We read with dismay about Mr. Golden’s accusation of misconduct by fellow board member Bill Keohan. As an aside, anyone who knows Mr. Keohan will find the alleged conduct hard to believe, but we expect the Town to conduct a fair and civil investigation into the allegation. We hope that your new civility policy will prevent board members from using expletives during public meetings – not a high bar for sure.
We have more urgent problems to solve in Plymouth, which we expect the select board to address:
- 55% of our citizens cannot afford to buy a house or a condominium, so young working families leave the town in search of affordable housing. Chapter 40B state program for affordable housing is not affordable for low- and midsize-income level citizens. You declared housing affordability as priority policy but haven’t created a workable program for its implementation.
- While population of Plymouth increases, its school enrollment decreases. Plymouth becomes a bedroom town for retired seniors. Renovation of government buildings are delayed for years. Our precious pine forest is being clearcut for selling sand. The increasing storm surges destroy our coastal structures. 87% of our households depend on septic systems that potentially pollute the ground and aquifers.
We expect you to address the above listed problems professionally and proactively. Please schedule public hearings to discuss these issues.
– Anatol Zukerman, Linda Lancaster, Gregory Covan, Fred Christie, Joseph Speredolozzi