Excavator brings higher productivity to Templeton Highway Department

        

                    Excavator brings higher productivity to Templeton Highway Department.

     

                   Thanks to the great administration Templeton now has working together, things at the highway department are working at peak performance.  A new shift in staff and recent purchase of equipment has made the world of difference.  Once worn out equipment has been replaced with new and now time can be spent on doing the job instead of repairs to machines. No more filling the fluid levels time and time again dripping at every job or more money down the drain.

         There comes a time when the money to keep a piece of equipment or a roadway repaired has a loss factor and should be replaced. In Templeton we have the choice of ways to pay for these things. When we are asked to pay for it at town meeting and ballot votes with higher taxes we almost always say no.

         We don’t get the option to say “we want it” but don’t want to pay for it with higher taxes. The administration has to make the decisions to keep things functioning as best they can with what their options [money] are at the time they decide. Some can only dwell on the negative side of things and only say we said no. So be it!  The ability of our town to function means the tools and employees need to be capable of all the tasks at hand. All departments and town employees have a role to play to have it all come together and function. We have seen how bad the town can get real quickly when the trust of others has not been what we thought it was.  

When you see things put on this blog about this department or that department think for a minute who posted it and what comments get made after.

           The point is we as a town function as one town and will all look good if we all function well. If a department or board falls short and lacks the ability to perform we as a town look poor or even foolish. To not have the tools/equipment needed to run a town by choice would be a multi failure on several levels. Thanks to our leadership and the changes implemented we will see a better town for it.               Things take time and some answers given are not what some want to hear. 

              I thank allemployees in my town and look forward to the day when we all can say 

                                   Templeton knows how to function well.

                                                                     Dave Smart