Town Meeting

Thank you Brewster! Last night was a very successful town meeting as we tackled 49 articles and got it all done in one night! We had excellent discussions on many issues, and we are gratified by the strong support we received for the important town projects we brought forward, for example the Eddy School roof. I think the longest discussion of the night was about the fire station. I appreciate the many questions asked by citizens as we move forward with this critical project, but as I said last night, this is a project that has been planned for many years, timed to go to bond after most of our current debt is retired, and one whose cost is only likely to go up if we delay. Congrats to Chief Moran, Ralph Ingegneri, Bob Miller, all the BNAC, and Ben deRuyter for their efforts on this. Also to the School Committee, Charlie Sumner and town staff for all their work on the budget and capital articles in a very challenging year. And to the Planning Board for passing all their articles. And I enjoyed co-presenting the human services funding article with Herb Montgomery, as we gave recognition to Bill King and George Pettengill. Preparations for the next town meeting start now! See JP's pictures here.