Okay, took yesterday off. Not exactly sure why. So here I sit today, wishing I had done a piece yesterday, so I could skip today. Go figure.
Anyway ...
We are heading into the final lap of the seemingly never ending budget stuff. To top it all off, the budget stuff is being overshadowed this year by the other stuff.
We have of course the former Rogers school building, and the multiple requests for funding for a study and maintenance and demo of the portable classrooms (in fairness, this last one also involves demo for classrooms at the forgotten school at a building on Main street). More of this later today or soon.
We have the town administrator article, "change" to the BPW, Information Technology Committee article and the Capital Planning Committee article. The capital planning article had been proposed way back when by the government study committee, but it a determination of priorities apparently, that committee decided there wasn't enough time to put together a TA article, along with an article to neuter the BPW and put forward an Information Technology article and a capital planning article. The selectboard, feeling the capital planning article being of such importance took the allotted slot on the warrant and submitted a proposal.
Our elected leaders are in fact correct on the capital planning article importance. Not sure the article itself is what we should be striving for, but in the pecking order of all things governmental, it is something long overdue and of priority status, in this blogger's opinion. That being said, as it appears in the warrant, it should probably be relegated to next year's list of things to do, again in this blogger's opinion. It may not be the only article so relegated.
In the bigger picture of life, a picture often ignored, attitudes and perceptions normally reign supreme.
There are a great many differing attitudes and perceptions out there at the moment about a number of matters which are to be dealt with. Failing to realize the fact that not everyone sees things the way you do is usually the very first step toward failure.
The key isn't knowing you are right, it is convincing enough other people that you are right.
Anyway, more on all this stuff at some point in the future.
Be safe.
The key isn't always- convincing enough people you are right. The key always is knowing at the end of the day, no matter what, you stood up for your convictions.
ReplyDeleteWell there are convictions and there are convictions. As individuals, one should certainly be true to their convictions.
ReplyDeleteIn the bigger picture of life, one best be able to differentiate between true convictions and personal preferences.
I have some strong convictions, but for the most part I have preferences. As far as funding certain departments to what level, I have preferences about how to allocate the money. If things don't go my way, I let it go. But when it comes to protecting my personal property, my convictions don't waiver.
DeleteCapital planning would be a good addition to what we have now.A battle between departments on puts up the best plea.We need to do it now an not put it on the back burner to be forgotten or revised by the powers to be.The portables at both schools are eyesores ,give the DPW some funds an get the job done,they have the manpower an equipment ,its not rocket science.
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