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​ From: Bill Lattrell <lattrell.omalley@verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 1:16 PM
To: heathconnects@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Select Board Notes for Feb 18 2022
 
I agree totally with sentiment that Selectboard Members are under valued and under apreciated. There is a stipend, however.  I once did the math when I was a member and figured my compensation came to about $1.50/hour!  People do this job because they love the town and want to contribute.  That does not mean that they are beyond critique or crticism but it does mean thst they should be treated with respect and people should tone down the negative rhetoric.  We all recognize that there are differing points of view on every topic.  Some will agree and some will not.  Personal attacks are NEVER acceptable. We live in a representative democracy where we get to choose our government.  That comes with the responsibility of supporting those who choose to serve and are chosen by the voters. If you can't support those elected than disagree with respect and let your truthful views be known.  It really is simple and does not have to be devisive.
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On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 4:23 PM, Heath Connects
<heathconnects@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Folks,
The Select Board notes for Feb 18 are available at 
https://www.heathconnects.org/sb-notes/meeting-notes-feb-18-2022SB Notes, Feb 18
 
There were many items discussed along with follow up from previous weeks. Some topics:

• SB needs to make a decision on a Special Town Meeting to allow for the transfer of money to cover the costs of the AT&T lawsuit. 
• The  MTRS draft FY23 budget  shows a significant increase.

[ I checked the draft and it showed  $1,132,316 over the FY22 budget which will have an impact on Heath. Last year our assessment for Mohawk Trail and Franklin County Tech was $996,620 and accounted for almost half our budget. If you go to the notes, there is a link to the budget.]

• Robyn responded to some questions regarding an idea previously suggested for the town to hire a consultant. The task would be to pull together all the work that has been down to date by committees on town buildings and extend that to a more global view of how to use all our properties.

Personal Comment: Being a Select Board member is a part time unpaid job with a lot of homework outside of meetings and with many folks grading that homework. Remember that this work is public service and keep in mind  what Abe Lincoln said: ". . .  you can't please all of the people all of the time."