ComCast will rebroadcast the meeting on Tuesday, February 24. You need to watch.
A Middleboro resident, taxpayer and active citizen who has been paying attention to the antics of this ........ Board of Selectmen raised the issue of an omission in the Selectmen's Meeting Minutes for February 9, 2009 that failed to indicate the gifts that were received.
It was only because the issue was raised that Mr. Spataro returned gifts that he received from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Regardless of their value, he never thought to check state law. He allowed his ego to be stroked by appreciative Tribe members and was just tickled at the attention.
The Gavel Queen, Marsha Brunelle was clearly frustrated that the gavel was not in her hand!
But .... you need to watch the irrational outrage of Steven Spataro, up for re-election!
Yet another irrational outburst by Mr. Spataro! We've seen this before.
This is NOT appropriate conduct when addressing the respectful comment of a Middleboro Taxpayer .......
This man needs to be voted out of office.
Watch the exchange.
The Middleboro Resident was respectful in spite of the rudeness of the Board of Selectmen.
This needs to stop.
Mr. Spataro yelled at the Middleboro voter that he should take out papers and run for office.
Mr. Spataro, if you don't like the questions and the challenges, maybe you shouldn't run for office. You've slept through most of your tenure. Or you've been text messaging. Or eating your supper. Or you've arrived late or been absent. You haven't done your homework.
Remember, this is the Big Leagues, Steve. If you can't handle the questions, get out of the hot seat!
If Middleboro voters continue to tolerate this level of unprofessional conduct by Board Members, you have a serious problem!
16 comments:
Be thankful I wasn't there. I almost broke the tv throwing things.
This is why we need these meetings on the internet in case people dont get to see them.
Steve? Hang it up!
Vote for you???
Other stupidity he did I might forgive but this?
Steve, call Hal in the AM.
Marsha? Get the gavel back. You need it.
Middleborough needs a Board that conducts itself professionally. This isn't it.
Middleborough: Are you watching this? You should be ashamed.
To the man who asked the question who was atacked by the bos you said what I wanted to thanks
Pat,
Give Marsha the gaval
She needs it
Spartero? No way! I vote.
Mr. Solamino or whatever his name is deserves my most vigorous apology for the bos but I can't fully apologize for them.
I didn't vote for them. Their outrageous conduct is beyond my control but it was unjustified. You question was something I wanted to ask.
I don't care the value of the gifts.
Steve Spataro didn't return the gifts until he was told to.
Please don't put him back in office.
We were doing other things and left your bos meeting on, watching parts but not really paying attention. It got to the part at the end when the resident asked a question about the meeting minutes and the gifts. The BOS response was horrifying, embarassing, unjustified. You just can't put these people back in office.
Nancy Yeatts has conducted some pretty controversial meetings and has treated everyone with respect. The same can't be said of Middleborough where I grew up. There was no respect and you can't think that other towns treat their residents the same way.
Marsha's comments were too much!
They're the ones who socialized with the town's 'business partners' and accepted gifts.
Notice how Marsha hasn't comment about what she received?
He must have something more to hide?
The BOS was again wrong. Open meeting law states the significant issue, gifts in this case needs to be recorded within the minutes regardless of if a vote was taken or not.
This board is not adhering to OML and could very easily be subject to a law suit.
Why did the previous chair leave the board.
The question is becoming more obvious isn't it.
Did you catch Pat Rogers comment about 'people of your caliber' ???
Sorry Pat! But voters have a right to know.
Too bad for you but you socialized with felons. You should have known the Abramof connection would result in indictments.
3 members of the current board accepted gifts and meals. Your conduct was inappropriate. Mimi still hasn't explained why Helen Belmont had such a cozy relationship with about to be indicted Stephen Graham.
Don't get mad when a voter points out your inappropriate conduct.
They all have something to hide.
Did you catch the comment about the PTWS?
Is Pat suddenly reading the blogs? Did he suddenly figure out it can be done for nothing? Did he read Mark's article in the Gazette?
Every idea Pat stated is from your blog.
Spataro's done this before. He was asleep before the Recall and got on his Big Leagues routine then went back to sleep. He's wasting the seat. After the election he'll got back to sleep.
This board has a real problem if they believe their response was appropriate.
Marsha stated with a lot of anger that she was tired of all this "crap." She was elected to do just that! Deal with all the crap! All that anger just is fear of disclosure.
Keep up the good work and the questions to the BOS. The more we ask, the dummer they look and the more disrespect they are showing to those that wasted their time and votes for these morons which are totally disrespectful.
Gavel Queenie Marsha refused to allow voters to ask questions. The only reason I can think of is she's hiding something. She's tired of "crap" ? Voters should be too.
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