Category: Your View

It’s unfortunate that the Plymouth Independent chose to turn the town’s tremendous recovery from the recent storm into an attack on my character and motives. As usual, the PI seems more interested in clicks than reporting, presenting a twisted version of events instead of fairly describing what actually happened. Throughout the storm and the recovery […]

I am writing in response to the recent article regarding the boiler failure and the ongoing maintenance challenges at Memorial Hall. Given that Memorial Hall is a century-old landmark in “America’s Hometown” with significant 20th-century cultural history, has there been any consideration toward applying for federal government grants in Washington to fund these repairs? This […]

The ongoing discussions regarding Plymouth’s “fiscal crunch” and potential service cuts highlight a significant need for long-term clarity. While current efforts to manage the budget are evident, it is difficult for the community to fully engage without a formal three-to-five-year projection of our projected deficits. ​Our neighbors in Duxbury provide a helpful example of this […]

I am not on Facebook, so not privy to the “cage fight” atmosphere. However, I have lived through many snowstorms and watched many snowplow operators exhibit little regard for infrastructure while doing their well-compensated job. I appreciate that snow plowing is a difficult job. However, it is also clear that little training and expectations for […]

Ongoing failures at Memorial Hall are indicative that razing this structure is the appropriate and fiscally responsible course of action. Reproduce the facade and cupola, if wanted, and have a functional interior. The external water problem is what needs to be to be investigated and mitigated, if possible. If not able to be reasonably addressed, […]

Town Manager Derek Brindisi’s quote (“Out cold: One of Memorial Hall’s boilers has failed”) says it all: ““Maybe the building gets torn down and replaced with a more 21st century version.” Now with the failure of one of the boilers and continued leaks into the building, take it down, save the front façade, and build […]

The project eligibility letters for the Pulte project state that the total number of units approved was 163, which is the total number of project units presented to the ZBA by Pulte, but left unanswered is the number of units set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement because that number was redacted by Pulte […]

The town needs to get its act together and fast track the approval of a Costco site or lose it to Kingston or elsewhere.  I was a retail executive, and I know at some point Costco may decide it would be better to open a new store elsewhere rather than spending time and money fighting […]

The petitioners  of the Plymouth Community Trust Bylaw are grateful for your coverage of the Select Board hearing and [its] vote to support this initiative. However, we wish to clarify a point: stating that the petitioners are “unsatisfied with a decision to leave the town’s immigration enforcement policy solely in the hands of police,” mischaracterizes […]

I just want to say a big thank you to all of the emergency crews that worked tirelessly this week to dig us out of this huge snowstorm and keep us safe. To Eversource line workers and field crew, communications, fire, police, ambulance, ER, waste management, heating and oil, emergency responders and DPW, and any […]