In the Town Report and as observed during the present budget process wages are displayed for town employees. The wages as listed do not include taxes and or benefits and retirement expenses. The town pays these
Wages and Disclosure – Straw Poll
March 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Town Government
Bog Road Poll
June 5th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Town Government
Much has been written and commented on this website about the recent discontinuance of a few tenths of a mile of Bog Road
Meeting Minutes – Why Just The Minimum?
March 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Suggestions, Town Government
Selectmen have made it clear that they will meet and not maintain minutes of meetings unless they execute a vote or are in executive session which both require minutes by Maine law. The Selectmen claim for example their Tuesday morning meetings are more informal than the evening meetings and since the public is invited minutes [...]
Tags: Meeting Minutes·poll·referendum
Does More Selectmen = Better Oversight?
October 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Suggestions, Town Government
The town auditor made a recommendation at the special meeting for a “Town Manager”. As much as i would like to see better management of the town I would prefer to see to additional selectmen to spread the load and provide wider oversight instead of a Town Manager.
My sense is that our Selectmen are sincere [...]
Tags: Additional Selectmen·poll·Town Manager
Is it a Conflict of Interest?
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Suggestions, Town Government
In going through the town reports I see people on the Budget Committee and on other committees that also work inside the town hall or in other town departments. Does that seem at all odd to you? I could hear the dialog now…”Hey what kinda of raise do we want this year?” I can see [...]
Tags: budget committee·poll·referendum
Poll – What do you think of the website?
October 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Suggestions
Please click “comment” or “no comments” to provide detailed feedback about the site and leave a message…
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