I’m pleased to report that, at last night’s select board and finance committee meeting . . . nothing happened.
Of course, the board and committee weren’t idle. In fact, if you ever get a chance to attend one of these meetings, I’d recommend it. It’s astonishing how hard these volunteers work to accomplish the town’s business, hammering out a budget for town meeting that might save taxpayers some money. The decisions they face are difficult, and the ingenuity they bring to the problems is impressive.
But aside from this routine, if vital, business, nothing happened. No outbursts. No crowds of people there to advocate for one position or another. No lawsuits or threatened lawsuits. Kim Reardon was reappointed as Inspector of Animals. Barbara Sussbauer’s resignation as registrar was accepted. The minutes of earlier meetings were accepted, the liaison reports were made, and that was it.
In short, select board meetings are back to being boring, and that may be the best news the town has seen in a long time.
David King
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Nicely stated, David.
ReplyDeleteJanet and I do indeed enjoy reading your entries!
No news is indeed good news, considering all we've come through.
However, there does linger in the background those tidbits of leftover, unfinished business. Lawsuits? Lost email? Assessor's issues with a former employee?
Closure on any one of these fronts would be grand. And to have all three behind us? My gracious. What a pleasant thought.
The boards are to be commended for their hard work and due diligence.
Looks like the stage is being set for an orderly transition to new leadership. Let's hope the townspeople can rally 'round them come May.
Paul Swem