Entries from Sam Obar 180 tagged with 'selectmen'
Trash Limit Reversal was a Poor Decision
Editor's Note: In this post about the Rebel mascot, the word "annals" was used incorrectly. Like most humans, I make mistakes, and I had this word mixed up with another word. I know what "annals" are and that is not...
Contentious Town Meeting & Other Issues
I have A LOT of things to get off my chest.First of all, I welcome all WalpoleWords users to start their own blogs, put their names on them, and challenge anything I write rather than slamming me anonymously. That would...
A Strong Endorsement for Patrick Shield
A lot of you knew this was coming. This is a very proud occasion.Sam Obar 180 is endorsing Patrick Shield for Selectman for the second year in a row. Since there are two seats open on the Board, an additional...
Rebel Mascot and More
Here is a video recently produced by the staff of the Walpole Rebellion, the Walpole High School student newspaper. It tackles the Rebel mascot head-on. Do you think the resident next to Turco Field should display a Confederate Flag? Vote...
Trash Fees and Tax Increases Not the Answers to Budget Woes
The following is an unedited excerpt from an editorial I wrote that is to be published in The Rebellion, Walpole High School's newspaper: A common argument from local officials in favor of implementing some form of trash fees in Walpole is...
Walpole's Police Station Saga
For those in Walpole who insist that there is no way we can build a combined police and fire facility downtown, history would say otherwise. Not only did one whole committee unanimously recommend that a combined facility be built downtown...
Robbins Road neighbors speak out about police station proposal
Residents of the area on Robbins Road where town officials have proposed putting a new police station continue to have concerns. Although there was a meeting for area residents in January, they wrote a follow-up letter recently that was sent...
Walpole Rail Trail Bike Path
On the list of 2008-2009 Goals and Objectives for the Board of Selectmen, the following is listed as a goal:"Explore the possibility of establishing rail trail bike paths."Indeed, Walpole has several areas of abandoned railroad beds, including some that cross...
Ideas for putting Walpole on the move
Once the economy picks up, and local aid starts flowing in like a fountain (which hopefully will happen one day), here is what I would propose if I were in a leadership capacity in Walpole:1. Stop renewing licenses of bad...
Snuffer becomes latest official to come on the radio
Walpole Selectman Cliff Snuffer came on to The Sam Obar Show on Jan. 23 to do an interview with me. We predominantly discussed the police station proposal he is pushing for, but we also discussed issues like zoning and Allied...
6 Ways to Improve the Town of Walpole Website
1. Add Expanded Contact Information for Board of SelectmenBelieve it or not, the only shred of contact information on the existing Board of Selectmen webpage is the phone number for the Board's secretary. You won't find an email for the...
How to contact our selectmen
Since the town website does not provide any of this, I think it might be nice if Walpole residents knew how to contact their elected officials by email.Here is a list of our Selectmen and their email addresses and home...
Conservation Commission, others suffer with vacancies
With one member going on an extended vacation, another not attending meetings and ignoring phone calls or emails, and an associate member being denied full membership for unknown reasons, the Conservation Commission will soon have only TWO voting members. The...
Police Station Proposal Disturbing
The Board of Selectmen is once again discussing the idea of building a new police station on Robbins Road, according to local news sources. Selectman Cliff Snuffer, my favorite Selectman, announced recently that a new building proposal might come very...
Parking Meters are Bad for Downtown
Update 11/11/09: Keith Ferguson at The Walpole Times has put up a parking meter poll here. Please vote no!Selectmen announced this week that they are openly considering installing parking meters downtown to prevent commuters from parking in Walpole Center during...
The latest downtown thoughts and developments
Saltwater Paradise is the name of the exotic fish and coral store that will be moving onto Glenwood Avenue. The phone number is 508-660-5000, and upon calling it I found that they have a fully functional voicemail machine that informed...
Progress on Board of Selectmen Goals
For your entertainment: Listen to an interview that my WDIS colleague Dan Collier did with Walpole Town Administrator Michael Boynton recently.Now on to the main point of this post:Walpole is lucky to have an absolutely exceptional Board of Selectmen, made...
Finally some common sense
WalpoleNews.com has reported that, finally, after lagging behind other towns already taking advantage of the power and resources the internet provides, the Walpole Board of Selectmen has approved a proposal to broadcast and archive all Board of Selectmen's meetings online.It's...
OOPS! Looks like the Walpole town website is (still) ugly!
Update 6/26/09: Earlier today, I had a very interesting and lengthy conversation with a Walpole Library staff member who works on part of the town website. It was indicated to me that parts of the website, especially the library page,...
Endorsements for town election
Updated on June 4, 2009 with an additional endorsement for Nancy MacKenzie for Selectwoman.Now, with a week to go before the 2009 Walpole Town Election, I am announcing my endorsements for some elected offices:1. Selectmen: Patrick Shield and Nancy Mackenzie...
Thoughts about the town election
It is now Walpole election season, and there is quite a bit of heavy competition among the various seats up for re-election this year. Seeking two different terms on the Walpole Board of Selectmen are FIVE different candidates, all from...
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