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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Who authorized this move by the municipal building committee
According to the committee chairman Gerald Skelton, he contacted the USDA and asked for a 90 day extension to hold that money for the town and that he plans to ask for another 30 day extension. I wonder what part of no do they not understand. According to figures from the warrants, the town has paid an average of $145,000.00 per year for the past five years and the building committees own figures show it will cost $188,000.00 per year for the "new" building at 252 Baldwinville Road. Of course the $145,000.00 average is based on actual spending numbers, the $188,000.00 could turn out to be more. I also have a question for Ms Wilder, do you think it is responsible to spend an additional 1.4 million dollars just because we have already spent $500,000.00? If we spent say another $400,000.00 on east Templeton school we would still have spent less than the 1.4 million. and we would no longer be on the hook for rent. When you are in a hole over your head, the prudent and smart thing to do is to stop digging! The building committee wants to put the question of borrowing another $400,000.00 on the special town meeting within the annual and then if it passes, hold a special town election. The way to stop this madness is to disband this committee once and for all and wait until we get on better financial footing. I hope the committee members remember it is not their money they are spending, it is your money and you the taxpayer control when it is spent or not. Remember too that the town accountant is a vendor, not a town employee, so why does he have such a big say in your budget? I hope at Thursday night (March 15, 2012) meeting for the budget, we have copies for everyone who wants them so they can see the numbers involving your money. Taxpayers should also ask about this contract for over $900,000.00 for the elementary school study. It is a signed contract after all, no matter what the intentions are or were. Just an explanation of how and why. Jeffrey Bennett
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In regards to the 252 Baldwinville Rd project.We should just bulldoze it and use the land for a school.That building won't hold a new roof. You see the block work on the in side.the blocks are held together with foam that you spray out of a can.And on the out side the blocks are turning into powder.And they want to put a new roof on that.I wouldn't want to work under that roof. townwatch 007
ReplyDeleteI have heard that the ground is contaminated with Mercury & Chromium or something like that that is very toxic. Anyway doesn't sound too good for school kids or anybody for that matter. So, it seems that this building is useless from top to bottom!! What a waste of our tax dollars. In my opinion, seems like some cronyism going on there to help "buddies" cash in at our expense, in more ways than one. The powers that be don't care, they are not going to be working or going to school there all day long. Shame on them for even thinking about putting other people's lives in DANGER!!!! My what GREED does!!
ReplyDeleteThe special town meeting within the annual should be for housekeeping articles...transfers of money from one line item to another to keep the budget in balance until June 30th. The Special Town Meeting within the annual should not be used by any board, committee or commission that did not submit their articles in time for the annual warrant.
ReplyDeleteThat would include the ESB committee and the Municipal building committee and their anticipated requests for the Special within the annual. The games have begun. I'm not talking about March Madness!