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Town Manager Plan – Vote Yes!

May 29th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Editorial, Elections 2010

The Town Manager Plan will be back before the people on June 8. I encourage you to vote Yes to adopt the plan. Our Town needs the consistent daily management and oversight only a Town Manager can provide. Our Selectmen voted to support the plan and you should too!

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Selectmen Meeting Tonight 6:30pm

September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Community News

A reminder the regular Selectmen meeting is tonight at 6:30pm. I have requested to be placed on the Agenda and have been scheduled for 7:30pm. My topic in question is the uncertainty that has been published about November ballot in particular the CEO budget, as well as Town Manager Plan and Ambulance Petitions. I [...]

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Town Manager – FAQ Information

August 12th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Town Government

In meeting with residents going door to door I hear many of the same concerns about a Town manager, so I put together an information sheet to explain the benefits of having a real Town Manager. You may download it here to circulate

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Petition Deadlines Questioned – Status Needed

August 11th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Town Government

I received an inquiry from one of the local papers today and they indicated the deadline for Petition submittal was this Friday August 15th.  That is sixteen days sooner than Sept 1st which was the date provided  at the previous Selectmen meetings. I have sent a clarification request to the Town Clerk and suspect the [...]

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Do You Support Having a Town Manager?

August 6th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Editorial, Town Government

If you support having a Town Manager or frankly are still unsure, and would like the chance to decide,  I could use your help.
I am circulating a Petition to have the referendum revisited on the ballot this November. By signing the Petition you would be simply providing Lebanon the residents the opportunity to vote on [...]

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Local Govt in Maine – Ebook

June 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Community News, Editorial, Town Government

There is a very informative book on the Local Government in Maine. It is made available by the Maine Municipal Association (MMA) free for educational purposes. The book it is very informative and

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Citizen’s Round Table Proposed

November 7th, 2008 · 22 Comments · Suggestions, Town Government

Now don’t get me wrong I am not in favor of spending any money. Understand though there is a cost for doing nothing and for not acting as well.

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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 [...]

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