyme as First Selectman in East Lyme and on the Board of Finance and Zoning Commission. Three years later, Formica continued the energy conversation - peppered with issues that are important to him– with a consistent blend of looking toward the future and emphasizing collaboration as the path to solving problems not only in politics but in business and family life.Īs co-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, Formica, a Republican, was instrumental in the state’s decision to sign a power purchase agreement with Dominion in 2017 to keep the Millstone nuclear power plant in operation. It was a fitting bookend to our 2020 interview when Formica talked about energy opportunities, protecting the fishing industry and a range of issues with a certain optimism and an emphasis on bipartisanship. ![]() ![]() Paul Formica sat down in December to talk with CT Examiner by zoom about his political career, energy policy, and what’s next for him. Vegetative identification characteristics include: rolled vernation, a very short membranous ligule, and leaf blades that are shorter and broader than most other grasses.Before retiring from his seat in the legislature, State Sen. After frost, the foliage and wiry stems turn a distinctive light tan in color and persist through the winter. It has broader, shorter leaves than most other annual grasses somewhat resembling broadleaf signalgrass or spreading dayflower. Japanese stiltgrass germinates in early spring, several weeks before crabgrass, yet flowers and seeds much later, from mid-September through October. Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) Identification and Management: Brief Description: Japanese stiltgrass (also known as annual jewgrass, bamboograss flexible sesagrass, Japanese grass, Mary’s grass, microstegium, Nepal microstegium, or Vietnamese grass) is a summer annual commonly found in shady, moist areas, and is spreading rapidly in woodlands as well as shaded landscapes and low maintenance turf throughout the southeastern U.S., Mid-Atlantic States and north to New England. Judge 2023 Horticulture Information Leaflets The North Carolina Winegrape Grower’s Guideīy: Joe Neal, Caren A.Southeast Regional Caneberry Production Guide.North Carolina's Forest and Forest Products Industry by the Numbers.North Carolina Soybean Production Guide.North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide.North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook. ![]()
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