To the Templeton Town Administrator;

If you want to reassure me and the rest of the Templeton residents, how about giving us an accurate accounting of the original $550,000.00 feasibility money along with the additional $500,000.00 voted. This would be what was the money spent on and how much, if any, is left from those figures.

Looking over the minutes of the select board of February 9, 2015, Bob Markel tells the BOS that the $85,000.00 play ground grant has been cut from the state budget. So is it fact or spin that Templeton had $85,000.00, now we don't? There are other meeting minutes along with dvds that show the discussion of found $300,000.00 then at another meeting, we don't have exactly $300,000.00. The Town is in line for $110,000.00 for snow & Ice spending, no, the Town will only get about $30,000.00 for the one declared state of emergency due to snow. This money comes from FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency. So the Town and the State tried to pile it on but the federal agency said not so fast. So Templeton had $300,000.00 then we don't have quite that much, the Town could have $110,000.00 for snow & Ice, no, the Town will only get $30,000.00. It was no spin, it was facts backed up by minutes and recordings of the meetings. It was also reported in The Gardner News.

Another interesting item reported in The Gardner News, which was discussed at the last meeting of the Advisory Board, was about the Town Administrator, the selectmen and the Advisory Board all agreeing that 1/3 of anticipated certified free cash should be used on the budget. It was pointed out that the Advisory Board never took an official vote on that item. It was pointed out that a general discussion happened and some numbers were talked about but no vote nor no recommendation was sent to the TA. It was also discussed to send a request for clarification on that subject. That is the kind of misinformation that is hurting the chances of any overrides or debt exclusions from passing, in my opinion.

Jeff Bennett