Letter to the Editor
Letter: Selectman's Behavior 'Casts Doubt' on Ability to Represent Town in Mediation
Medfield resident Jessica Benson writes in to voice her concern over Board of Selectmen chair Ann Thompson's "behavior" at Tuesday's meeting after Thompson repeatedly tried to end public discussion on the Medfield State Hospital and move on in the agenda.
To the editor, The article, "Mediation of State Hospital Cleanup a Hot Topic at Tuesday's Selectmen Meeting," does not mention that Ann Thompson, after hearing formal reports on the state hospital cleanup, tried to limit the public’s ability to voice concerns about what was presented and ask questions, and only allowed discussion when Pete Peterson stepped in to let people talk and discuss their concerns about the upcoming mediation. When you have leaders in your town that refuse to listen to their constituents' concerns at a public meeting, then I think, with all due respect to Mike Sullivan, it is difficult to have FAITH in their leadership. At one point, Ann questioned my stake in this by asking me how long have I lived in town …
In this Article:
Teri
9:04 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Thank you Jessica for writing this letter and for bringing attention to this topic. I watched the meeting on TV and was frustrated by the repeated attempts to stop such an important discussion. The clean up is a very serious concern for the town. The town leaders are voted into office by the people, to be the voice for the people. How do you know what the people want when you cut them off and don… more ›