Category: Your View

I had the honor, as a private citizen involved in historic preservation, to work with Bill Keohan on a number of historic preservation projects. I am reminded of Act III scene II from Shakespeare’s Julius Ceasar. The praise from both the Select and CPC boards is honorable for they are all honorable men. “I speak […]

At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, four of the five members chose to let 20-plus years of institutional knowledge and a record of stellar performance walk out the door. And by that, of course, I’m referring to their decision to not reappoint Bill Keohan to the Community Preservation Committee. This decision came despite overwhelming support by […]

It seems outrageous that Bill Keoghan was removed from Community Preservation Committee.  A push for more affordable housing will not, in my opinion, guarantee that longtime Plymouth residents stay in town.  Likely, more nonresidents will move into the affordable housing based on income and need.  You do not preserve a community by adding more to […]

Last year I was in the Harbor Freight store in Wareham that used to be a Benny’s. There were about five guys checking out and waiting to check out – mostly guys like me, 60s maybe, gray hair, blue jeans, work shirts.  “You know, I like this place, but I sure do miss Benny’s,” I […]

Will the new Master Plan of Plymouth be an instruction to builders, or will it be a politically correct statement ignored by the builders? Plymouth administration must answer this question to Plymouth taxpayers who paid $500,000 for this plan. The recent history of this town doesn’t present a hopeful view. The Planning Board and Select […]

Given the importance of this project [Plymouth’s new master plan] and the limitations of a wide-open attendance meeting (committee presentations, small group discussions, etc.) might it be possible for residents to submit questions and concerns to the committee? It is unfortunate that the population of Plymouth has such low voter participation, but this could be […]

The town is currently in discussions with the owners of Bert’s [restaurant] to eliminate their all too prominent eyesore on Warren Avenue. If these discussions do not bear fruit, however, then the Select Board should take the following four steps to remove this eyesore: It is always best to resolve a dispute amicably, but in […]

The sad and sudden demise of Malcolm MacGregor made me remember his friendship and wisdom. Malcolm was my advisor and co-worker in Plymouth’s planning politics during the past decade. When he was chair of the Planning Board, Malcolm drove me around Plymouth and showed me sites for potential developments. He promoted Plymouth Village Development plan, […]

This is in response to Fred Thys’s recent article “Who really cares about a town election?” A Bloomberg News article caught my attention. It covered survey results from newspapers representing 246 elections over two decades showing that cities with fewer reporters see fewer people running for office and fewer people voting. Other surveys show similar […]

Plato said, “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”  Those elected to public office in Plymouth were seated with only 10 percent of all eligible voters casting a ballot. [About] ninety of all Plymouth voters were not motivated, a glaring vote of “no confidence” in […]