Middleboro: Where we cherish incompetence!

This was not my intent.
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I went searching for information.
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INFORMATION SOLELY !
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And I can only shudder at what I found!
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One might be led to believe that Middleboro has an interim Town Manager who, at least creates the illusion of something. Most of us have figured out what, but are too polite to say.

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But, frankly, what can you expect for $500 a day?

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And the Selectmen have finally put a 4 day a week accountant in place to adequately cover their posteriors and create an illusion.

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And the interim Town Manager found an out of towner to call their secretary.

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So ALL'S RIGHT WITH THEIR WORLD!

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In the process of seeking some information, I reluctantly checked the OFFICIAL MIDDLEBORO TOWN WEB SITE.

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So many jokes have been made about the site, no further explanation is required.

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The first encounter is the Parent Directory, whatever that means.

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A review of the December meeting minutes seems to indicate that the Selectmen had one meeting in December.

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But what's perhaps even worse, is that the meeting minutes are posted as 'docs.' So, maybe I can live with that.

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But reading the meeting minutes, the following was contained within those minutes:

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Board requests Town Counsel be asked if offer made to us would constitute bonified offer under 61A being defined as a good faith offer made by a party unafilliated with land owner. Motion withdrawn. Will continue with matter on 1/14/08 and if Mr. Tinkham indicates must be sooner, will do on 1/7/08. LINK

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And if one looks for January's meeting minutes, they're where?

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What is perhaps most pathetic about this entire issue is that the Selectmen receive the meeting minutes in their packets to review over the weekend and approve at Monday Night's Follies.

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There are numerous omissions that are apparent to anyone who attended or watched the meetings.

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But that the Town of Middleboro hired a secretary who can't use spell check? 'scuse me?

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And the computer inept interim Town Manager hired a secretary who can't use spell check? or post the information on the site?

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Would you be outraged to know what YOU, as a taxpayer are paying this secretary?

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Ahhh..... yes! Middleboro! Where we cherish incompetence with our tax dollars!