Wednesday, December 19, 2007

12/17/07 Selectmen's Meeting: Speculation and Incompetence

During the correspondence portion of the December 17th, 2007, Selectmen's Meeting, Selectman Patrick Rogers, who is now approving 'warrants' (the town's bills) after Selectman Bond's abrupt refusal to continue to do so, discussed that there was a charge on Town Counsel, Dan Murray's bill for:
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J. Powell
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among other things.
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Selectman Wayne Perkins protested that a PRIVATE CITIZEN would access Town Counsel without Mr. Perkins' gathering the facts and indicated that he was 'making a point.'

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Mr. Perkins: Why don't you gather the facts? You don't know what you think you know.


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Selectman Bond speculated that the charge might have to do with a conversation regarding DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS because Dan Murray had this great radar.
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Chairwoman Marsha Brunelle stated that PRIVATE CITIZENS don't have access to Town Counsel.
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Mrs. Brunelle: You managed to call me to clarify misinformation regarding the Town Accountant's contract. Surely you could call to clarify this issue before you speculate.
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WRONG !!! WRONG !!! WRONG !!!
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If bills are being paid by the Selectmen with such little detail that only speculation or guesswork is acceptable, could this be where part of the Town's problem lies?
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To the Voters: These are your hard-earned tax dollars this Board is spending and they truly don't know what it's for. Isn't it time you paid attention? Isn't it time for a CHANGE?

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To the BOS:

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That you would bandy about my name regarding an issue about which you have NO FACTS defines your incompetence. Next time, do your research before you speculate. You are charged as 'Auditors' in the Town Charter and have failed miserably.

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If you want to know what was discussed, call me at: 508 946-9761.

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Only the facts prevent ignorance and speculation.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The BOS should know better than to name a private citizen then speculate as to her reasons for contacting Town Council. How unprofessional, smallminded, and gossipy. Jessie published her phone number to discuss this issue privately. Have any of you taken the time to call her?

Anonymous said...

Obviously Wayne Perkins and HIS board of selectman should be calling Ms. Powell with an apology. I would hope they would publically apologize in the Middleboro Gazetted. I'm Sure there will be a full page correction ad that Jane Lopes referred to Wiksten as Lt. and not Captain. Did he get a demotion from his best friend? NOT...