tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post5705618215275988152..comments2023-11-05T05:00:28.063-05:00Comments on Atkinson Reporter 2: Bennett wins Atkinson selectman raceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-69844297049031926212009-03-23T16:21:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:21:00.000-04:00No.When they return to the station, they have to c...No.<BR/><BR/>When they return to the station, they have to copy the report data from the forms they fill out (by hand) and put it in the computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-87021227935804897032009-03-19T21:54:00.000-04:002009-03-19T21:54:00.000-04:00Actually, the paperwork is not pen to paper, it is...Actually, the paperwork is not pen to paper, it is done on a computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-11215225814196065982009-03-13T23:39:00.000-04:002009-03-13T23:39:00.000-04:00Because every time somebody asks Phil hard questio...Because every time somebody asks Phil hard questions, thy get pegged as having a vendetta against him or the PD. The public who doesnt pay attention, buys it, after all a 30 year police chief wouldnt lie, would he?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-30176327677853384392009-03-13T20:14:00.000-04:002009-03-13T20:14:00.000-04:00If people are ripped over the generator, what do t...If people are ripped over the generator, what do they think about the other $134k the PD is going to get this year? Why do people vote for this stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-5169407886176662832009-03-13T20:12:00.000-04:002009-03-13T20:12:00.000-04:00To Mutual AidThe PD has a generator already but th...To Mutual Aid<BR/><BR/>The PD has a generator already but they want a bigger one to handle the heat and A/C, not just lights. They also have propane space heaters. As far as the paperwork goes, they can do it anywhere, it's just that paperwork, none of there stuff is digitized, it's all pen on paper. So yeah, it IS pretty easy to do without power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-87252767012526763642009-03-13T12:17:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:17:00.000-04:00There were vacant slots on Budget Committee and Co...There were vacant slots on Budget Committee and Conflict of Interest Committee but nobody signed up to run.<BR/><BR/>Its appointment season and there are spots coming open on Zoning and the Planning Board plus you can always volunteer to be on other committees.<BR/><BR/>Until people get involved, nothing will change.<BR/><BR/>Lots of whiners on the blog but nobody stepping up to the plate. I like to gripe too but quit whining and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. This blog is just text on a web page and will change nothing if action does not follow words. nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-69448781736091657012009-03-13T09:21:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:21:00.000-04:00I can understand people are mad about the generato...I can understand people are mad about the generator. Too late. People should have gotten mad before and during the Deliberative Session. It happened with the tower last year. People got up and asked some hard questions. That alone did not do it in. The cost is what killed it. But the questions were hard enough it got the Budget Committee to change their recommendation.<BR/><BR/>What makes me angry about the PD is they seem to want the Cadillac for everything rather than consider a sub compact. The tower was one outrageous example. The new entrance to the parking lot. Tell me again why they needed that? Same for the generator. A $1000, 8 KW portable is more than enough to run radios, lots of lights, and a couple of space heaters. But Noooooo. They are not paying for it so why not ask for the world.<BR/><BR/>We have a Budget Committee, don't we? How about doing some budgeting?<BR/><BR/>The generator is a dead issue. What people need to do is get involved so that the PD's next wish list item does not get rubber stamped again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-25280725007735327602009-03-13T04:56:00.000-04:002009-03-13T04:56:00.000-04:00I think folks are ripped about the generator for t...I think folks are ripped about the generator for the simple reason it was a budget guestement. Do you think anyone would have voted for it if they wrote on the ballot "The sum of $25k dollars (so we think) to acquire an emergency generator that (we think) we need"<BR/><BR/>If this is how the generator was handled as a budget item with a price pulled out of a hat, imagine the other pork that got voted in. People voting for this stuff have the trust that the individuals pricing this have done their homework rather than guessing at it. I wonder how much fluff is in the mosquito control or other items that passed? <BR/><BR/>In times of a sagging economy you need to put an effort into finding the best price for the best product. If you cannot even do that, don't even put it on the ballot to see who votes for it. Moreover, get someone else on the budget committee that will do the job. <BR/><BR/>So the reason it got voted in? Nobody is paying attention to how things are elected for recommendation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-44063196882452701672009-03-12T22:37:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:37:00.000-04:00Why is everyone whining about the generator...what...Why is everyone whining about the generator...what difference does it make..really why bother defending this...It was passed the majority voted for it. BOTTOM LINE...geeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-32132502250181945292009-03-12T22:34:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:34:00.000-04:00The one thing you always need to remember about Ja...The one thing you always need to remember about Jack Sapia is the old lawyer joke, "How do you know a lawyer is lying? His lips are moving."<BR/><BR/>Jack has wonderful at oratory. Only thing missing is the Bible thumping. He would have made a wonder tent preacher. Just keep in mind, he has been caught more than once lying to the public. He does it so freely, with no hesitation in his voice, that I cannot believe a single word that comes out of his mouth.<BR/><BR/>I have not a clue what his motives are. He may actually have the towns best interests at heart. But to me, if you lie, and keep lying, best interests mean absolutely nothing.<BR/><BR/>Why he continues to have so much influence is incompressible. Maybe it is because he attends the BOS meetings with such frequency. This from a man who said he was not running for reelection because he wanted to spend more time with his family. I cannot begin to express my anger at this statement.<BR/><BR/>Go view his presentation at the Special Town Meeting last August. It is on the front page of this blog. Listen to the first sentence out of his mouth. Then, think about it. Think about the timing of what he claims. Then consider it is all false. His son was on the practice field out back.<BR/><BR/>If you have the best interests of the town at heart, you need to be honest to be credible.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the generator - let it go. It is done. All the questions posed should have been made at the deliberative session, TWO MONTHS ago. If you did not attend, or did and did not ask these questions, they mean nothing. How many times does this need to be said? You want a voice in the petitions, ATTEND THE DELIBERATIVE SESSION AND ASK QUESTIONS THERE. Asking questions after the vote MEANS NOTHING.<BR/><BR/>I voted against it. Considering the size of that building, a portable to serve the necessary functions would do just fine. If the PD would simply begin to realize, WE ARE IN A DOWNWARD ECONOMY. People are losing there jobs left and right. People are losing their homes. The PD appears to be completely out of touch with this reality.<BR/><BR/>I will tell you this. Change is coming. You may find it hard to believe, but I know it. Business as usual is coming to a end. Just words for now, but watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-74684596592937874952009-03-12T21:55:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:55:00.000-04:00I can't wait til the special meeting and vote when...I can't wait til the special meeting and vote when the contract is up again. As Sapia said at deliberative session, it would have cst the town 6900.00 now it will cost the town 16,900.00. If that isn't fuzzy math I don't know what is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-1482755104936816032009-03-12T21:49:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:49:00.000-04:00Please tell us, how has it been done for the last ...Please tell us, how has it been done for the last ten years? The police station is only open to 4pm its not open 24-7. The last big power outage took place ten years ago. This is a waste of money. And the crime rate in this town justifies this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-11355542801110365072009-03-12T20:53:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:53:00.000-04:00Regarding the generator: while I cannot speak of t...Regarding the generator: while I cannot speak of the cost factor or 3 phase vs 2 phase vs single phase, I can say that there is an absolute need for a generator at the PD. Having one at the FD is not going to help at all when the PD resources are needed. Arrests are sill made and reports still need to be completed when the power goes out. To 3/12/09 5:14 - despite your sarcasm, I actually don't know how they got by all these years without one. There are time when reports and other paper work ABSOLUTELY need to be completed by the end of an officer's shift - difficult to do with no power, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-16117244653252860042009-03-12T20:42:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:42:00.000-04:00To anon @ 6:11.If you really believe this solution...To anon @ 6:11.<BR/><BR/>If you really believe this solution will work, why don't you present it to the board of selectmen? Regardless of whether you think it's needed or not, the voters have spoken. If you believe that it can be done for less than half of the 25K, go present your findings! Otherwise, this is nothing more than a useless whine on a blog and not really constructive. You can, however, change that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-89794463317910758822009-03-12T18:26:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:26:00.000-04:00DO you know how many hours Selectman Friel and the...DO you know how many hours Selectman Friel and the others put into negotiating this contract> I believe they started in Sptemeber and ended in December. Maybe the other town employees should put a uunion together and become organized so that they , like the cops, can present a unified front and attempt to get the benefits the cops get.<BR/><BR/>It works better than an individual going to the selectmen and asking for a raise. By the way, a union isnt free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-45492286116994301752009-03-12T18:11:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:11:00.000-04:00To Anon @ 8:48;Although the PD is 3 phase they onl...To Anon @ 8:48;<BR/><BR/>Although the PD is 3 phase they only use two phase power, and even the town elecctrical inspector says they should have a converter. But hey smart ass, I didn't call home depot. I did my research. I called tow commercial electricians, and looked online as well.<BR/><BR/>Here maybe YOU should educate yourself;<BR/><BR/>http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/shopping_cart.php?osCsid=<BR/>6951a08ceac53eb33194214dd350e3ae<BR/><BR/>22Kw 3 phase standby generator= $7,999<BR/><BR/>Transfer panel= $1,200<BR/><BR/>Installation, including wiring and plumbing= $2,200<BR/><BR/>TOTAL= $11,400<BR/><BR/>BUT WAIT.....<BR/><BR/>WE DON'T NEED THIS!<BR/><BR/>WE ALREADY HAVE AN EMERGENCY STATION IN THE FIREHOUSE!<BR/><BR/>We are paying because Phil doesn't want to have to go to an operation where somebody else is in charge! We are paying for his EGO again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-69187335807100487142009-03-12T17:14:00.000-04:002009-03-12T17:14:00.000-04:00The generator should only be used to supply electr...The generator should only be used to supply electricity for the essential items such as radios, electrical outlets etc. If this is all for the air conditioning, that is something that they can forego. Moreover, a supplemental heat system that is a lot cheaper can be employed for when there is a power failure during a storm. Lets face it, we never had this luxury before and now all of a sudden it is a "must" have. How did we ever get by all these years!<BR/><BR/>Geesh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-72232383396646106762009-03-12T12:48:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:48:00.000-04:00On the generator and 3 phase, there was discussion...On the generator and 3 phase, there was discussion at one of the BOS meetings. The 3 phase was currently used in in the building HVAC that came along with building to start. The cost of converting the HVAC system and all to single phase was judged more that the cost delta of the single to 2 phase generator. I don't know if the detail is in the minutes, but I heard it, it was discussed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-58577578860579227102009-03-12T11:17:00.000-04:002009-03-12T11:17:00.000-04:00Why is such a small building, the PD station, thre...Why is such a small building, the PD station, three phase? That is usually reserved for industrial use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-82540274085449929662009-03-12T09:01:00.000-04:002009-03-12T09:01:00.000-04:00" It is a shame that the officers had to take it o..." It is a shame that the officers had to take it on the chin because of one mans antics. "<BR/><BR/>Why don't the officers do something to correct the real problem? They must have enough evidence and witnesses to force a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-36051214620320653692009-03-12T08:59:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:59:00.000-04:00to March 12, 2009 8:48 AMIt could be converted fro...to March 12, 2009 8:48 AM<BR/><BR/>It could be converted from 3 phase for less money, so it could be a simpler system. The point is, no one should be going to the people for money without the backup information. This should also include information about all solutions. This was not done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-84383808877001407982009-03-12T08:48:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:48:00.000-04:00The issue with the generator is that the building ...The issue with the generator is that the building is three phase. It's not as simple as installing a home generator because of this. Perhaps you should do your research and understand the issue before thinking you can install a Home Depot purchased generator for 5K. And to Mark, this was researched, hence, the much lower figure than what the chief put forth. You may also note that the chief deferred ownership after being told it could be done for much less. There may be other issues to be critical about, but I don't see this as one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-18645287217229756532009-03-12T08:28:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:28:00.000-04:00Maybe I'm wrong, but I see rejection of the police...Maybe I'm wrong, but I see rejection of the police contract as fairness to all the other town employees, who did not receive any increase at all. Chief Murphy stood up at town meeting to speak to the raise for police, while the Fire Department received none. Teddy spoke to it, too. They're right. On this economy, we all take our knocks. And, we'll all deal with it. 2010 is another year. Maybe things will be better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-84262247502389485932009-03-12T07:41:00.000-04:002009-03-12T07:41:00.000-04:00So then why was it taken out on the police officer...So then why was it taken out on the police officers and their contract? It was their LEAST expensive contract in the last six years. 6.5% over three years, as compared to 9% over three years for the last two contracts. I know times were tough, but if they were os bad, then why did ANY monetary items get passed? It seems pretty unfair towards the cops. And, it seems it is all over the peoples displeasure with the chiefAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874347369787241443.post-11503597972081252562009-03-12T07:18:00.000-04:002009-03-12T07:18:00.000-04:00And to the poster who made the comment about the c...And to the poster who made the comment about the cost of the PD budget, that is exactly the point I raised at deliberative session, and the budget committee said the numbers were simplistic, but have failed to answer the simple question;<BR/><BR/>"If ANY dept. demonstrates that they can do their job, well, last year, on $130,000 less than they are budgeting now, regardless of how they did it, why do they need the extra money this year?MAcciardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411258229166597162noreply@blogger.com