Interesting sidebar from an earlier post

Sunday, May 17, 2015
Annual Town Meeting Templeton
Annual Town Meeting Templeton

The Annual Town Meeting  took place on Saturday. Business was concluded by 2:30 pm.

All 27 articles were acted upon. Interesting side notes:

Article 16 Cook Pond Estates Pump Station was discussed at length and then voted down due to the ambiguity of the article. Discussion  resumed under Article 24 Cook Pond Pump Station citizen's petition. Mr. Columbus made a motion to pass over the article before discussion began on the article. Whether you agree or disagree with the article, discussion should take place before a motion is made to passover the article. Let's hope the details ( deed restrictions, costs, useful life of a pump station...petty details) are ironed out so this can be discussed at a special town meeting in the fall.

Article 20 Discontinuation of Templeton Town Roads passed after discussion. No legal research has been done to determine if these roads were/are town roads. End result will probably be that Templeton will still get screwed over by the State, but at least we didn't screw over ourselves this time! Good job Templeton!

Article 23 Trench By Law - passed but was amended by Kenn Robinson so that it be completely ineffective in addressing the costs to repair road cuts made by utilities ...like the water department or the sewer department. Isn't that a change?

All of the citizen petitions went down in defeat. See you next year! You can go back to sleep.

Maybe Dennis O'Brien was right?


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david smartMay 17, 2015 at 8:12 PM

Was Dennis correct? Did the people who are exposed check the info they were given and see for their self. I think not as they would rather be a group like the BOH that hides behind a single word like "minimal". On the one hand they tell us there is no risk and then we hear the risk is minimal. IS IT? Would they tell us if it was more than minimal? Would they own the lies of the past? If we find out the truth and we try to get the legislature to act will we vote it down like the last meeting did?
Templeton is again asleep and thats when the town is most at risk.
Without a PILOT is the Light Dept. being fair to the town?
Without a financial report in the town report is the commission being fair to the town?
Do we pay a higher rate so big business get a bigger break?
Why would we care if the fluoride works Dennis is right!
Thanks to all who went to the meeting and at least voted.

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Bev BartMay 18, 2015 at 9:53 AM

A new member of the "Politically Corrupt" has come to age in our little Town of Templeton, right before our very eyes !! How does a person sign a petition, go into a rage when their family member is harassed, because the petition was signed in the first place, only to stand before their Town members and whistle a different tune. I saw no broken arms, or bent elbows. Did the well oiled political machine make a offer that was to good to be ignored ?? I am willing to bet the answer is yes. Voting for someone, who we think should know the difference between right and wrong, didn't matter at all. It will all come out in the wash

Kenn RMay 18, 2015 at 12:22 PM

Bev, as you are aware, I do not post on this blog, but since you have decided to publish outrageous, slanderous, and potentially legally actionable accusations against me in this forum, I feel compelled to respond, as your patently false accusations against my character may impact me financially and professionally as an attorney.

The difference between me and some of the selectmen that you have had in the past, apparently, is that I do not make decisions for the TOWN based on MY personal feelings. Yes, I was livid when two town employees gave a member of my family a hard time, thinking that he had signed your petition when I was the one who signed it. However, I'm not going to support an effort that has already failed once on Beacon Hill to re-open old wounds and turn town government back into the circus it was just a few years ago, just because I'm outraged at the behavior of two town employees. As I have stated previously, I signed your petition to prove a point that it was more appropriate as a citizen's petition than as a selectmen's article - a fact which I clearly stated on camera when we discussed the warrant articles. I spoke-out against rehashing these decade-old issues on camera at that same selectmen's meeting. Why you would think I was going to support your article on town floor, is beyond me.

Two years ago, when I spoke in support of a similar article, it was because you and others said that if the town would support you this one time, it would put an end to this drama and you would let the town move on. That was clearly not true, as you stood in the same spot on town meeting floor and made the same promise two years later - just vote for this once and we'll let the town move on.

Dealing with citizens like you, who make false accusations and try to drag names through the mud rather than acknowledge that someone who could be doing much more pleasant things with their time is sacrificing that time with loved ones to try to help the town, is the exact reason that I will not be seeking reelection on the Selectboard next spring.

What exactly do you think the Echo Hill Crew or anyone else could offer me to change my opinion? Clearly that crew has little ability to win elections any more. To be honest, as recent elections have shown, getting support from either your crew or theirs is a political liability, not an asset. And, as was also apparent from your post, if you are implying that I was bribed, I have spent years working hard in school to accomplish what I have. I do just fine for myself - not going to risk my career for anything.

They say that you get the government you deserve - if that is true, then perhaps the Hatfield v. McCoy, Us v. Them days were a better fit for you."

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Kenn RMay 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM
And yes...I emailed Dave Smart with confirmation that this is Kenn Robinson. Feel free to call the number listed with the Selectboard's office for confirmation as well.





Mrs. FarrellMay 18, 2015 at 6:27 PM
Welcome to the blog, Kenn!

I might have missed something, but I don't know if you are the person Bev was referring to. I don't see any names mentioned in her post. It is apparent that you feel Bev's post is directed at you.

Threatening legal action against an elderly person ( protected class) on a public blog might not be the best way to garner support if you make a run for elected statewide office. As unfortunate as it is, as an elected official you are held to a higher standard. Right or wrong, people can take pot shots at you.

I think there was an expectation of your support for the citizen's petition...probably because you signed it. This could probably be avoided in the future if you say what you mean and mean what you say. To sign a petition and then speak out against the very same petition sends a mixed message to people in town.

Wish you the best.

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