Dracut Forum

I had to put up this clip of two of our Selectmen, Jim O’Loughlin and George Malliaros, as they discuss going to the last couple Dracut High School Basketball games in support of our kids (O’Loughlin may have been the jinx, though).
I just found the tangent discussion during the Board of Selectmen meeting to be [...]

 

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Assistant Town Manager Glen Edwards informed the Board of Selectmen during Tuesday night’s meeting that the town had been awarded an “e-Government” award from Common Cause of Massachusetts.
This award is presented to cities and towns that meet the criteria of having a significant amount of town information available via the internet. A list of criteria [...]

During the Board of Selectmen’s meeting this evening, Selectman John Zimini made two proposals. One was to eliminate the annual gasoline reimbursement, and a second was to eliminate all pay to elected officials.
Although there was discussion on the first article, each article died for lack of a “second” to the motion.
Zimini’s reasoning was that because [...]

I’ll list out a few items, and then write up the key ones individually later.

There was a proposal by Steve Coravos (partnered with Campbell Real Estate) to do a 40B LIP development at the site of the old Ronnie’s Steak House. This development would be a “friendly 40b,” and Coravos repeatedly made the point that [...]

Nice article this morning on the 40b situation in Dracut.
More people need to get educated on this issue so that we can work together to either get the Legislature to fix it.. or join the effort to repeal it completely.
We’ve been focusing on this issue for years on 980 WCAP’s Saturday Morning Live.  (Just two [...]

Low prices on open market hurt Dracut as it strives for affordable-housing mandate

By Erin Smith, Lowell Sun

DRACUT — A year ago, an East Dracut two-bedroom condo was put up for sale for $180,800.
The condo at 42 Joseph Ave. was built only a few years before, and was set aside as affordable housing for lower-income homeowners.
But [...]

By Erin Smith, Lowell Sun
DRACUT — Selectmen receive a total of $4,700 annually to buy gas — the largest fuel-reimbursement budget for any town department using private cars for government business.
The five selectmen, who share the money evenly, don’t have to document how they spend the gas money — unlike town employees who must turn [...]

Maybe its just the old New Englander in me, but I think that when you ask the taxpayer to reimburse you for something, you should justify it. Maybe thats just me.
I don’t care if “thats’s the way we’ve always done it.” I don’t care that nobody asked before.
The Sun has an article on the front [...]

Sends out an e-mail and turns in his keys

By Dennis Shaughnessey, Lowell Sun

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