tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540455309896852830.post3425504861669897766..comments2024-03-22T11:13:13.597-04:00Comments on Pauly's Templeton Watch: Officials say state must address runaway MassHealth costsPaul Cosentinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325436549523525836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540455309896852830.post-52384015984529881002017-03-27T14:54:31.138-04:002017-03-27T14:54:31.138-04:00I understand people are angry, and for that I am t...I understand people are angry, and for that I am truly sorry ! Be angry at the right people, if you have to, although it will do no good. Who stood in front of our last ATM, and told the taxpayers "we are on track" , "everything is fine," and who gave out raises, some pretty big ones, that had no money to back them in his budget that was no good to start with ? We had some new Selectmen that didn't get it, but we had enough that should have known better, and they should have voted to recind that vote ! This is your town. Just because he has a plan, does not mean it is right for our town ! Think for your self ! If we have not learned that, then we get what we deserve, for a government and a town. Bev.Beverly Bartolomeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881177366943634825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540455309896852830.post-7169688173352261322017-03-27T14:39:16.451-04:002017-03-27T14:39:16.451-04:00One of the reasons our town has struggled to make ...One of the reasons our town has struggled to make ends meet, is the fact that we depend on the State of Massachusetts for revenu to keep our town afloat. In 1999 State Aid got cut, and in reading the ATR for that year, the town barely got through the year. They did no projects at all, but in the end, the Town crashed in 2002/2003. No margin for error, and nothing to fall back on, has kept us on this merry go round until today. This has to be the year we stop the destructive cycle. People are addicted to the quick fix ! Any talk about a loan to build a school we cannot pay for has got to stop. We need to get our finances fixed first. Bev.Beverly Bartolomeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881177366943634825noreply@blogger.com