Inquiring minds want to know...
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To Selectman Alice Boucher:
Would you please identify those voices you hear in your head? Thank You.
In two recent episodes here in Gilford, Select Board Chair Alice Boucher has raised questions based upon her claims to have heard from certain people in town asking her to take a particular position or stand on an issue that seems contrary to what conventional wisdom might hold.
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First, when the Energy Committee was proposed, based upon the suggestions of the Carbon Coalition (the authors of the statewide movement and Warrant #30 appearing and passing at March's Annual Town Meeting), Boucher voiced opposition, as noted in the Citizen
Boucher added that some of the residents she had spoke with on the topic expressed similar opinions on keeping the committee's focus broad.
Sure they did. Who would want the TOWN and SCHOOLS to look at saving energy? Undoubtedly, the people Boucher supposedly spoke with want the town to dictate to the people what THEY should do, right? Sure they did Alice. Really, other than public employees directly affected and Dale Dormody, defender of all things government in Gilford, who could possibly take such a position? Isn't everybody concerned about doing all we can to save energy and prevent added pollutants from going into the environment? Why wouldn't we include the town and schools?
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And now, out of the clear blue sky, Selectman Boucher says certain people don't want the town secretary taking the minutes of the Municipal Budget Committee's meetings anymore. Michael Kitch, reporting in today's Laconia Daily Sun writes
Boucher said that she had heard that members of the Budget Committee were critical of the minutes taken by Bailey.
Again, I openly challenge Selectman Boucher: Other than Dale Dormody, who was not on the MBC last session,
NAME ONE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBER THAT IS CRITICAL OF THE WORK SANDY BAILEY DID WITH THE OFFICIAL MINUTES. PLEASE ALICE... WE'RE WAITING!!
In case you're wondering why I know the voice in Alice's head is Dale Dormody, recall that as a candidate, he submitted a "Best Practices" document where he called the minutes taken by the Budcom as "lengthy and unfocused." He further called for them to be changed in other correspondences and utterances as well.
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I'm sure you're thinking the same thing that I am-- WHY ON EARTH WOULD WE WANT LESS DETAIL IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF OUR GOVERNMENT? What kind of person could possibly be opposed to having MORE information, instead of LESS?
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Color me baffled. At least I'll understand better when Alice answers my questions. Oh, and for the record, my recollection of last year is that the work of Ms. Bailey was praised by members of the Budcom on several occasions.
