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mik - Thu, May 16, 2013, 6:00 P

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> Wow, this Obama guy is one crooked individual. > I miss the days when we had an open, honest, forthright administration in the White House. Really. Glass houses, and all that.

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patrick - Thu, May 16, 2013, 2:54 P

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Wow, this Obama guy is one crooked individual. I miss the days when we had an open, honest, forthright administration in the White House.

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mark2 - Thu, May 16, 2013, 2:18 P

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Joe Obama already knows the truth.

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joelandry - Thu, May 16, 2013, 9:04 A

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The head of the IRS was fired by Obama but Obama failed to mention that he was quitting in a couple of weeks. If Obama wanted to find out the truth he would call for a special prosecutor. So much for ... (More...)

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joelandry - Wed, May 15, 2013, 6:29 P

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Jeff, You are on an island by yourself. I suspect you sent this out to get people talking and you don't believe what you wrote. Your post is too far off base to comment on.

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newbie - Wed, May 15, 2013, 6:17 P

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This took longer than I thought it would.. Wonder if the IRS looked at any Democratic stuff? I kind of doubt it. Going to be down in DC next week. I'll have to check it out.

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JeffSingleton - Wed, May 15, 2013, 12:35 P

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Just in case anyone is interested in a little truth while the Republican attack machine and the lazy media go nuts over Benghazi and the IRS scandal, here is an interesting article about the tax-exemp... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Wed, May 15, 2013, 8:00 A

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The school committee may not be"looking for help" with the GMRSD budget (I suspect if the issue is framed that way you will get a negative reaction). But let's just say a standard /consistent set of ... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Mon, May 13, 2013, 9:48 P

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Jeff - That all sounds fine if the school committee is looking for help, but what if they're not?

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JeffSingleton - Mon, May 13, 2013, 11:26 A

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No I do not think the town boards should replace the school committee in terms of its oversight budget role. I have never said that and I absolutely do not think that. But I have never understood this... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Sat, May 11, 2013, 9:55 P

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PS - I should add that I personally do not think that the ideal situation is that the town boards get a lot of detailed information from the school district that they can spend time analyzing. I th... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Sat, May 11, 2013, 9:52 P

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Jeff - Yes, a meeting early in the process for FY15 sounds like a good idea. Beyond that, I think you and I have a communication problem. You refer to "a budget hearing with no budget" -- what a... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Sat, May 11, 2013, 8:19 A

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So the bottom line is that rather than go back and forth over email for months next year the boards should meet early in the process and hopefully agree to a common set of documents for the various pr... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Fri, May 10, 2013, 9:41 P

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Jeff - I don't think it's a communication problem -- I think the town boards were very clear about what we hoped to receive. I think the district (meaning the superintendent and the school committe... (More...)

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newbie - Fri, May 10, 2013, 6:24 P

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MJ, I watched some of the meeting last night down in the village. I also was quite surprised with the Montague School Apartment vote.( Any one that thinks the change was not made just for the anticipa... (More...)

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mickjen - Fri, May 10, 2013, 7:27 A

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I don't have my notes right on hand, nor is the warrant readily available, so I am recalling from memory a $8200? approval to update Town Hall technology, right? I know it's been said here before,... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Fri, May 10, 2013, 7:16 A

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Mike.. Well maybe I should not have made the last comment. about rocket science but a simple list of documents should not really be all that hard to get. After months of back and forth over email b... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Thu, May 9, 2013, 10:06 P

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Jeff - I agree with you that the process can be improved, and that a meeting early in the budget cycle next year to clarify and establish expectations on all sides would be a good idea. As you k... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Thu, May 9, 2013, 10:24 A

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Mike... Well the bottom line is that this crucial document was requested repeatedly. We got it at the beginning of the process but then it disappeared. At the finance committee hearings on the ... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Mon, May 6, 2013, 9:51 P

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Just to set the record straight on one point: budget assumptions were asked for (by Jeff) at the public hearing on the GMRSD budget on 2/12. I was present, and I would have asked for them if Jeff hadn... (More...)

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mmuller - Mon, May 6, 2013, 10:22 A

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Congratulations to Jhanold and SusanSanSoucie for being the closest in the "When Will it End?" poll. They chose 3:30 from the list and Town Meeting actually ended at 3:18. Next up, MikeNaughton and... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Mon, May 6, 2013, 6:41 A

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Well I think there is a very serious problem with transparency and oversight re the school budget. The bottom line was very good and the budget passed unanimously for the third year in a row. Hopefull... (More...)

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lisaadams - Sun, May 5, 2013, 1:02 P

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Being a Town Meeting Member from Prec. 2, I understand the discouragement, many others from other precincts left as well. Very disheartening when there are many complaints on what is going on in town.... (More...)

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newbie - Sun, May 5, 2013, 10:17 A

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Down in the village taking my old dude to Food City. He wasn't too happy with the prec. 2 folks that split before town meeting was over. Also a few no shows. Also VERY upset over the zoning change vot... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Sat, May 4, 2013, 8:33 P

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I know information for other town meetings has been posted ahead of time in the Town Meetings section. Once I called when I didn't see it, and it was up the same day. I think if people were to start c... (More...)

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