Right To Know Abuse
Has anyone noticed the Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes from May 21, 2009? There is an entry where the Chair announces that the BoS would like to appoint members to the Heritage Commission. This is listed under 'Old Business'. Hmmm. When did this discussion occur? Was this in a non public session? If so, where are the minutes? Who discussed what? Was there a discussion about who would be on the committee and who would be appointed alternates? This is yet another example of how our town boards abuse the Right to Know laws.
The public has the right to know how decisions were reached and those discussions are required to be made public. If one looks over the BoS meeting minutes from May 14, they decided to 'establish the Heritage and the Capital Improvement Committees, which they will work on during their scheduled work session May 28, 2009.' If we are to believe what we read, no such decision should have been made or announced until after this week's workshop took place. It should be announced after a motion is made and a vote taken during a public meeting. Period.
When will our boards fully comply with the Right to Know laws? What does it take? How many times are citizens of this town going to let them get away with this kind of non transparency?
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Looks like you need to submit a 91-A for the previous notes that show when this decision was made. They only have a few weeks to comply, so I would do it soon.
The Board of Selectmen have been doing what suits THEM and not the average guy or gal who live here. I’ll never forget how they allowed the French Company “Roxane” to steal millions of gallons of water from OUR aquifer (spelling). Our roads are being destoyed by the unending barage of trucks coming and going every day. Routes 109 and 171 are in terrible shape because of it. Sincerely,,,,John