I&M Question #2 for April 2nd: Do you feel that Planning Director Andrew Vorce should report to the town manager, or is the existing system, in which he is responsible to the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission, working?
Planning Director Andrew Vorce is doing a great job. He has hired an excellent staff and is working well with the Town Manager and the Selectmen. He has produced the Master Plan. He is working with the State on the Oceans Management Plan. Real planning is being done and would not be better under the Board of Selectmen.
Having two parallel operations creates checks and balances. Why are we splitting the Health Department from the BOS? Why do we have separate Airport, Water Company, Solid Waste enterprise accounts? The answer is that they work better that way and so does the Planning Board.
Having a separate Planning Department encourages independent thinking. There have been many initiatives derived from the Planning Department that may have been stifled under the BOS. With them working independently, they can develop ideas and present them to the voters at Town Meeting for consideration. This department functions well as is. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
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