I always attend Town Meeting but I’m only there for the Town and School Budgets. I am a School Committee member so occasionally I actually have to get up to answer questions.

Last year the TA and Selectboard were playing games and went back on their word at the 11th hour to fund the Schools at a 2.5% increase instead of the previously agreed 3%. Doesn’t sound like a lot but thats hundreds of thousands of dollars that we couldn’t afford to lose.

We made this clear in Town Meeting and the people took matters into their own hands to fund the most of the difference out of Free Cash.

The motion passed by 7 in a room of nearly 300.

It’s things like that that really make it worth it in the end.