It seems he is advocating that the ongoing situation on Kelly Road be addressed by some new "eyes" instead of the same ones which have been looking at it for the last ten or so years, where they keep coming up with the same solutions, which for one reason or another just don't seem to be working. Evidently another person on the Board doesn't think this is a good idea and even goes so far as to say that individual board members are not allowed to do anything on their own without the approval of the full board.
It isn't often I agree with Tom, but I do on both his two main points.
First, just because someone is elected to a town board or any position does not mean they are no longer an individual. If Mr. Creamer wished to take some initiative to fix a problem, then he should by all means do it. We have too many elected officials who get elected and no longer get involved in anything. They sit back and wait for someone else to take the lead. Here is the problem, when everyone sits back and waits, nothing gets done. Remember this the next time you walk in the front doors of the Town Hall.
Secondly, Tom is right when he says maybe it is time to try a different approach. Maybe it is time to look at things with new eyes. It is so easy for those who have always done things a certain way to say we can't change this or we can't do this. When asked why the answer is always the same, "Because this is how we always have done it." Look at all levels of government, from the top right down to the bottom and see how stuck we are with doing things the same way as we always have. There is a lot of jabbering about Medicare these days and the left loves to say that if elected Romney and Ryan will change Medicare as we know it. This is precisely what is needed since Medicare isn't working, it is going broke,
Perhaps that is the thinking we need here in Sturbridge, maybe it is time to change things so they aren't "As we know it". Sort of like what the tea party movement has been advocating, ain't it?
It isn't often I agree with Tom, but I do on both his two main points.
First, just because someone is elected to a town board or any position does not mean they are no longer an individual. If Mr. Creamer wished to take some initiative to fix a problem, then he should by all means do it. We have too many elected officials who get elected and no longer get involved in anything. They sit back and wait for someone else to take the lead. Here is the problem, when everyone sits back and waits, nothing gets done. Remember this the next time you walk in the front doors of the Town Hall.
Secondly, Tom is right when he says maybe it is time to try a different approach. Maybe it is time to look at things with new eyes. It is so easy for those who have always done things a certain way to say we can't change this or we can't do this. When asked why the answer is always the same, "Because this is how we always have done it." Look at all levels of government, from the top right down to the bottom and see how stuck we are with doing things the same way as we always have. There is a lot of jabbering about Medicare these days and the left loves to say that if elected Romney and Ryan will change Medicare as we know it. This is precisely what is needed since Medicare isn't working, it is going broke,
Perhaps that is the thinking we need here in Sturbridge, maybe it is time to change things so they aren't "As we know it". Sort of like what the tea party movement has been advocating, ain't it?
Right on Paul. Same stale approach gets the same stale results. The front door is open because Creamer got fed up with everyone sitting on their hands. Same thing with the River Lands and the tornado clean-up. But to hear Blanchard and Dowling tell it, he committed a major crime by taking initiative. Just like you say about Romney/Ryan, if we don't take a new approach, there's gonna be nothing left for our kids or grandkids. The liberals would rather demonize Romney/Ryan than actually get off their arsses and fix it.
ReplyDeletePaul, I think you agree with Tom Creamer more than you think. Bricks aside he was with us on the budget and pushed hard for Saturday meetings. He's been pushing hard to stop spending and I applaud him for that. He pushed for longer hours for town hall until 7 pm starting Jan 1 2013. That means people like me who work can still get stuff done at Town Hall after work.
ReplyDeleteShhhhh. Don't tell anyone that.
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