Select Board Cancels Evening Meeting

Shortly after his election by just 50 votes against a candidate who wasn't running, Phil Preston proposed that the Select Board cancel one evening meeting a month and cut out Department Head reports. Dan Golden, to his credit, voted against this measure, but Jeanette Stewart supported Preston's motion. This is just another step in the Select Board's on-going program to exclude the public from town government. Stewart and Preston have been very effective in stopping public input and limiting pubic access. Even at their night time meetings, no meaningful business is ever discussed. Most meetings last about 20 minutes, but work sessions can go on for several hours. Even though Stewart promised that no votes on important issues would be taken during the work sessions, this is when all of the important decisions are made and voted on, including canceling the evening meeting. The few people who were able to attend the meeting were not allowed to express their response.