Whys ever'body always pickin' on me? Charlie Brown!

Is anybody else getting tired of the old worn out refrains from the Middleboro Selectmen?
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Because the November 5th STM was such a slap-dash affair, hastily cobbled together, with illegally worded Warrant Articles and numerous omissions, the Sachem Street Article was not acceptable. (There were also other Articles on the Warrant that were illegally worded.)

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And please don't offer excuses because the ATM left the budget unbalanced, so the need for a Fall STM was KNOWN in the spring.

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And let's not continue to blame DOR for the fact that the Middleboro BOS failed to increase water rates to cover the costs of the Enterprise account. That was KNOWN as well.

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The Town Charter makes the BOS the Water Commissions.

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So at the January 28, 2008, BOS Meeting, Selectman Perkins again blasted regulations, delays and who knows who else he was blaming for the delay.

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Well, Mr. Perkins, maybe if the BOS had been paying attention and doing their jobs and done it right the first time, this would have been a fait accomplit.

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Fortunately, the Town Planner was there to advise the BOS of the requirement to refer the matter to the Planning Board, yet again.

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If she hadn't spoken up, Mr. Perkins, you would have done it illegally, yet again and who would you have blamed for your own poor performance?

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Wouldn't it be a novel idea if the Middleboro BOS begin to accept some responsibility for the things they screw up, like delaying the tax bills, that cost you tax dollars?

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And wouldn't it be novel if the BOS acknowledged their Administrative failure in minor matters, like allowing a restaurant to continue to serve liquor for almost a month with no liquor license? And whether that restaurant was appropriately licensed to serve food or conduct business remains undetermined.

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If this is the BIG LEAGUES, isn't it time to start behaving like that?

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Isn't it time to stop blaming others and accept some responsibility, Charlie Brown?

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The second line of that song is 'HE'S A CLOWN, THAT CHARLIE BROWN.'