Comments on: The Middleboro way http://nemasket.net/the-middleboro-way/ Bellicose ... yes, but loved by all Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Allin Frawley http://nemasket.net/the-middleboro-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3570 Allin Frawley Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:20:06 +0000 http://nemasket.net/?p=1023#comment-3570 The issue that I found troubling was, at first the Chairman stated how he doubted the validity of the lawsuit by pointing out the resident tax-paying status of the complainants, then later on Marsha tried to exclude the residents of the private and unaccepted streets with children, saying 'your taxes don't even cover the costs of your children in school, never mind street plowing'. I wonder then, who can complain about anything the BOS is doing? Only property-tax paying resident without any children? When the Brunelle's had a child in the school system did they recuse themselves of voting ,as selectman, never mind residents, in all matters related to taxes and the budget? The chairman pays taxes in Middleboro but he has children also correct? What about the rest of the Board? And how long after your children graduate should you remain quiet? I hope the BOS is not trying to disqualify ANY resident from voicing their opinions about how town government is being run. That is not the American Way The issue that I found troubling was, at first the Chairman stated how he doubted the validity of the lawsuit by pointing out the resident tax-paying status of the complainants, then later on Marsha tried to exclude the residents of the private and unaccepted streets with children, saying ‘your taxes don’t even cover the costs of your children in school, never mind street plowing’.
I wonder then, who can complain about anything the BOS is doing? Only property-tax paying resident without any children?
When the Brunelle’s had a child in the school system did they recuse themselves of voting ,as selectman, never mind residents, in all matters related to taxes and the budget?
The chairman pays taxes in Middleboro but he has children also correct?
What about the rest of the Board?
And how long after your children graduate should you remain quiet?
I hope the BOS is not trying to disqualify ANY resident from voicing their opinions about how town government is being run.
That is not the American Way

]]> By: Mary Stone http://nemasket.net/the-middleboro-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Mary Stone Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:32:21 +0000 http://nemasket.net/?p=1023#comment-3569 Yep, Kathy hit the nail on the head, agrees this crazy/wrong casino-opposing outsider. And yes, that's my real name Yep, Kathy hit the nail on the head, agrees this crazy/wrong casino-opposing outsider.

And yes, that’s my real name

]]> By: bumpkin http://nemasket.net/the-middleboro-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3559 bumpkin Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:25:31 +0000 http://nemasket.net/?p=1023#comment-3559 <a href="#comment-3558" rel="nofollow">@Kathy </a> You really hit the nail on the head. The "Middleboro way" is a loaded term which implies that everyone who doesn't share your viewpoint is an outsider, crazy, wrong, or all of the above. @Kathy

You really hit the nail on the head. The “Middleboro way” is a loaded term which implies that everyone who doesn’t share your viewpoint is an outsider, crazy, wrong, or all of the above.

]]> By: Kathy http://nemasket.net/the-middleboro-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3558 Kathy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:57:42 +0000 http://nemasket.net/?p=1023#comment-3558 When I heard the term "Middleboro way"... I immediately thought of the town meeting from hell. The non-binding question of whether or not we wanted a casino in town was answered with a strong no. I found it interesting that at least one member of the BOS later dismissed the wishes of it's townspeople, stating that the vote wasn't representational because some people had left the ball fields. She apparently knew just how all of those people would have voted! Amazing! Following this logic, are late night votes at town meeting valid if some people have gone home to bed? Is any vote at town meeting valid if not all townspeople are there? The BOS can make it easier on all of us now and just base their actions on how they THINK, or rather, how they KNOW we would vote. I then thought of a BOS that repeatedly pays valuable town money to enlist the advice of legal counsel and then ignores the advice. And lastly, I thought of a BOS that consistently takes an adversarial position against Dr. Sullivan and the School Committee. I would love for once to hear a single member of the BOS voice support for the schools, rather than adopt their "us against them" attitude. Ah, the Middleboro way! When I heard the term “Middleboro way”…

I immediately thought of the town meeting from hell. The non-binding question of whether or not we wanted a casino in town was answered with a strong no. I found it interesting that at least one member of the BOS later dismissed the wishes of it’s townspeople, stating that the vote wasn’t representational because some people had left the ball fields. She apparently knew just how all of those people would have voted! Amazing!
Following this logic, are late night votes at town meeting valid if some people have gone home to bed? Is any vote at town meeting valid if not all townspeople are there? The BOS can make it easier on all of us now and just base their actions on how they THINK, or rather, how they KNOW we would vote.

I then thought of a BOS that repeatedly pays valuable town money to enlist the advice of legal counsel and then ignores the advice.

And lastly, I thought of a BOS that consistently takes an adversarial position against Dr. Sullivan and the School Committee. I would love for once to hear a single member of the BOS voice support for the schools, rather than adopt their “us against them” attitude.

Ah, the Middleboro way!

]]> By: paul singley http://nemasket.net/the-middleboro-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3556 paul singley Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:35:07 +0000 http://nemasket.net/?p=1023#comment-3556 It seems to me that the Middleboro way is retro, after all, we're one of the few towns in the state that wasn't progessive enuf to go for Obama. It seems to me that the Middleboro way is retro, after all, we’re one of the few towns in the state that wasn’t progessive enuf to go for Obama.

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