10 Days to Go

Things are heating up. The Selectman election is 10 days away on Tuesday, April 14th. It's hard to tell the outcome.

Here's what I did the past four days:

Wed April 1st: Attended the BOS meeting. Discussions included: establishing Taxi Advisory Committee; Committee Appointment Schedule; establishing Ad Hoc Fiscal Committee; tracking Construction and Demolition (C&D) material.

Thu April 2nd: At 2:00 pm, chaired the Bulk Fuel Committee. We are moving ahead with disestablishing the fuel tanks downtown and building new tanks near the airport.

At 5:00 pm: Energy committee: review feasibility of 4WD Hybrid vehicles for the Police; solar energy for the school/swimming pool; and obtaining a grant for a feasibility study of Wind Turbines at the dump.

At 6:00 - 8:00 pm: Attended public forum for the Selectman candidates to answer questions by the five Town Unions.

Fri, April 3rd: At 10 am, interviewed by the I&M editors in preparation for their endoursements.

At 12:00 noon, participated with the four selectmen candidates in a debate on TV-17 with Jason Graziadei of I&M as moderator. This one hour show will be shown many times in the next 10 days.

At 2:00 pm, met with 30 or so residents of Sherburne Commons to discuss the future of that organization and the possibility of merging with Our Island Home, and Adult Community Day Care Center (ACDC) on the Sherburne Campus.

Sat, April 4th: The campaign team stood at the dump from 8:00 am until noon. Whitey left to attend James K. Glidden's funeral at St Paul's. He died April 1st at 92. At the funeral, we sang, How Great Thou Art, The Old Rugged Cross, and In the Garden. Richard Glidden gave an outstanding eulogy. Committal was at Prospect Hill. A reception was held at the Miacomet Golf Club with much of old Nantucket in attendance.