Dracut Forum

And let it.
This guy is upset that our Board of Selectmen decided that they didn’t want to have him representing Verizon, because he never seemed to have his stuff in order, and responded repeatedly to questions with “thats above my level” or some such.
I got tired of it myself.
This first step in the process was [...]

By Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com
LOWELL — A North Andover lawyer, banned from appearing before the Dracut selectmen because of the misleading maps he provided, has won an initial legal battle in his lawsuit against the town.
Lowell Superior Court Judge Christine McEvoy on Monday rejected Dracut’s motion for a summary judgment to have Joseph Gleason’s lawsuit dismissed.
Gleason [...]

One more reminder from the Lowell Sun and Dracut’s Agricultural Commission:
DRACUT — Nature’s bounty will be on sale this weekend as the Agricultural Commission hosts its first Farmer’s Market on the grounds of the Dracut Historical Society, 1600 Lakeview Ave.
“It’s an opportunity for people to come by and purchase locally grown produce,” said commision member [...]

That TD Banknorth on Bridge street seems to be a target lately, but the police seem to be ahead of the crooks each time these days:
The Police Briefs section of the Lowell Sun this morning notes:
Lowell man charged in Dracut heist
DRACUT — Just one day after police say he held up a Bridge Street bank, [...]

Today’s political column in the Lowell Sun has a short blurb continuing the discussion started this week following the advertisement last week for a “Supervisor of Personnel & Business Services“
THE DRACUT School Committee did not violate the Open Meeting Law when it discussed an administrative realignment in executive session, but they came perilously close.
In answering [...]

 

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The discussion goes beyond Dracut.
As a community, we were one of the first to take advantage of this program with a 57% vote at town meeting in May of 2001. With our own 2% tax levy and state matching funds, we have amassed a good fund that can be used for a number of projects [...]

Warren Shaw The Valley Dispatch
Talking about taxes.
Dracut Selectman Jim O’Loughlin wants to take another look at the Community Preservation Act program, and, as one of the program’s many supporters, I don’t think a public discussion is such a bad idea. After all, this is the people’s tax.
Within minutes of the end of the meeting during [...]

>BY DENNIS SHAUGHNESSEY, VALLEY DISPATCH STAFF
DRACUT — With the price of fuel, food and utilities at an all-time high, Selectman James O’Loughlin is wondering if it might be time to revisit the town’s participation in the Community Preservation program.
“I’ve been talking to more and more residents who are concerned about the 2 percent levy that [...]

According to the Eagle Tribune, both the state House of Representatives and Senate have voted in favor of a sales tax holiday weekend for August 16 and 17. The governor is expected to sign it as well.
In a vote of 139-15 in the House, and 31-6 in the Senate they voted to suspend sales tax [...]