Erik our prayers are with you.

Provincetown sorely needs a change in direction and
an end to drift.

You have our vote!

Erik Yingling 9:47pm Apr 30 Voting begins tomorrow. every vote matters. Either way, we will have have an election party starting at 8pm tomorrow at Spiritus. I hope to have election results by 9 or 10pm. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for the amazing support for the last 6 weeks.

Clarence, side-stepping a question is not answering it!
Candace

Re: It's more than the right time to respect facts, evidence, and
agreed truths.


The truth according to Clarence?  No thanks I'll pass.

People seem to distort what is actually happening here. they seem to draw wrong
images, inaccurate protrayals of people and what they said or did not say at
meetings or at public gatherings. Wacky interpretations do not equal real
events--even when strongly believed by some.

I'd like to stand up for accuracy over fantasy and whackiness.

Say a little prayer that Erik Yingling will be the new voice for
Provincetown on our Board of Selectmen.  His passion, understanding of issues,
and refusal to accept the status quo is refreshing and long overdue. Get out and
vote for Erik and vote for change.

I'm glad that untruths, wrong positions, distorted perspectives are, at times,
not posted here. It's time we respect facts and accurate renderings of events.
Pronouncements of what someone would like it to be does not make it so.

It's more than the right time to respect facts, evidence, and agreed truths.

"What we get here is so tarnished"

I won't debate you on that, but do remember that the content of this blog is
indeed words written by readers and citizens. If you find it so "tabloid" then I
would suggest that you might look into what is going on in the minds of your
neighbors, friends and fellow citizens. Clarence merely prints what is sent in.
He tries his best to nullify any hate speech or other such nonsense. So there
you have it. What is written here is written by the folks you see wandering
around at the Stop & Shop. Where they sell tabloids, coincidentally.

I have repeatedly been censored in the below post Clarence.

Remember the name of your blog? It's the 'Provincetown Association of Concerned
Citizens' not 'Elect Erik Yingling.'

Here is my question at candidates night that Mr. Yingling  failed to answer:

One of the points of your campaign is advocating for local jobs.  Yet when the
Finance Committee was going over the Water Enterprise Fund budget they were
requesting an additional full time, year round position for leak detection. 
This position was previously funded by grants and had proved so extremely
successful that they decided to hire someone full time.  This position is an
integral part of the town meeting it's state mandated goal of reaching 10% of
unaccounted for water.  It is a fairly well paid, year round position and
includes benefits.  Why were you the only member of the Finance Committee to
vote against the creation of this new position when you clearly advocate for
local jobs?  Also, at town meeting, a member of the audience asked for a
minority report from the dissenting vote, why did you not stand up and defend
your position of voting against this job?

Candace Nagle


Webmaster Comment: You are correct. I repeatedly rejected your comments
because they are patently untrue. I attended candidates' night  and can attest that
your question was answered by Mr. Yingling. A review of the PTV recording will
substantiate this as fact.

It may be true that you do not accept or agree with his answers, but, never the
less he did provide answers, which your posting denies.

In as much as you signed your name this time (having repeatedly failed to do
so previously regarding the subject question), out of respect, I have published
your comment, albeit with refutation.

Shout Out! is not obliged to post "known non factual descriptions" of actual events. 

Thank you Ms Nagle.

MYPACC GOES TABLOID

Where is the truth and the facts? What we get here is so tarnished. What a pity
it has morfed into this.

I'm quite impressed. Erik has the public endorsements
from three former members of the Board of Selectmen.

Well that seven piece bank really kicked a--! they were fabulous and they gave
it their all. What a good time and bravo to Erik Yingling for this get together.
Much fun and much community involvement.

Good to see this up-front endorsement. It takes courage in this town to publicly
state who you will vote for. Good to see your courage and your thinking on this
issue and your support for this person.

If our Town Manager has not noticed this situation, please call it to her
attention. The permanent bicycle rack in front of the library is causing a major
problem. Now that people are putting their bikes there, the bikes are sticking
out over the sidewalk where pedestrians walk. It was a stupid place to put that
rack and especially when it could have been put in the inset near the steps. We
hope you won't wait until someone trips over a bike and sues the town before you
move this thing.
The person who made the decision to put it there should be made to move it at
their expense not ours(the taxpayers)!
 

 
What's going on with Fincom??   Do we have one left?   What will happen if
Maguire, Coen and Yingling depart?

"I encourage readers to ask what happened with the FinCom - you won't
like what you hear."


"I'm asking. Tell me!"



It gets censored by the blogmaster on this blog because it doesn't reflect well
on his favorite candidate and his supporters.

"I encourage readers to ask what happened with the FinCom - you won't like what
you hear."


I'm asking. Tell me!

"Enough of the double talk, Mr Bedard. It's time for a new voice. Vote for Erik
Yingling."


I agree. We don't need a huge new station, and we can't afford a $14 Million for
the complex.

Let's get a plan forward.

Does Mr Yingling have anything else to criticize Mr Bedard about
besides the police station/DPW. Whether accurate or not it is a single issue.
I'm voting for Bedard because I don't want more affordable housing until the
rest of the cape catches up to us and until everyone in affordable has found
year-round employment on the lower cape.

I encourage readers to ask what happened with the FinCom - you won't
like what you hear.

Erik Yingling 8:12pm Apr 29 Cheryl L Andrews I am endorsing Erik Yingling for a seat on the Provincetown Board of Selectmen. I have known Erik s...

Erik Yingling 8:11pm Apr 29 Tonight's pre-election bash at the Crown and Anchor was a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone that came out! Perhaps

It will be good see you at the Crown and Anchor.

Should be a lot of fun!

I encourage curious readers to look at the Cape Cod Times profile of David
Bedard. In it he promises again to build the $14 Million station. Weave and
dodge, but that is what he says.

Then watch the candidate forum. At the end Bedard announces the Building
Committee will not have the ability review the site selection. What else will
the committee not be able to do? It appears from the nomination process the
building committee is little more than a bureaucratic red tape boondoggle.

Enough of the double talk, David. It's time for a new voice. Vote for Erik
Yingling.

He worked for one of the best towns in Southern California. A town that we would
be very happy and proud to copy. A town that that puts us to shame. A friendly
town where people are nice. Maybe we should listen to him.

Encinitas "Keep it funky" California

Of course it has something to do with Bedards vote to NOT support the project AS
PRESENTED. He voted the same way the other board members did in postponing the
issue to a later date!! That's something Yingling couldn't do.  That's not
revisionism. That's fact. Making Yingling the one that made this happen is the
same as making Rogovsky the one that got it done. He, individually, didn't make
it happen but he, and Yingling and others were on the same side, the same as the
selectmen. The revisionism is the twisting of the outcome to favor Yinglings
position when it was no one individuals doing at all, Bedard OR Yingling.

How dare the webmaster post Yingling's comments in big bold letters at
the top of Shout Out and keep them there.
Clarence could your conflict of interest as webmaster for this open forum and
your choice of Selectman be any more hypocritcal and deceptive?  Controling the
posts to favor your choice in Selectman is repulsive and dishonorable.

I have lost a tremendous amount of respect for you.


Webmaster Comment:

Do you harbor such disrespect for the Banner?
Their endorsement will run right through the election.

Re: "Webmaster Comment:
Comments, which have been posted and are  then essentially continually
repeated are not as a matter of fact reposted. Additional submissions on the
same subject matter should include new information or insight."


Are you freakin kidding me???  This was nothing but repetitive Bangs Street
posts ad infinitum for months and months.  It seemed to be nothing but the bangs
street blog for the longest time.  It took a multitude of complaints from
multiple bloggers about the giant (file size) photos that users had to wait 10
minutes to load whenever you logged on before you finally moved them to their
own page.  So please Clarence, give us all a break about about weeding out
repetitive posts.

The only repetitive posts you seem to weed out are those which find fault with 
               ?      ?      ?   The same posts with the same info attacking Mr.
Bedard are posted again and again and again without any weeding.

All these people that are bad mouthed on this blog, most of whom give
countless hours of their time to town boards without pay, is so wrong. A few
years ago I was on the Zoning Board of Appeals.  After a few months of people
coming into my business and complaining about board decesions, I resigned for
fear of damaging that business. The town needs these board members to function. 
Go easy.

So many good times in town. good to see this five piece band swinging at the
Crown & Anchor. I'm looking forward to being there and glad to see this event
for Erik Yingling and friends.

I don't know the reason but I am so glad that ann Maquire is not longer on the
finance committee. Good to see that her seat will be filled by someone else.
time for a change and I'm glad that she has receded to the back of the bus.

  He is the Assitant Town Manager and Sharon has not empowered him to be town
planner. Remember that they stuck him in the basement after town hall
"renovations" and left David with comunity development. He used to be upstairs
and with Sharon but it seems David was more competent than our town manager and
thus had to be "demoted" or "de-based." He made Sharon look not too smart and
thus he needed to be put away or outside her upstairs reign. This seemed an Ann
Maquire inspired decision. She always finds ways to make Sharon "Look"
managerial--even when she isn't.

    What David Garnder did on the neon is not protocol. You don't go to the
Chamber or to PBG for imput on zoning laws. sorry that is not the appropriate
way to handle new zoning regulations. David knew that and knows that. He had to
rescue this debacle and take the blame for a Sharon-induced ridiculous neon
ruling. sorry to hear that the neon lights from George's Pizza bother her and
make this totwn seem tacky.

Tackiness is in the eyes of the beholder.

glad the neon ruling went as it did at town meeting. Have had it businesses.
They wanted it changed---and change did come. Perhaps not as they wanted it, but
that's life.

David Gardner might have been a city planner by training. He however he has a
full time job. I have never heard anyone   (other than Mr Bedard on facebook 
earlier today ) suggest Gardner should be demoted.

To be fair, it appears Bedard has removed his facebook post suggesting Gardner
become the planner.

Someone should mention to Mr Yingling that David Gardner was a town/city planner
for, I believe, three or four towns in Southern California before coming here.
He has a degree in Urban Planning.   But by all means, let's hire another person
at $70,000 a year plus benefits.

Gardner also crafted the zoning reg for town meeting on the neon sign issue
after consulting with the Chamber and PBG to make it as fair as possible.    
                amended the article to have 100% window coverage of neon and
Eric supported it.

Why hire another Planner when you're not willing to support the one we already
have?

You are dam right the final project will not cost $14,000,000!

No thanks to David Bedard.

Yingling from the start was against the project and the record
speaks for itself.

Your's is just another case of Bedard revisionism. You can put
lipstick on it, but it still looks like a pig!

Mr Bedard, why would you vote to spend $14 million on the police station without
plans  in place for paving the roads?

Seems like you got your priorities mixed up

I'm voting for Erik Yingling, David just doesn't have a plan

Bedard is just [logically]dishonest.

At the debate the other night, he said that the $650,000 was money to further
examine what the Police station needs are, and that's why he voted for it.  he
talked to the crowd as if they were just plain stupid and would not catch that
[deception]lie, what he failed to mention is that we already dished out over 100k for that
study and the 650K was to seek out contractor bids and develop designs for the
actual buildings.(the 14 million dollar buildings)  he continues to play games
with words and ironically enough, he seems to believe everything he says.

The police station isn't going to cost $14 miillion due to the fact that the
selectmen had the forum, realized themselves and from the public outcry that it
isn't acceptable and therefore didn't vote in favor of $650K for the design of
the building. That being said, Erik Yingling didn't make that happen. Open your
eyes. He happened to be on the side of EVERYONE in the room, other than the
architects, that didn't agree with the design. That means the public, Mr.
Yingling (a member of the public at the time) and the entire board of selectmen
all decided it wasn't right and the entire issue was put off till a later date.
Be assured that the architects heard loud and clear that night from the public
and still to this day from the selectman that that design was way out of line.
Thats what the forum was all about. Yingling didn't make it happen and Bedard
isn't in favor of what was presented.

Eric

You are straight out      .  Bedard NEVER and no other selectmen EVER voted for
a 14 million police station.  All they ever took votes on was for the 650,000
study.  And the plans WERE NOT part of the packet which they usually receive on
Thursdays because they weren't ready yet.  And the vote the selectmen did take
for the 650K was two or more weeks prior to the public meetings on the station. 
They did that to keep things moving for the town meeting with the assumption
that the plans would come in cheaper than they did.

Is this what your campaign is about?  It's like watching the GOP, say it often
enough and people believe it as fact.

Don't know why I'm bothering to write this, the blogmaster has made his position
very clear.

I am very surprised that Austin Knight is campaigning for David Bedard. Has Mr
Knight officially endorsed Bedard? I know he voted against Bedard for Chairman
of the Selectmen, but everyone else did too.

Almost anyone could beat Knight next year. Too bad he missed this opportunity to
help Erik Yingling this year. And why  both Bedard and Knight. voted for the $14
Million Police Station before the 2nd public hearing, I will never understand.

"If I am mistaken, please disabuse me of reasoning."


I believe the group looking at site selection was an advisory work group and not
an official committee.  But i'm sure the blogmaster will be able o better answer
this as he served on the work group as well.  Or is he now pretending he wasn't
involved?

Webmaster Comment: Why would I deny being on the site search committee,
when in fact,I publicly announced my association with the committee at both
the forum and BOS meetings? Additionally, the search committee member names
were published in official documents.

What I can say is that I was only on the committee for four meetings, two of which were
cancelled; and did not participate in the final site selection for Police and DPW facilities.
In fact, DPW was not even a consideration when I was involved. How DPW became 
included in the site selection process is better answered by those who made the selection. 

As to the question concerning Ms McGuire, why would I be better able to provide an
answer? 

It just occurred to me, was not Ann McGuire on the Finance Committee
when she sat on the site Selection Committee?

Doesn't the Town Charter prohibit members of the Finance Committee
sitting on any other committee?

If I am mistaken, please disabuse me of reasoning.

"Mrs. Mcguire's quitting FinCom at such a critical juncture must be
concerning to them as well, right?"


Terms expire on 4/30, her term was up and she opted not to renew.  I thank her
for her years of service to our community.  I appreciate your acknowledgement
that Yinglin's abseteeism is a red flag, but the two issues are not related.

"Mrs. Mcguire's quitting FinCom at such a critical juncture must be
concerning to them as well, right?"


Terms expire on 4/30, her term was up and she opted not to renew.  I thank her
for her years of service to our community.  I appreciate your acknowledgement
that Yinglin's abseteeism is a red flag, but the two issues are not related.

I am still trying to figure out what David Bebard has done in 4 years. Despite
some fancy talking, we still don't have a plan to pave the roads.

PAVE THE STREETS. PAVE MORE THAN COMMERCIAL STREET. PAVE MY STREET. ELECT
YINGLING.

I find it interesting that Mr. Rogovsky, with all his astute
observations, has yet to spell Mr. Yingling's first name correctly.

"what else is (Erik) going to do to curry favor with the voters?"


I have no idea, but I sure hope he keeps it up. A Selectman who curry favor with
the voters! YIPPIE. That's the way it's supposed to work!

Keep it up Erik. Keep listening to voters

"Mr. Santos is poorly informed on so many issues and somewhat of a
distraction to the workings of the BOS."


I don't know Mr. Santos well. The longest conversation we've ever had was this
year, when we were both waiting in line to order coffee.

However, I do seem to recall from a Banner article that he and Mr. Knight  were
the only BOS members who expressed misgivings about certain aspects of the
project.  Based on what has transpired since then, their concerns ended up being
prophetic.

I hope Mr. Santos and Mr. Knight run again; they certainly will have my support
and vote. We need more like him in town government.

PLEASE, PLEASE READ THE DECEMBER 26, 2011 BANNER ARTICLE THAT DOCUMENTS WHAT
I'VE SAID ABOVE. IT ALSO SHOWS MR. BEDARD'S POSITION IN ALL OF THIS.  HERE'S THE
LINK TO THE ARTICLE:

http://www.wickedlocal.com/provincetown/news/x545133807/Santos-Knight-seek-slowdown-on-joint-DPW-police-building-design-in-Provincetown#axzz1tM3o1Idl

A few on this blog were critical of Mr. Yingling with regard to his
FinCom meetings' attendance record in 2011.

Mrs. Mcguire's quitting FinCom at such a critical juncture must be concerning to
them as well, right?

Why doesn't Erik understand that the Housing Authority is the only
entity that can change the smoking policy at Maushoppe? The BOS has no authority
as Bedard stated.
How dare he say that he would get a ban on smoking at candidate's night! What
else is he going to do to curry favor with the voters? What other boards is he
going to interfere with if his answer to Maushoppe's smoking policy is any
indication of the future with him a selectman.

Clarence are you going to post this?

Add me to the list of people whose posts regarding the HDC / Enzo mess
were censored by the man running this blog.

His wife is on the HDC, so posts critical of it's decisions won't be posted
here. Ditto anything that shines an unflattering light on his                   
        .

This blog is trying to sway public opinion by altering/omitting facts. Clarence,
I suppose that is your right, if that what you choose to do, but don't have it
masquerade as a public forum when you censor a huge chunk of the public's posts.
This is YOUR forum Clarence, nothing more. Anyone who disagrees with your
opinions is routinely censored. Your explanations for omitting posts critical of
the HDC and Yingling are laughable.

Ann McGuire MUST NOT be in the Police Building Committee. She was in
thecommittee responsible for the 14.6 design.  That committee looked at it
before it went out.

Other than the Town Hall staff, WE NEED DIFFERENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS REPRESENTING
US CITIZENS.

 "Someone closely connected to a FinCom member told me that Ann Maguire
resigned so that she could head up the new building committee...."


"Your connection is mis-informed or perhaps intentionally mis-leading you to hide
the truth."

THANKS FOR THE GREAT NEWS THAT SHE WON'T BE IN THE COMMITTEE!  SHE WAS QUITE
INFFECTUAL ON THE ORIGINAL BUILDING COMMITTEE.  THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP WHERE ARE
NOW ON THE POLICE BUILDING MATTER.

It's disingenuous, Mr. Beddard, to say that you were for the $650,000,
but maybe not for a new Police building, not even, as you say, a 10 million one.

We've already spent $120,000. If we were to add the $650,000 you voted for, do
you think that once almost a million dollars are spent, we're not goling to get
a new Police building and location whether the voters want something of that
large scale or not?

Really, Mr. Beddard?  You're being disingenuous with us!

Didn't Ann McGuire's wife quit the Housing Committee?

Now Ann is quitting the Finance Committee?

Wow!  Never saw them as quitters.

Can't control committees' business, so they pick up their marbles and quit. 
Inmature behavior.

I don't think so. The meeting WAS about a 14M
police station. The project starts with 650K in write up plans. He was right on
target. Or should we spend over a half million dollars on something we are not
going to build. Your lack of logic astounds me. You are just nit picking along
looking for a crack in the armor. I am sure you can do better that this.

"The point of the debate wasn't to help the newspaper make its
endorsement. It was to help voters decide..."


You are probably right, newspaper has seen enough of both candidates in action
to know who would make a better selectman.

I have decided to support David Bedard. He tends to support the basic
infrastructure needs of Provincetown. When he spoke at the candidates form there
were no grand visions for bolstering year-round jobs or building more affordable
housing units(enough already). Fix the streets, try to maintain a good credit
rating, address the need for a new police station.

Erik Yingling should run again against Mr. Santos when the time comes. Mr.
Santos is poorly informed on so many issues and somewhat of a distraction to the
workings of the BOS.

Can we please stop the charade?  Who approves a $650,000 expenditure with no
expectation of proceeding?  Nobody.  Never.  Hasn't happened in the entire
history of this town that a specific study like this was commissioned that
didn't result in the project moving ahead.

That Bedard supporters are now trying to make this about $650,000 is ludicrous. 
It was a vote for $14 million.  Everyone knows it which is what sparked the
outrage.

Separately, I didn't know people actually read the Banner editorials!  Why?

ERICK OVER REACTS AGAIN

After contacting Town Hall and then sending Eric an Email stating that he is in
error about the Public hearing, Eric sent me an e-mail telling me to stop
Harassing him.

This is how Eric responds to the know facts. He calls it harassing him. How sad
that he finds pointing out the truth to his error is considered Harassing him.

Do you really what someone with this kind of mind set in charge of the town for
3 years. Think before you vote,
Michael Rogovsky

At the candidates forum, Bedard denied knowing that the article was to produce
construction documents for the $14 Million police station.

What makes me more concerned is that he he might be telling the truth and he had
no idea what was going on?

The more I think about it, the more I worry that David probably should not be re
elected. He just isn't the right guy to be a  Selectmen. I hope he will go back
on the Fin Com he so loves.

Our whole Town Budget is $20 Million and to spend $14 Million all in one place
takes more than a few weeks of public forums

Let's start planning ahead.

Who would want to be on a committee and then have scathing lies printed about
you. No cooperation just ridicule.

I'm surprised people even volunteer for any committees. Grow a tough skin and
don't read the blog is the best advice to give people who volunteer and work so
hard for the town.

And it seems that anyone critical of the darling candidate of the webmaster
risks getting savaged as well. Pity.

Just watched the candidates night video and it's pretty scary that Erik is
confused regarding the public forum on the police station. The project was being
presented as a $14 million dollar design but still needed was the $650K for the
design implimentation, to start drawing the plans and get the go ahead. As
Bedard stated, it was the first time anyone saw the plans. For Erik to think it
was semantics is also pretty scary. From what I saw, Erik went to the forum with
the understanding that a vote was needed to accept the $14 million dollar plan.
That's not what it was about.

Now he wants to become a selectman?

A vote for the $650,000 architectural Plans was a Vote for the $14
million Police/Dpw building, they were both connected. If Bedard
or the other four Bos memers voted for the $650,000 for the Design,
the problem was that it authorized a $14 million building.

Vote for one and you voted for the full price of this debacle. they could not
and still cannot be separated.

So if David Bedard and the other four BOS members voted for the $650,000 for the
design--that's a lot of money just for the design my friends--then they were
agreeing for the full priced project.

Trying now, in hindsight, to separate these two is misleading and just
erroneous.

It's presumptuous to think that just because Ann wants to be in this
new building Committe, that her application will be accepted.
I understand that Candace is also pplying. If both were to be in the committee,
I put my money on Candace over Ann any day.  I've seen Candace in action.  Whew!

It's unfair Bedard threw the Town Manager under the bus at the candidate's
forum. As Vice Chairman he is her boss and he is responsible for the project.
The selectmen are  particularly responsible for the political and policy
implications while the Town Manager is only responsible for the operational
aspects.

If the Police Station DPW facility is the blunder Bedard claims, it is his own
fault.

Ms. Lynn isn't perfect, but she deserves better. Vote for Erik Yingling.

Bedard stated he got the $14 Million project plans just before the public
hearing. As a matter of public record he got the plans by email and in his
selectman's mailbox just after 3pm on the previous Thursday. 4 days earlier than
he claimed at the candidates forum. And early enough to have understood the
project was way out of scale, too expensive and poorly explained in the
presentation.

One only needs to listen to the Town Manager describe the warrant article to Fin
Com to know it was to move the $14 Million project forward. Or ask any
architect. The warrant was on the $14 Million project and that is why it was
withdrawn.

The fact the Rogovsky and Bedard are attempting to re-write the facts doesn't make
it so.

What is clear if we re elect Bedard we have 3 years of  Rogovsky as his
spokesman.

PLEASE PLEASE VOTE YINGLING

Clarence, you're explanation for the person who wrote 4
Times and you did not post it,regarding Enzo's deck,is
Baloney!!!!
How dare you decide what's pertinent.i also wrote in about this
Hdc decision and you did not post it.could it be you connection to
Marcene???? Yet you let people repeat over and over about the
Select persons race.
Clarance your censoring!

"Someone closely connected to a FinCom member told me that Ann Maguire
resigned so that she could head up the new building committee...."


Your connection is mis-informed or perhaps intentionally mis-leading you to hide
the truth.

The point of the debate wasn't to help the newspaper make its endorsement. It
was to help voters decide...

"Adieu, adieu. La séparation  est un si doux chagrin"

Well, doesn't that comment just have Marcene written all over it?

Another dumb Rogovsky remark. Is there no end to his
banality!

Would that you were but a puff of somke a mare figment of the
imagination!

MY, My, My, It seems that Mr. Rogovsky caught someone who thinks that the
meeting was about a $14 million dollar building--but it was about raising a
maximum of $650,000.00 for the creation of the*Plans* for two buildings.

UH! OH! Someone was caught being ignorant of the facts: namely Mr. Yingling.
(blush-blush).

I doubt very much that Erik or anyoneelse on the finance com could intimidate
Ms McGuire. Perhaps she did not want a reappointment since her term is done
at the end of May.

"what hurts this town is the lack of action by previous town leaders"

Yes I agree, and by present town leaders who refuse to make the tough decisions
which will allow us to fund all necesseties without always asking for 2 1/2
overides.  Past town leaders did not do their job, and by just asking for
overides, neither are the present town leaders.  We must cut back on present
expenditures (staff, police,school, huge salary increases, etc.) so that we will
be able to pay for our needs without the overides.  It should have been done
before, and it can be done now if the Town Manager and Board of Selectemen and
the Finance Committee are willing to make financially prudent changes to our
town and not fiscally run the town as any child would be able to do by just
asking for more from the taxpayers.

What's with the screaming on Thursday night about the 'war on
children'?  That guy was      !

Someone closely connected to a FinCom member told me that Ann Maguire
resigned so that she could head up the new building committee for the Police/DPW
facility.  That would explain why they extended the application deadline after
the original deadline had passed.

She should not be on the building committee.

I heard that Tom Coen also resigned from FinCom.  Is this true?

You will only get filtered version here, blogmaster filters out anything that
might reflect negatively on his buddies

WEBMASTER, over the past few days I wrote 4 times about the Enzo deck.
Why did you not post them?

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Who is Ann McGuire?

Erik Yingling posted in Elect Erik Yingling Erik Yingling 4:07pm Apr 27 Thank you to everyone that came out to the debate last night. It was a great turn out (maybe 50 people). I was striving to offer a clear contrast. I think it was quite a success. On to the Tuesday elections! http://www.provincetowntv.org/2012/04/candidates-night/ Candidates’ Night — Provincetown Community Television www.provincetowntv.org

I noticed she wasn't on the list of FinCom members on town's web site and asked
the finance director that question.  All he would say is that I should ask her
or talk to FinCom members.  Somethin's up here.

If you have not updated your State Ethics
Test Certification you cannot get a
parking sticker even if you offer to pay
for it in full. You're on the list.

Just took the test and heading over for
my sticker

Why did Ann McGuire resign from FinnComm?

What's up? 

And there was the puppeteer remaining silent, while  using her puppets
to ask all the questions,.  Hilarious!  Good riddance!!!!

Adieu, adieu. La séparation  est un si doux chagrin 

". . .Overides and taxincreases will destroy this town.  People are
already hurting financially and it is time to put an end to this madness."


What hurt this town is the lack of action by previous town leaders and the
residents themselves who for years did nothing except put money in their pocket. 
Nothing was spent on maintenance, now we have to pay for it and those who lined
their pockets all these years are complaining.

I heard major upheaval on finance committee led by Yingling.  anyone
else heard this?

Re: "Mr. Rogovsky . . .Please cease and desist!. . .Mr. Webmaster,
please take note."


Yes, Mr. Webmaster, please block any view that does match yours.

What a joke.

I Agree:

Michael R., please stop. You are not helping your cause nor
any candidate.

The Town Manager, Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee
need to get the message that we all must live within our means, and that
includes the town.  They must make tough decisions on where to cut back so that
we will be able to pay for all of our needs without overides.  Running a town by
going back to taxpayers for more money every year is something a child can do. 
The town manager must make tough decisions or look for another job (it certainly
appears as if she financially inept). 

Overides and taxincreases will destroy this town.  People are already hurting financially
and it is time to put an end to this madness.

If a study plan at the cost of $650K is presented, would it
not be an indication of the mega bucks that the project would
eventually cost?  Study plan fees are based on the estimated
cost of project.

Michael, don't tell me that Bedard was unaware of this basic
formula, and if he didn't then he wasn't doing his homework
or was in favor of the 14.5 M at the get go.
One Way or the Other  it does not make David credible
for re election.

Mr. Rogovsky your, display of total non-objectivity  (at Town meetings, BOS meetings,
Candidates Debate etc.) and repeatedly confused biased pronouncements, which infact 
have been injurious to  Mr. Bedard and have distorted  Mr. Yingling's positions warrant
this request that you refrain from making any further factually incorrect comments regarding
either candidate.

You do great injury to the democractic process of reasonable discussion and dialog.
Your constant repeating of untruths and distortions under the guise of reasonable
argument is not helpful to either candidate or the electoral process.

Please cease and desist!

Mr. Webmaster, please take note.

 
"At the candidate's night Eric, you kept insisting that the public
hearing was about the 14 million dollar police-DPW building.It was about raising
the $650,000.00 for the plans study. David was attacked for supporting the $14
million dollar buildings-he did no such thing.Michael Rogovsky"


Mr Rogovsky, I suggest you read the archives of this blog and the Banner letter
to the Editor pages. You will find that you yourself praised Bedard & the
Selectmen for supporting the $14 Million project. Your comments were repeated
over and over again about the project being modest in scope and without
flourishes etc etc etc and still more etc etc.

Funny thing about all these posts, they don't go away, your comments are
preserved for reference.

But the more important thing is tho  Bedard weaves and dodges in very complex
statements, Bedard  still supports the $14 Million project, but seems to suggest
construction costs will go down by over 30%? Lynn might run a tight ship, but
Town Hall doesn't do construction on an austerity plan?

David Bedard has said little and worse: he has done little. He hardly ever took
up issues forcefully and hardly ever presented dynamic new ideas for the town.

He just sat there with the other four members like an extension of the three
monkeys: but these seem like the Five Monkeys: Hear no evil, SEE no Evil, Say no
Evil. Except it was not evil they turned away from but US. They failed to fight
for us and for sound projects and reasonable issues.

Look at all five at the annual town meeting. When asked if anyone was going to
lose their job if the budget was approved, each of them looked into the camera,
said nothing, and just kept starring. No one got up and responded forcefully
that someone would lose his job. They just sat there, silent and blob-like.

The Issue is the $14 Million Police Sstation and DPW

that is what the cost initially was before people in town became upset. this is
the price tag town manager and the BOS agreed to. so it makes sense to talk
about the $14 million project becasue that is the high-price package deal that
went with the $650,000 for design.

Who spoke up against this when it was initially presented? Not one member of the
BOS, not one. They went with this over-inflated, ridiculous price. They were all
part of this problematic increase-your-taxes deal. And they still are!

The article on the warrant and what Bedard approved was to move from the
Schematic Phase to he Construction Document Phase. Both phases are defined
below.  You must approve the Schematic Design before moving to the Detailed
Design(Construction Document) Phase.

What Bedard said at the candidates from was the he wanted to spend $770,000 
(120,000 for Schematics and 650,000 for Construction) on a building he claimed
was too big and we couldn't afford.

No wonder we have to do overrides on even the most basic expenses! If he didn't
want the building why spend  half a million on construction drawings?????





>>>>
Schematic Design establishes the general scope, conceptual design, scale and
relationships among the components of the project. The primary objective is to
agree  a clearly defined, feasible concept with the most promising alternative
design solutions. The Architect will prepare a series of rough plans, known as
schematics, which show the general arrangement of rooms and of the building on
the site.


Detail Design Plan phase: detailed working drawings (or blueprints) and
specifications, which the Contractor will use to establish actual construction
cost

At the candidate's night Eric, you kept insisting that the public hearing was
about the 14 million dollar police-DPW building.
It was about raising the $650,000.00 for the plans study. David was attacked for
supporting the $14 million dollar buildings-he did no such thing.
Michael Rogovsky

Please educate me. What is the current price tag for the
Police/ DPW facility? You seem to know.

I agree with the writer who commented that The Banner made an
endorsement prior to the debate. What then was the point of the debate if their
minds were already made up?

Seven 21/2 Props on the Ballot!
Why so many?
Why aren't these requests coming
out of the General Fund, the Stablization
Fund or Departmental Budget?
An occasional 2 1/2 request O.K.,
but 7 for one year, really?

".  .  .  However, we all knew about the 650,000request on the the town
warrant . Couldn't he figure out that the 650K was based on the total cost of
the project?"


It was a common discussion around town hall that the 650k was a maximum.  It was
stated to the BOS and to the FinCom that it most likely would come in lower, but
this would be the max.  And the $14M figure makes a nice campaign sound bite,
but the current price tag is far less than that.

Where do you come from thinking that I am a friend of the TM?? Obviously YOU'RE
a friend of Guertins. Can he run rings around the TM?? Maybe, but then again, I
bet he could run rings around the accountant and probably the library director
too. Who cares? The point of the post was to counter what was posted earlier,
claims that Guertin was the best thing the town has seen in years. He's not and
I think most people, once they understand his job, would agree. He's a       and
a deflector.

Stop the          before you post and stay on topic. It makes debate
understandable.

Bedard

Last night at the debate, Bedard repeatedly stated that he
had no prior knowledge of the 14.5 million for the police/
Dpw project. However, we all knew about the 650,000
request on the the town warrant . Couldn't he figure out
that the 650K was based on the total cost of the project?

".... transportation for candidate's forum and election all of a
sudden!"


Where is it stated that free transportation to the forum was provided?

Where I lived, the town's Democratic Committee offered and gave free rides to
voters on Election Day

By the way, your use of the possessive is also incorrect; it's candidates', not
candidate's.

The Banner only endorses incumbents. This year they  published the endorsement
BEFORE the candidates forum they co sponsored!!!!!

They no longer even make a pretense at being a journalistic organization.

Clarence, I wrote something against Beddard and I haven't seen it
posted. My comment was questioning his role on the Bangs Street project.  How
come?

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"The Banner ALWAYS endorses incumbents no matter how bad their track
records are.  I swear, they would endorse serial killers if they were already in
office."


I agree.  Not surprisingly, the Banner has endorsed, as they always seem to do,
the status quo candidate.  After all, it's owned by an out-of-town media
conglomerate.  The previous owner, Alix Ritchie, had a great pulse of the town. 

The Banner's editor, as well as what people here call "the cabal" haven't
realized that in Provincetown "the times they are a-changin'".

Tom Donegan posted in Elect Erik Yingling Tom Donegan 10:18pm Apr 26 You made the case tonight. Nice job. Provincetown Massachusetts is lucky to have you so involved. I like the idea of a long term plan so we spend wisely. Now let's get out the vote! I'll help make phone calls this weekend!

David has great knowledge and wisdom. Far more than can
be said for our TM. He truly cares about this town. NO AGENDA- To the poster who
bashed David- You are most likely a good friend to the TM. Quite apparent. David
can run rings around the current TM. Hands down!!

If you didn't see the candidates forum tonight, be sure to watch it on PTV.

Both candidates did well. Bedard struggled to explain his still supporting the
$14 Million Police station yet demonstrated a broad understanding of very
specific issues. He wins the WONK award.

Eric was a bit  nervous at first, and struggled as he was hit at first with only
negative questions.  Eric later was able to clearly present a defined vision for
a town that more intelligently deals with the issues and plans for its future.
He wins the SMART PLANNING & VISIONARY award.

If voters had doubts Eric was seasoned enough for BoS, those worries are gone
after tonight. It was clear Bedard loves the details, but might not appreciate
the larger picture and might not understand the implications of his positions.

I'm voting for Yingling on Tuesday.

Jane Evans? Are you saying she WAS bullied or WAS A bully? From my recollection,
she was the bully and that's putting it mildly considering we can't use the
other "b" word in here. It was always "my way or the highway" with Jane and I'm
sure I'm not alone when I say it was nice to see her down the highway.

When shop therapy removed their facade art work from
One location to another, does this come under signage bylaws???
Seems like signage to me.

He has done little in the last two years. He has sat there. It is as if someone
took his tongue. I voted for him then but I am diasppointed with his
performance. He has said little and done little.

Now that I have a choice, I will take my chances going for a fresher voice. This
one may even speak and even speak for me.

Based on the syntax of Irene's sentence, I think it's "Let's make this
happen!".

When I lived in New Jersey, around election time the "pols" had
"walking around money.  Cash that was used to "help voters get to the polls" by
giving them bus/taxi fare, lunch money etc...........didn;t think that such a
thing still existed but cape cab and their employee yingling proved me
wrong....free transportation for candidate's forum and election all of a sudden! 
WHAT A COINCIDENCE!

To the person that posted the List Of Victims:

It's worse than that.  The TM has driven out other good people with her
ignorance. One specific person is our former stellar library director who was
here for 16 years. The "official" reasons given for her departure were bogus.
She did not make public the real reason for her resignation because she would
not have been able to get another job in her field.

The Banner ALWAYS endorses incumbents no matter how bad their track
records are.  I swear, they would endorse serial killers if they were already in
office.

The Banner editors should be ashamed of themselves.  It is impossible to know
what's really happening on the Outer Cape by reading the Banner.  That's why
this blog flourishes--people seek to share info anonymously because there is no
other source of real info.

It's not the HDC members' job to speak their minds. Their job is to enforce the
town's laws regarding historic areas and structures. The question isn't whether
they like a proposed design; it's whether they can approve proposals put in
front of them according to the bylaws.

"MARY NICOLINI FORMER LIBRARIAN, JANE EVAN'S FORMER HEALTH AGENT, AND
IN THE WORKS, VERNON PORTER!"


Victims is hardly the word I'd use, I think you might find there are two sides
to every story.  And I'd expect town officials wouldn't say a word in public
about a personnel issue.

Do you assume that anytime someone gets a job with the town that they have their
job for life?  If yes, I think I want a job with the town, as soon as you are
hired you have tenure.  Now that's a job I'd want.

Acting deputy director? Acting is a good description considering her lack of
credentials and zero understanding of the nuts and bolts of the position. Sad
part is that once someone is "acting" anything, they are somehow considered
experienced and therefore get the job. It's happened before but hopefully not
now. Keep in mind once Guertin is gone, the deputy director usually steps in as
the new director.

Very scary. Think long term Sharon.

Congrats to Selectman Bedard and his endorsement by the Provincetown
Banner!

OUT OF SCALE, OUT OF PROPORTION AND OUT OF BALANCE.  NOT UNLIKE THE HDC, NO
BALANCE THEIR EITHER.  AT LEAST LANDRY SPEAKS HIS MIND!

 
LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE THE LIST OF VICTIMS RIGHT SO FAR:

MARY NICOLINI FORMER LIBRARIAN, JANE EVAN'S FORMER HEALTH AGENT, AND IN THE
WORKS, VERNON PORTER!

HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE DESTROYED WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR JOBS AS "MATURE"
WORKERS FOR SOMEONE TO STAND UP AND SAY ENOUGH!

 
Bedard has never,that I'm aware of, advocated raising property taxes to build
more affordable housing.  Unless you can cite the source, this is an outright
lie as is so many other the other negative posts about him on here.

Erik Yingling posted in Elect Erik Yingling Erik Yingling 11:26am Apr 26 The debate is tonight at 6pm. voting is this Tuesday from 7am to 7pm. Cape Cab/Mercedes Cab is offering free rides to and from the polls. It is such an excellent gesture to the voters of Provincetown! A special thank you to Ricky Macara, Raphael Richter, and all the great staff at Cape Cab.

Re: "Bedard has proposed raising property taxes to pay for affordable
housing Stop the madness"


I realize you will say anything, but do you even know where Yingling stands on
issues?  Here's a segment of Erik's letter to the BOS:

2) "Double Down" on Affordable Year-Round Housing.  63 affordable housing units
are coming online this year.  While this is a good start, demand far outpaces
the supply of affordable housing.  The long term viability of our community, our
school, and our local economy depends on citizens being able to afford to live
in Provincetown.

 
Re: Irene - "Thanks all...let's this happen!"

I questioned Irene's support for Yingling, as moderator she knows of his antics
on FinCom, I thought she was smarter than that.

So what does she mean by 'Let's this happen' ?
Does she mean 'Let is this happen' or 'Let us this happen' or what?

I've made typing errors myself, who hasn't - so I don't usually call people out
on typing errors, but if your going to put out a public call for support
shouldn't you at least proof read your writing?

I wonder if people have made up their minds. What kinds of questions will
influence them to change their mind.

Missing half of the FinCom meetings some for 3 months in a row makes it
impossible for me to trust Eric to show up and be a part of the process at town
hall except to stop spending money on our needed building upkeep.

" I see what you did there....you lead readers to believe that Bedard is a
misogynist.... Gee, you're clever!"


Thanks, I think? I am still wondering why he was rude to the only woman in the
room but treated others with at least minimal civility. I might have written "is
Bedard  misogynistic"  or just insolent. But me don't spell so good.


And what college degrees does Bedard have that qualify him to be a selectmen
much less on a $14 Million spending spree?

To whomever wrote this last blog....PLEASEEEEEEEE...David Guertin has
been nothing but trouble for the employees of Provincetown.  All he wants is
whats best for himself,he doesnt give a rats     about this town,he's only here
for the $$.  He mentored that        girl and fed her to Sharon....with no
qualifications.  I heard shes "acting" deputy director,  Do we really need an
asst??

"Let me tell you a fact.  If it were not for David Guertin this town "


It is widely expected that a Selectmen will not be re elected next week in large
part for the state of the pavement. If I were in the DPW, I would keep a very
low profile for the next month or so.

I'm curious, I understand Bedard has taken credit for everything that happened
in town for the last 4 years, but what are his plans for the future?

All he mentions is a plan for a plan to pave the roads, and a new expensive
police DPW complex. What else?

But what is his vision? What does he hope to accomplish? Does anything he  go
beyond the next Town Meeting?

Why is he running for re-election?

David Guertin didn't bring his ideas to the town, the town was falling apart,
needed all of the infrastructure that you're speaking of and he happened to be
at the helm when it was getting done. That's hardly calling his the greatest
thing the town has ever seen. This is a guy that has NEVER taken blame for
anything, has always come up with a reason to blame the problem on and only then
asks for direction. Anyone remember the sewer line in the median of Rt. 6? Where
was his insight there before all the outrage? Water quality on the waterfront
sucks and it's all due to the FACT that the storm drains all drain directly to
the harbor right at the waters edge yet he has done NOTHING to improve the
situation for how many years??

Being at the helm, following orders and watching the hired engineers design and
implement their projects doesn't make him a great asset. Next time, if you want
the promotion, you should sign your name at the end of your post.

The seniors going to florida are the weathly that bought all the property here.
People born here can't afford to go.

What is the legality of using them as the collection agent? And why should they
take all the insults from the citizens?

Let whoever is in charge of the lax payments collect the debt!

Re: "I figured you had to actually break the law before being pulled
over."


That was before they took over. Time to take it back!

Bedard has proposed raising property taxes to pay for affordable housing
Stop the madness

Let me tell you a fact.  If it were not for David Guertin this town
would not have 1/3 the infrastructure that we have.  Also, know that he has
brought millions, yes millons, of stimulus $$ to this town. If it were not for
David Guertin, who many like to demoralize, in ever sense of the word, because
he calls a spade a spade, this town would be in the worst shape than you could
ever imagine.  Say what you want to say, but David Guertin has done more for
this town than anyone is its history.  And that my friends and fellow citizens
is the true fact. This man has put up with so much demoraliation than you can
ever realize because he speak up and says it like it is.  Yet, we should all
thank him many times over for saving us millions of dollars on our tax levy.
Kick him to the curb as much as you wnat .. but in reality .. he is the best
thing that ever happened to Provincetown.  Good, bad or indifferent.

I would hope the town will hire a fully qualified person for the job, not
engineer it around someone they like. Nice people aren't always the right people
for the job. You don't have to be a jerk but you do have to know what you're
talking about. The town isn't just grass cutting and snow plowing anymore.
Underground systems like drinking water and wastewater systems, road drainage,
environmental issues and long range planning within a resonable budget are the
main issues for a director. Loved Sandy but she really wasn't the right person
for the job. Lets not make that mistake again.

"I thought he was very rude to an applicant. I am curious does he always treats
(sic) women like this?"


Ahh, I see what you did there. By asking a rhetorical question, you lead readers
to believe that Bedard is a misogynist. You don't actually SAY it, but the
implication is there. Gee, you're clever!

Clarence, why do you allow posts like this? This is just character assassination
based on hearsay. How about if someone sends in a post saying "Erik Yingling
strikes me as mean, the type who would kick puppies?"

Do you not see the absurdity of allowing such posts?

Hi Eric--I know that you are a strong advocate of people signing their name..but
do you see what happens when someone signs their name?

I'm accused of everything from being a "plant" or a privileged participant at
the first police-DPW public hearing (the truth is that I saw a seat and took it)
to being selfish regarding our senior citizens because we need to maintain our
public buildings and that costs the taxpayers money.

I was going to send this to you privately, but no harm in putting it here. I
want to see how this gets twisted around. (I know that you are busy, but I sent
you an e-mail earlier today, just want you to know in case you missed it.)Good
Luck tomorrow.
Sincerely
Michael Rogovsky

 
So marlene marcoux of the hdc  claims that the hdc  did not make
A fast decision on the new porch on Enzo's.
The porch is way to large for the building and feels like it is
Coming into commercial street. She also states in the banner that
In 1910. ,there was a porch. Marcene,the house was built before
1910, I thought the hdc,s mission is to protect structures. The hdc
Decision has resulted in the original house being completely
Overwhelmed . We all can understand coming to agreements, but
This deck/porch should have been half the size.the only hdc
Member who was concerned about the size was Polly burnett,per
The meeting minutes.
How about the next request for a deck/ porch on a house on commercial
Street ? How can the hdc say no? Fair is fair!

"Since when has the parking department become the collection agency for
the Town of Provincetown?  Parking Stickers are not being issued to those who
have outstanding excise tax, water bill, house tax and etc..... Is this
something new and who authorized this?"


Bravo!  Great idea, why should people who aren't paying what they owe be given a
parking permit?  This is one idea that is a good one.   Kudos to who ever came
up with this idea !!!!!!!!!!!!

I really like watching the video of meetings.
it would be nice if posters put the link.
someone posted that we should watch the BofS interview candidates for the
Building committee (which should've been formed long ago).

where is the link>? what was the date?

Tell US

Why do we need an assistant DPW director.  Is there that much work
that the current DPW director can't handle it? Save some money and let the
postion go unfilled.

Also, Erik Yingling never so much as smiled or said hello when flipping pizza,
now he want's my vote. I'm concerned he will revert back to old behavior as a
selectman.

Wow, I come home from work and check this blog and lately it's the
same thing every day: lies, unsubstantiated accusations, innuendo. This blog has
zero relevance anymore. It's become the equivalent of rumors and insults written
on the walls of a public restroom. Anybody who bases his or her vote on the
information gathered here gets what they deserve.

Lets hope the majority of the voters in town have more sense.

Since when has the parking department become the collection agency for the Town
of Provincetown?  Parking Stickers are not being issued to those who have
outstanding excise tax, water bill, house tax and etc..... Is this something new
and who authorized this?

Yes it is...I talked to him personally about 10 days ago and he said he was
opening in three weeks (no exact date was given or asked).

Thanks for the response. Just had not heard of this happening before. I figured
you had to actually break the law before being pulled over.

TWO GENERATIONS VOTED NO ON MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE

For decades I've gone to town meeting and year after year two generations of
citizens have voted no on maintaining buildings.They wanted money for the trucks
and boats.

Everywhere else, the older generation maintains for the next generation. Now
that the folks who voted 20 years ago are seniors, they still don't want to part
with money.

They go to Florida, they have their boats and cars or else they did. Don't cry
now because you let things go to rack and ruin like our town hall.

Shame on them and now, fellow taxpayers, we must right that wrong.

"Vote "No" on the overrides, this will send a message
to Town Hall."


Yes, let's send the message that we don't want the streets paved, yes let's send
a message that we don't want the grass at the cemetery mowed, yes, let's send a
message that we want the high school building to rot another year with the water
seeping in through the cracks in the bricks. . .

"HERE WE GO..THE DAVID GUERTIN AND SHERRY PRADA SHOW......WHOM IS
TOTALLY NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE DEPUTY DPW DIRECTORS POSITION . . ."


Not sure what you mean, the position just got posted so pretty sure it has not
been filled.

Does any one know if Fortune cookie in the aquarium is opening this
year ?

Vote "No" on the overrides, this will send a message
to Town Hall.

We can revote when matters have been sorted out
by the fall Special Town Meeting.

HERE WE GO..THE DAVID GUERTIN AND SHERRY PRADA SHOW......WHOM IS
TOTALLY NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE DEPUTY DPW DIRECTORS POSITION....CIVIL
ENGINEERING?? I THINK NOT..THE LIST GOES ON...WHATS THIS TOWN COMING TO.....

WHERE ARE THE POSTING ABOUT ERIC?

Eric yells at town officials, he missed almost half of the fin com meeting..he
missed all of the summer meetings when he was an alternate..13 our of 27 2010.
What a loser. go to the agenda and minutes at the town website and see for
yourself.

Re: "I am also curious on what Boards Rogo is on and what his
attendance record is on this boards. . ."


What boards Mr. Rogovsky may or may not be on is not the issue.  Mr. Rogovsky is
not running for Selectman.  Mr. Rogovsky is not saying he is qualified to be a
Selectman because of his experience on the finance committee.  And I wouldn't
know Mr. Rogovsky if I met him on the street.

Mr Yingling is stating his finance committee experience as a qualification for
becomming a Selectman.  And his very poor attendance record is an issue for many
of us in town.  It appears to exhibit a lack of commitment on his part, one that
only changed when he decided he wanted to be a Selectman.

Anyone who wonder's about David Bedard temperament to serve on the Board of
Selectmen should watch the Building Committee interviews on PTV.

I thought he was very rude to an applicant. I am curious does he always treats
women like this? Or is just how he behaves when he clearly has contempt for
citizens volunteering for public service.

Either way, time for a new voice

 Re: "What about the seniors who can't afford their taxes now"

Options

1-town tax abatement program
2-reverse mortgage, federally supervised, etc
3-sell
4-ask your kids for help
5-take in a renter

Why should we let our town be run into the ground because a few folks won't take
advantage of the options above to pay their fair share?

"Michael Rogovsky just happened to be next to the guy with the microphone at the
public hearing where Eric disgraced himself."


That's not true. Watch the tape. Anderson called on Michael and a former police
officer to conclude the program. Rogo was surely part of the official
presentations. He now bashes others, while he pretends to be a bystander?

I am also curious on what Boards Rogo is on and what his attendance record is
on this boards.

Can't they find a better shill?

I'm glad Michael Rov has money for his taxes, he's being really
selfish. What about the seniors who can't afford their taxes now.

Re: "But now he is trying to take credit for others work. That just
doesn't seem right?  Most people wouldn't do that."


Another issue upon which the candidate's positions are identical.  The finance
committee voted to recommend an increase In parking rates last year.  Yingling
is saying he did it.

Why is a private citizen allowed to be attacked here and lied about regarding
having a privileged position etc etc?

Why are the negative postings about Eric not printed here?

Michael Rogovsky just happened to be next to the guy with the microphone at the
public hearing where Eric disgraced himself.

people are jumping to all kinds of conclusion and suppositions and telling lies
and this blog is perpetrating these lies.

You have to be kidding. She is the real town manager and pulls the strings of
Sharon. MaQuire does not need to fill a public position when she is in the
hidden kitchen cabinet.

Here's a better idea. David Gardner for Town Manager and Sharon Lynn for
Assistant Town Manager. Now that is a dynamic duo.  And I think we could get
things done.

This is an inventive reversal that moves us into the future.

The Town manager, Board od Selectmen and Finance Committee
all need to be replaced.  Running a town by 2 1/2 overides
is lazy and harmful to the taxpayers. 

Instead of making tough budgeting decisions they just go and ask for higher taxes. 
They should be looking where to cut back so that we will have the funds to pay for all
our need without asking for overides (an example is our overly large police force that
is now just harassing the taxpayers).  These people have no financial common sense
and they will destroy this town.

We can put a stop to this incompetence and madness.  Vote NO on all of the overides.

Bedard wants the $14 million police station? I don't.

So I'll.vote for Yingling

"Michael Rogovsky posts here that he was unhappy with the a public forum. It is
noted that Rogovsky had a privileged position were he was allowed to speak as
part of the program he now defends. I'd be interested in reading his how he
clarifies his role. And why someone who was part of the official program is now
criticizing others at that meeting?"


This guy seems to be blaiming everyone but himself? And while he might not agree
with the Finance Committee, they do work hard. What Boards does Rogovsky serve
on? And how does he handle himself on those Boards?

"A friend of mine was driving a co-workers car a few days ago.  He was pulled
over by a town cop.  The officer asked for his drivers license.  When the
officer noticed that the name on my friends drivers license didn't match the
name on the registration he informed my friend that the reason he pulled him
over was because the owner of the cars license was expired.  My friend had not
violated any traffic laws and was pulled over.  The police apparently are
running random license plates without cause as we all just drive along.  I guess
my question would be is this common practice with all police organizations??? 
It seems that this officer was just looking for something to do, and it seems to
be the practice of the department in general.  If someone is not breaking a law
why is he being pulled over???"

Answer:
Yes this is perfectly legal.  An officer has authority to run any license plate
at any time.  A car can be legally pulled over if the owners license is
suspended, revoked, or expired.  There is numerous case law on this matter.  It
is a legal and common practice in not only this state (every police department
in the state of MA does this), but to my knowledge every state in this country. 
Your plate is exposed to the public, therefore there is no reasonable
expectation of privacy.

In this case the officer was in the right and had a perfectly reasonable
justification for the traffic stop because the officer can assume the owner of
the car is driving.

The legality of running license plates has been upheld by the state appeals
court on more than one occasion.  The judgement and case law is One of these
cases is:

COMMONWEALTH v. Barry W. STARR.

This is not a what is next issue. The officer is doing their job by running the
plates.  They are verifying registry documents associated with the vehicle (one
of which is the owners license status).  This is the same thing that an
automatic plate reader does.

I had come to believe those who said David Bedard was a nice hard
working businessesman who wasn't especially effective. I don't know him as well
as I know other selectmen.

But now he is trying to take credit for others work. That just doesn't seem
right?  Most people wouldn't do that.

Meetings,including Bd.of S.,committees and/or public is about
compromise.  We can't have our own way all the time,only that which is in the
best interest of the town.Memories go back to Bd. of S. meetings when members,
in the heat of argument,would stomp out  leaving no quorum,so meetings were
P.P..  They were'nt  all "local natives" either  or from the east coast,as
somoeone suggested.The sameness of people is constant. If they have explosive
tempers they bring it with them,no matter where they go or where they're from11

"I got my Bedard post card yesterday. He really is taking credit for
Sandy Turner's work. She was so proud of those grants . .  ."


Now you are disgusting me.  Is Erik so desperate to win that he's trying to use
Sandy's passing as wedge?  That is absolutely pathetic and shows you to what
level he will stoop.  Sandy was a wonderful person who gave so much to this
town.  Leave her out it.

The BOS manages the Town mgr who manages the staff.  The accomplishments of the
staff are a credit to the town mgr and in turn are a credit to the BOS.  Many of
you on here want to blame Selectman Bedard if the streets aren't paved quickly
enough (managed by town mgr and staff), but you don't want to give him credit
for grants (managed by town mgr and staff).  You can't have it both ways.

Are you all talking about the meeting when neither chairman  Anderson nor Vice
Chairman Bedard refused to call graphic anal oral and vaginal rape story out of
order?

We don't have a police station plan now because of how badly Bedard and Anderson
handled the public discussion.

After Bedard has announced every possible position on the issue, he is now back
to pushing the $14 Million plan, as if Town Meeting never happened.

I got my Bedard post card yesterday. He really is taking credit for Sandy
Turner's work. She was so proud of those grants . And to mail that postcard
after her death. She can't even defend her legacy.

SHAME ON YOU MR. BEDARD

"You embarass yourself when you feel a need to yell out from the
audience. . . I guess that's the key word - courtesy, or the complete lack of
it."


I think it depends on whether you grew up on the East coast.  People on the East
Coast think this behavior is normal, people who didn't grow up on the East coast
think it's rude and boorish.  I didn't grow up here and often wonder where
Provincetown resident's manners are.

Mr. Rogovsky is not the only one appalled by the behavior at public
forums.  You embarass yourself when you feel a need to yell out from the
audience.

I'm still embarassed for the man at the second police  building forum who yelled
out that he didn't care to see the presentation again, was told there were
people who had not previously seen the presentation and yelled out that we
should vote.  A show of hands demonstrated a number of people had not seen the
presentation and it would again be presented.  How rude of him to assume that
because he had already seen it, others should not be permitted the courtesy of
seeing the presentation.  I guess that's the key word - courtesy, or the
complete lack of it.

Good people are walking away from involvement in  government in our town because
of the lack of civility that exists.  And some of you think the lack of civility
is good for our town government?

Michael Rogovsky posts here that he was unhappy with the a public forum. It is
noted that Rogovsky had a privileged position were he was allowed to speak as
part of the program he now defends.

I'd be interested in reading his how he clarifies his role. And why someone who
was part of the official program is now criticizing others at that meeting?

To both candidates, just tell us your vision, tell us what you would change and
how would you build consensus to get things moving in the right direction, are
we on the right path? What would you do diffently. Don't send out postcards
claiming to do things that are not true. 2 TOWN EMPLOYEES, the late Sandy Turner
and Michelle J are the "grant" writers who have been able to procure millions of
dollars in grants to help fund many needed projects in this community, it is a
shame and an insult to her memory that a politician is claiming her hard work as
his accomplishment, do these elected officials have no shame??

A friend of mine was driving a co-workers car a few days ago.  He was
pulled over by a town cop.  The officer asked for his drivers license.  When the
officer noticed that the name on my friends drivers license didn't match the
name on the registration he informed my friend that the reason he pulled him
over was because the owner of the cars license was expired.  My friend had not
violated any traffic laws and was pulled over.  The police apparently are
running random license plates without cause as we all just drive along.  I guess
my question would be is this common practice with all police organizations??? 
It seems that this officer was just looking for something to do, and it seems to
be the practice of the department in general.  If someone is not breaking a law
why is he being pulled over???

"Actually, every Board should have a website, facebook or at least an
email address so people can provide input in a way convenient to them."


Some boards already have a Facebook page, and with a little legwork on your part
you can obtain the email address of all Board members that you want to get.  Or
try this: pick up a pen and a piece of paper and write a good old-fashioned
letter.  Then take the letter to the Board and deliver it in hand.  Or better
yet, if you want to provide input, attend a meeting and read your letter to the
Board.  Our town Board members put in countless hours for the town.  The least
you could do is put in a little effort towards providing the input you seek to
provide.

Mr Michael Rogovsky posts here that he was unhappy at the public forum, but he
has so far not answered how he got a privileged speaking spot at that very
meeting? Especially  when members of the public were denied the opportunity to
ask questions?

To the blogger that questioned meeting times, Town Meeting voted some
years ago (and it's not been rescinded to my knowledge) that all meetings of
town boards and committees,including Town Meeting, were not to be held earlier
than 7 P.M. because working citizens & voters were not able to  attend day
meetings or 6 P.M. early evening either before their workday ended.  Some
meetings starting at 7 P.M. lasted until  midnight  an d some people changed the
times but it may not be legal

To the blogger that questioned meeting times, Town Meeting voted some
years ago (and it's not been rescinded to my knowledge) that all meetings of
town boards and committees,including Town Meeting, were not to be held earlier
than 7 P.M. because working citizens & voters were not able to  attend day
meetings or 6 P.M. early evening either before their workday ended.  Some
meetings starting at 7 P.M. lasted until  midnight  an d some people changed the
times but it may not be legal

ERIC YINGLING'S MISSED FinCom MEETINGS

Voters, go to to this site and keep checking the dates of the meetings
http://www.provincetown-ma.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=513
Erick Yingling missed so many meetings! I'll post the number starting from when
he was an alternate.

Does he know how many hours a week selectmen work on issues?

Do you want someone who yells at the chair of the selectmen when he doesn't get
his way at a meeting? What does that accomplish?

Yelling doesn't replace doing an in depth study of an issue.
Is this who want making these important town decisions that affect our lives for
decades?
Michael Rogovsky

How come PTV doesn't tape the library board meetings?  THAT would be
hilarious!

Reply to Provincetown Schools:

.5 million for 110 kids...wow...what a shame. This School has basically nothing
to offer the kids here and now there's no sports either. If my memory serves me
correctly, this School is trying to get some sort of contract going with a
Charter School up in Chatham I think it was (maybe Harwich). Imagine what time
your kids will have to get up for School in the mornings and what time they will
get home. They will have enough time to eat dinner, do their homework and go to
bed.

I can only hope that Kim Pike the Principal and Beth Singer the
Supertendent are happy, ever since they got here this School has done nothing
but lose kids to other Schools.

"Time to close the schools. 3.5 million dollars for 110 children?"


Yes, the schools are very very expensive, but we are in the poorest performing
school district in Massachusetts. While those test are imperfect, better not to
be bottom 1% of all districts in Mass.

Did the Superintendent get her VIP partking spaces sorted out?

Did anyone notice they finally removed all the flyers and posters at
Stop & Shop? Some had been up since last summer. (including the dozens of
"          posters) It was really starting to look messy. Good time to start
spring cleaning!

"I watched the selectman meeting with town manager on ptv yesterday .....Plus he
used his time to promote the lobster pot, one of his only supporters..."


Can you tell me when this meeting was? Is it on PTV? What is the title of the
meeting? Did David promote his campaign event or just a quid pro quo "shout
out"? Did the Town Manager also promote Lobster Pot &/or his campaign event?

This blog has become an absolute joke. I am another person who has
submitted several posts calling out the actions and character or Erik Yingling
and (big surprise) the webmaster chose not to publish them because apparently
they must have been "nonfactual" (i.e. an opinion that differs from Clarence's)

If Clarence is censoring posts that are critical of his pet candidate, who knows
what else he is censoring? There is no actual news here, just rumor, innuendo
and whatever one man deems fit to publish, regardless of it's accuracy.

Clarence, would you care to comment on your decision to not publish numerous
posts by various people that reflect negatively on Erik Yingling (despite the
information being true?)Do you honestly think you are doing any kind of service
for this town by only publishing half the facts? How can you call this an
"association of concerned citizens" when you only represent citizens whose
opinions are the same as yours? 

P-Town parties and East End Marketplace

Actually, every Board should have a website, facebook or at least an
email address so people can provide input in a way convenient to them.

 
PUBLIC STATEMENT AT SECLECTMEN'S MEETING MONDAY 6pm

Our town manager and the staff at town hall work so hard on so many projects
that it is a real shame that people are so rude when they attend public hearings
to hear the results of this work presented to them.  We are a small town at the
tip of the cape--not  north and south Korea.

I don't want the rudeness that I have witnessed at the recent public hearing
where the chair of the slectmen was yelled at by a finance committee member to
become part and parcel of the running of our town govenment. Our board of
selectmen and our town manager aren't two angry fishermen in an open dingy on a
cold and stormy sea--and I don't want to see our town  government become one.

I don't want Jerry Springer type antics in our town hall. You all have
accomplised so much. There are so many projects in the pipe line. Years of work
have gone into the building project for a new Police station and DPW building
from selecting the architects from the final group of four to the site search
where you ended up chosing the town owned DPW land on Race point Rd.

You have opened windows and let in the fresh air. We have an excellent credit
raiting now and we are in the good graces of the department of Revenue.  You
have shaken things up by consoldiating the schools, by putting town buildings
that have served their purpose up for sale, by enginering the water and sewer
projects, stopping the leaking pipe problem, initiating the water filtration
system in Truro, and you have brought millions of dollars into our town towards
funding these projects and I feel that this is just the tip of the icebert
regarding the projects that are in store for the benefit of Provincetown.

After several years of due dilligence, you are taking the necessary step of not
just putting a band aid on a failed police station and inadequate DPW building
but you are doing the right thing and proposing new buildings to replace these
decades old dilapidated structures.

Congratulations to you for the fine work that you have been doing and I hope
that this board remains as you are today and that you continue maintaining and
improving our home that we call Provincetown.

Sincerely,

Michael Rogovsky

"I'm voting for David because he voted to eliminate Vernon's job.  Then
he voted to restore it on the town meeting floor."


His votes were identical to Yingling's.  I called and asked and was told the
FinCom votes on the BOS budget and the Town Manager budget were unanimous.  All
FinCom members voted in favor of combining the positions.  If you are trying to
decide who to vote for in the upcoming election I would suggest this is not an
issue because both candidates voted the same.

Next.

Who are the best caterers in town?

Thanks

I don't see how anyone would vote for bedard, I watched the selectman
meeting with town manager on ptv yesterday and he does nothing but talk down to
people and demean people. Plus he used his time to promote the lobster pot, one
of his only supporters

David Bedard is having a get together at the TOP-OF-THE-POT and the money is
going to charities--not into his re-election campaign.

Go and support David Bedard! he is my choice. See you at Candidate's night on
Thursday evening as well.

Not alot of people were there ?  Gee, what a surprise !

Don't most people work and do so 9-5 - so how could they be there ??

Every board hearing should be at 6pm or later so that anyone who wants to be
there can have their voice heard.

Re Secretaries to anybody: There are usually job descriptions of
duties.  Before people write in they need to get semantics and definitions
straight. There's a difference between executive secretary,just
secretary,administrative secretary,administrative assistant,assistant department
head, and assistant  to the department head.  The duties and salaries are
different. 

For those who say nobody reads this blog,don't believe it  I know
people who wouldn't miss reading it even though they say they don't.  My self ,
I love it even the idiot remarks become entertaining, for those who know what's
really going on. Long may Clarence's blog live and all affiliated with it. I'm
sure a follow up to this blog comment will be that Clarence wrote it. 

Spare me, I can assure you,he did not nor did his lovely wife!!!

Time to close the schools. 3.5 million dollars for 110 children?

Lets bring the Native Americans back to town and have them open a casino at
the current DPW site on Race Point Road  and keep the police station on Shank
Painter.  This would bring us lots of revenue and allow us to pave the roads and
keep both secretary's.

I really do think Vernon Porter is the friendliest and most resident friendly person
on the BOS. The current town manager Officer Lynn would need to step down and retire. 
The town should be managed by our Native American's and not the wash ashores. 
BOS, the ball is in your court!

It will be funny if the override for paving fails at the ballot box. 
Would prove we demand things get done in town, but we aren't willing to pay for
it.  This screwy town would be even screwier.

Just change the name of the blog to Clarance's Corner. Nothing gets posted
unless he wants it to. But of course, he'll tell you he has no control over what
gets posted. Ya, right. What a load of BS. I've submitted at least 6 posts that
didn't get posted, nothing rude, nothing unfactual, nothing crude. But the
common thread was that they all called out Erik on questions the voters should
know about but now won't due to the filtering Clarance et al have done to
protect their choice.

I just hope you stand behind your candidate as he falls from grace by his own
undoing.

I'm voting for David because he voted to eliminate Vernon's job.

Then he voted to restore it on the town meeting floor.

I read the cape cod times yesterday and he supports combining this position.

I'm really confused.

Dave Bedard wrote $14 million in grants for the town?

oh wait, that was the employees of Provincetown.

-Have still not paved the streets.

-Still don't have a plan to pave the streets.

-Think that 2 1/2 over rides are sound fiscal policy.

I was reading the cape cod times the other day and I saw that Bedard
is again supporting the 14 million dollar dpw/police facility.

at town meeting, he was against it.

and before that, he voted in favor of it.

David, I want to vote for you but I need to know your position on this vital
issue.

I wish that Dave Betard would clarify for all of us on my pacc his
stance on the dpw/police station facility.

I support this desperately needed project but I won't vote for him if he does
not make it clear he supports it.

I am a non-resident property owner in Provincetown.


I spend 2 weeks a year here.

I like knowing that Dave Bedard is representing my interests on the Board of
Selectman. The rest only seemed concerned about renters and affordable housing.

I heard he voted against the Real estate transfer fee and abstained on the tax
for weekly rentals

Thank you, David  for keeping an eye on my real estate interests.

Proud to have your sign in my yard.

Why did Dave Bedard not support the rehiring of Donald "the dancing cop" Thomas?

He was such an important icon to our town and did a great job at directing
traffic.

Ann Maguire and Sharon Lynn.  Ann should also be compensated for all her hard
work!


Ann should be hired as asst. town manager....at least.

Who's with me?  I'm going to circulate a petition.

When are the election of chair and vice chair on the BOS?  I hope that Dave
Bedard does not vote against Elaine again.

She's the best. and a great writer too!

There is no way I can vote for Bedard now. Madame Chair Elaine is so fantastic

No wonder a large majority of people in town ignore this blog.

It could be me but there is so much going on in this town that I find it hard to
believe there is a need to combine both positions. Their offices are located
next to each other and it's not like they have to travel any great distances to
dot their I's and cross their T's to keep the government paper work running
smoothly. If for some reason there is any slack time that is significant, then
consider adding more responsibilities to the respective one. Maybe designate one
as the Town Managers secretary and the other as the Asst Town Managers secretary
while they continue to do the work they were hired to do. There has to be enough
work to set the system up that way and if there is not, then maybe we can
consider eliminating the Asst Town Managers job as well as the BOS Secretary.
This kangeroo system reminds me of the decision to remove the custodian job at
the police station, a building that is occupied 24/7. They obviously think it
will remain clean a building that size with !
a part time custodian.

Bedard is a flip floping. Instead he is saying one thing and doing another.

"I've stopped posting here!"


He posted.

Oh the sweet, sweet, irony!

Bedard will jump ship with popular opinion and then will mess things
up further with his input.When people are through jumping through hoops trying
to do what he wants, he will change his mind over and over again till he's on
the "right" side. I will vote for Erik for this reason alone. I have seen Bedard
in action. It's pitiful.

Hi all, I was wondering if you could help.  Was excited about the White Plains -
Provincetown service that Cape Air is supposed to be offering.

When I went to Cape Air to Book, though, it wants me to fly Ptown - Boston -
Martha's Vinyard - NY

For a lot of money.  I'm going to try calling Cape Air but I was wondering if
anyone had any info.

Re: "I don't think it's masquerading, but instead Bedard is riding on
Lynn'scoattails trying desperately to identify an accomplishment or two."


Hilarious!  You folks are comedy writers right?  You've been bashing Sharon
since the beginning of this blog, now all of a sudden you want to talk about
Selectman Bedard taking credit for her accomplishments.  OMG - must mean you are
now crediting her with accomplishing something.

Back to the real world.  No one Selectman is going to be able to do anything on
their own,  they are part of a team and only as a team will things get done.  I
doubt Yingling and his ego realize this.

This blog was started by Clarence. He maintains the blog. He can do
whatever he wants to do with his blog. Go start your own blog.
All this critisizm about the porch at Enzo.  That building was a piece of crap
not long ago when it was run as the Painted Lady. The renditions of the finished
work for the porch are beautiful. Have you seen what              did to the
front of its new location? Now that's a problem.

I think it's Clarence, Marcene, Barbara Rushmore and the Yinglings.  Connect thd
dots.....all washashores.  They purport to represent the local interests, but
their views are archaic.

How ridiculous is it  to think the Blogmaster should forfeit his
voting right to support a political candidate of his choice because he's the
blogmaster?  People  try to shut him up because he speaks the truth,but if it's
truth they don't want to know they behave like children losing at a game of
marbles .  They try trashing Clarence  and his wife!  How sad that this kind of
juvenile behavior prevails in this once intelligent beautiful town.

If it were not for Miss Hudson wanting to go part time the situation with the Board
of Selectmen's Secretary would not have even surfaced. Its obvious that Sharon
want to protect her secretary and the hell with the Board of Selectmen's Secretary
- who by the way, certainly does have lots of work to do and keeps the Selectmen's
office running in good shape.

They have been trying to get rid of him for years now .. thanks to
Michelle Couture .. and the latest actions is a rebound of her input. However, I
hope they realize by the vote at town meeting that we want to keep the current
Secretary to stay. If there's problems, work them out. He's done a super job for
the past 10 years and has done a tremendous job under a lot of pressure and has
put up with alot that no other person would have. No one else has stayed that
long working for the Board of Selectmen. It is a thankless position. We've
voted.  If the Town Manager wants her own secretay - part-time or whatever
then its up to her but we want a seperation of the two offices. 

Nuf said.

"I'll disagree with you on Clarence.  His blog has damaged this town."

Don't give this blog that much credit.  Most of us are smart enough to know it
is a tool to manipulate opinion. I have been known to write multiple postings
and represent them as coming from different people.  I'm sure I am not fooling
anyone.

It is his blog and he can post what HE wants.  It is not (and shouldn't be)
represented as unbiased.  Every voter will have an opportunity to vote for their
candidate of choice.  This blog is an interesting place to see other's opinions,
but by no means, should we believe posters here represent the majority.  One
never knows who posted opinions expressed, how many times they post "their"
opinion and what post submitted have been suppressed.  Many of my post have
never appeared, as this one will probably also not see the light of day.

"Did anyone notice that the accomplishments posted here in defense of  Sharon
Lynn, are the same accomplishments in the Banner Ad for Bedard. Exactly the same
language....Incredible. Bedard is masquerading as Sharon Lynn now? "


I don't think it's masquerading, but instead Bedard is riding on Lynn's
coattails trying desperately to identify an accomplishment or two.

Kind of pathetic isn't it?

Here is an example of our Town Manager's communications skills. The Bedard ad in
the Wellfeet section of the Banner is next to DPW's "Notice to Town" in the
Banner.

It's the same ad DPW has run since February 1, 2012 and includes critical dates
for February 2012 dates. And March dates. The last date mentioned was March 12,
2012

Come on that was months ago?

Update the ad stop paying for notices of dates gone by.

http://www.proboards.com  but posting here complaining about the very blog you
dislike is a waste of space. I would hope the webmaster would save up all those
whining posts and publish them on April Fools Day.

Even the very few signed postings have been ignored here. Yes, it has lost its
credibility. Anything that speaks the truth about Mr. Yingling gets the bums
rush--so I've stopped posting here.

Re: "Bedard  Voted Against Lady Di?!This is pretty shocking.  Everyone
loves Vernon.  He is a major asset to the town."


You do realize that Yingling voted exactly the same position as Selectman Bedard
don't you?  And in this case I believe both of them were correct, the position
should have been moved.  There are times as a Selectman one needs to make tough
decisions.  Decisions that one makes because they know more of the facts than
does the general public, decisions that may not always be the popular decision,
but one which you believe is right.  I've never been a Selectman, but in
watching how they operate I would hope they would do what they believe is right,
not what they think will be the most popular.

Agree with the recent comments about Clarence. This blog has become
pretty one sided recently. Such a shame that a blog that could be an alternative
voice for the people has just become a power trip for the man running it.

"Whenever voters see him at the mic they move to call the question because they
don't care to hear what he and his wife have to say. And he and his wife both feel
they have to speak? What an overinflated ego the two of them have."


Sounds like a comment made by the frog and company. It is a true testament
to their concept and practice of democracy.

I'll disagree with you on Clarence.  His blog has damaged this town. 
And now his 'informed, good government' blog is being used to attempt to sway an
election.  There's a reason he seldom gets to speak at town meeting.  Whenever
voters see him at the mic they move to call the question because they don't care
to hear what he and his wife have to say.  And he and his wife both feel they
have to speak?  What an overinflated ego the two of them have.

Who will run against Austin Knight? He's up next and voted for the Police
Station  and is responsible for the mess that is the of a sewer system that has
destroyed our roads.

And yes Sewer Board if you break it you own/fix it.

Did anyone notice that the accomplishments posted here in defense of  Sharon
Lynn, are the same accomplishments in the Banner Ad for Bedard. Exactly the same
language  (If you doubt it go into the "Shout Out" archives, hit "CTRL F" and
search any of ad copy from Bedard's Banner Ad. Up will pop a defense of Sharon
Lynn.) EXACT SAME LANGUAGE.

Incredible. Bedard is masquerading as Sharon Lynn now?

To the person who thinks he found proof on the town website that
people here are lying:

You totally missed the obvious.  Those library minutes were posted THE DAY AFTER
someone here revealed that boards weren't posting. Until that posting, nothing
had been posted for FOUR months. The real story is that someone saw the posting
on this blog and got those minutes up there pronto.

And, yes, the TM's partner, Patsy Greene, was elected--AFTER she was
appointed--so that she could run as an incumbent. She was appointed by the
Library Board at the orders of the town manager and the appointment sailed
through the BOS.

THIS APPOINTMENT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTION, after a good and
qualified person had already announced his candidacy for that seat and was
actively campaigning. He did not want to run against the TM's partner, so he
withdrew for that seat and resubmitted paper's for another 3-year seat on the
same board.  Then, right on the filing deadline, the incumbent (Mick Rudd)
decided he would run for re-election after all, throwing that seat onto a
challenged race and leaving Ms Greene unopposed.

The man who was sincerely trying to get elected (Wayne Ryerson) was then
subjected to some nastiness from townies for running against the well-liked
Rudd.

And this is only part of a very nasty story.

This is absolutely Town Hall controlling elections.  And, yes, I know it's only
the library, but if they would go to that much trouble to control the Library
Board, imagine what's happening at FinCom, etc.

It's interesting that you claim my comment was not posted because it
was "non-factual."

Do you have any evidence to support the repeated claims on this blog that
Yingling signs are being stolen by Bedard supporters? Have the police
investigated the matter and concluded that the signs were, in fact, stolen by
Bedard supporters (and not by mischievous teenagers as most rational thinking
people would assume?)

If not, then I think these repeated claims that Bedard supporters are
vandalizing Yingling signs are also "non-factual" and amount to nothing more
than people assigning blame with no evidence to back it up. These posts are
meant to tarnish the image of Bedard. It's pretty clear. Yet you continue to
publish these libelous claims.

If you are going to play judge and decide what is and what isn't fact, at least
have the decency to apply the same standards to all people posting on your blog.
Fair is fair.

Vernon, is the ambassador for the town hall.  He is warm, welcoming
and hugely helpful in directing people to where they should go, who they should
see and how they can get their problem solved.

He is the best public face of Town Government.  It is a damn sin too at this
point in his life/career to treat him with such disrespect.

Same thing happened at the Library when we got a new librarian, she had to
"clean house" so she could turn it into a "pretty" tourist attraction and not
something for the people of Provincetown, and staff it with cold outsiders who
know nothing of the history of the town or care.

Welcome to the new Provincetown, it's been moving in this direction for years.

Apparently Bedard says one thing to some people and the opposite to other
people.

His votes seem totally random,  with little regard for the consequence

He does a great job and provides a wonderful forum

The  Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen had the same combined
Executive Secretary for years.  It was the same one that was Assistant Town
Clerk,bonded to collect money in the Treasurers office,was liquor licensing
agent and wore other hats as well at the same time for far  less salary,no
computers no assistance and the phones had to be answered by the second ring. 
It was the same person that singlehandedly got the elevator in the Town Hall
against  total opposition by elected and appointed administration by being
assisted by the Attorney General until it was installedYou may not want the
Secretary  position combined now but it was that way for a long time. It was an
executive position not to be confused with assistant  to the Town Manager or
Assistant Town Manager..

"Now we slay the messenger?"


When the messenger relays only selected messages, yes.

Now we slay the messenger?

Your outright trashing of David Bedard on this blog is quite reprehensible. Your
use of this supposed "community" forum to trash one candidate and promote your
candidate in the upcoming election is sleazy, mean and underhanded. If this is
what you are resorting to in order to get your candidate elected, you are a very
pathetic and dishonest person. It's obvious that all of these anti Bedard posts
are from the same person and I believe that person is you. You've lost any
respect you may have had from me.

We could look at more of Erik's votes over his time on FinCom, but he would have
had to actually show up for the meetings to vote.

Thanks for not posting my response to the sign stealing issue. It's
pointless posting anything on this issue if you are a Bedard supporter. The
person whgo runs this blog (who has made his support of Yingling well known)
won't publish posts that are critical of Yingling.

This blog has become rather pathetic. It's nothing more than one person's
personal views masquerading as a community blog.


Webmaster Comment:

Your comment was not posted because it was absolutely "non-factual" (untruthful).
I say this because in fact my sign was stolen as well as the sign at the 
Mast Head. Your comment belied the facts, which are not in question.

As for personal positions regarding candidates, the record speaks for
itself. 

This is pretty shocking.  Everyone loves Vernon.  He is a major asset to the
town.

Bedard stance on 14 million dollar dpw/police station facility is
confusing.

Am I alone in thinking this? I'm friends with David but even I am having a
difficult time figuring out his position.

I eat there all the time. they are a locally owned business promoting the
localvore movement. He just lost my vote.

It might also be time to           n               to             ....

-In July of 2011, Bedard voted against the Town of Provincetown Public Bike Path
Gift Fund.

-In March of 2011, Bedard was the only Selectman to vote against the real estate
transfer fee.


He is a nice guy and I attend his gym but just something to think about.

Bedard voted against Elaine Anderson and Donald Thomas AKA The Dancing
Cop.


-May of 2011, Bedard voted against electing Elaine Anderson as the Chairman of
the Board of Selectman.

-In May of 2011, Bedard did not support the rehiring of Donald Thomas AKA "The
Dancing Cop". Donald Thomas worked for the Provincetown police department for
over 50 years.

-In March of 2011, Bedard voted against ATM-35 Senior Citizen Discount Taxi
Voucher Fund.

-In April of 2011, Bedard voted against an economic development permit for
Tiny's Restaurant.

-Bedard voted for the $14 million dollar police station/dpw facility project
before he was against it. and more recently supports it again in the most recent
Cape Cod Times Article.

       "Bedard supports construction of a new police station and public works
facility "  -April 17, 2012 edition of the Cape Cod Times.


-Bedard supported the elimination of BOS secretary's Vernon Porters position
before he was against it.  more recently he again changed positions.

        "I feel it is the administration's fiduciary responsibility to combine
staffing positions when there is clear evidence of overlapping duties." -April
17, 2012 edition of the cape Cod times

1) Bedard has been a selectman for 3 years and yet the streets are still a mess.

2) Bedard abstained on the room occupancy tax on the town meeting floor. This
article could provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in desperately neede
revenue for town.  Why did he not support a measure almost unanimously supported
by town meeting?

I just had mine stolen and my bumper sticker removed from my car.

I hope bedard will denounce this sort of behavior. it really hurts his case and
it is theft of personal property.

I know of a Bedard sign on Commercial street that was removed.  A new one was
put up and firmly wired to the flower box it was attached to.  The sign was then
removed from the wire holder.

Neither side can claim the high ground on the sign issue.

I've read this blog for years and am shocked by how nasty people are
getting.  I understand this to be a forum for discussion of local topics, not an
opportunity for people to insult and defame others.
I checked some of the statements made as a sample.
The town manager has been criticized for her work, but having lived here before
she came, things are better.  The town was on a financial watch list with the
state for mismanaging funds, and now we're not.  That alone is cause to
compliment her work.
The buildings that need to be repaired are in a bad state because regular upkeep
wasn't done for years.  As a homeowner I know that there are just some things
that have to be done routinely to keep my property value up and to keep the
place habitable.  Roofs need to be repaired, windows replaced, etc.
The current police station isn't old, but it's so poorly built that it's no
wonder it's falling donw.
I checked on boards and their minutes.  You're right, some boards don't have up
to date minutes, but it doesn't say how often they meet.  Maybe they only meet
once or twice a year.  I checked the library minutes and they were posted as of
March 2012.  I read a couple and there's even a report from the library director
there, so I don't understand why the person talked about 'secrets.'
Also, if you look at the town annual report, Ms. Lynn's partner Patsy Green was
elected to the board in 2011 and her term ends in 2013, so she's not 'a
unelected' board member.
It surprises me that so many people complain about how the town is run, but only
1 office this year has any competition.  If you hate the way the HDC or the
FinCOm or the library is run, do something about it.
At the least, all meetings are open to the public.  Come and make constructive
comments if you have ideas on how to make things better.
Don't just sit at home and use your keyboard to insult and defame.  Provincetown
is better than this... at least I always thought so.

Stealing yard signs suggests Bedard's supporters have become desperate. Without
ideas, no plan, and nothing to show for 3 years of being a selectmen they have
been reduced to this?
What a shame,, David's  reputation could move from nice guy, to childish
trickster.

Thanks to Victors for hosting the
get together for Erik Yingling. Your support
and hospitality is greatly appreciated.

"Why are there No minutes posted from the library board of trustees?Oh
yea. The town managers partner is a unelected member.  Secrets. Secrets.
Secrets,......"


I've got to start checking the minutes from every committee and board.  I need
to find out who isn't posting their minutes and is keeping secrets.  Everyone
has secrets, what are they, I need to find those secrets everyone is keeping
from me.

Oh wait, that would make me a paranoid idiot.  Well, at least i wouldn't be
alone.

Just as people thought that the plans for a new police station and DPW building
appeared overnight; people assumed the same about the Enzo porch.

This has been in the works for probably a year! Oh, but you saw it happening so
it just appeared last week! Just because don't know about it doesn't mean that
notices weren't sent out etc.

paper thin verbal warriors all.

This is low. If I support Erik Yingling and have his sign on my property, I
don't expect the other side to steal my sing from my property. I've heard that
someone else in town had his Yingling sign stolen too. This is dirty politics
and it should be stopped.

It's surely not the Yingling support group stealing Yingling signs from their
supporters' houses.

"Erik Yingling election signs are being removed surreptitiously from
properties.   Please be on the lookout!"



It's probably the same people as the ones with the secrets.  Lock your doors.

If that's true about the signs being removed then that's just bad form. Seems to
me, if it is indeed true, that someone is a little worried about their current
seat.

Erik Yingling election signs are being removed surreptitiously from properties.

Please be on the lookout! 

Why are there No minutes posted from the library board of trustees?Oh
yea. The town managers partner is a unelected member.
Secrets. Secrets. Secrets,......

Come join future Selectman Erik Yingling at Victor's today.

Got a question, get an answer?

See you today at 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

It's the middle of April, is the PBG president back in town or has he
resigned?  I belong to and support the PBG, but this isn't right.  If he's not
back he should be removed from the position.

PBG Board, what kind of message are you sending when the president of your
organization chooses not to live in the town you are promoting?

The Board purposefully withholding minutes is not elected,  although it's
leadership is posting a Bedard sign, Entries  here suggest members are using the
lack of posted minutes to distort the record.

Luckily, guidelines are clear and a recourse established.

Re: "Erik stood up against  FinComm as well asthe Chair of the BOS when
others probably including you were screamingin opposition.  .  ."



Erik didn't stand up against the FinCom, he voted for the budget as presented to
town meeting.  You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to
your own facts.

Are you calling his childish rant at the 1st police hearing 'standing up to the
chair of the BOS'?

I find it interesting that of the other eight members of the FinCom only two
have publicly come out in favor of his candidacy.  Of the people most familiar
with his work on FinCom only two have come out in support if him.

Anyone who knows Dave or regularly patronizes his business (or even says hello
to him on the street occasionally) can tell you that he almost always wears a
Provincetown Gym shirt. Always has. Nothing wrong with being proud of your
business and in a town like Provincetown, there's certainly nothing wrong with
casual attire.

To imply that Dave is trying to get free publicity for his business by wearing
one of the gym's shirts in newspaper photos regarding the election is ludicrous,
misleading and a rather pathetic personal dig.

Im amazed Bedard still supports the $14 million police palace, still is flip
flopping on the the secretary to the board, and has done nothing to pave the
roads?

I challenge all elected town boards to catch up with posting the
minutes on the town website as soon as possible before election day.

I would hate for anyone to get the impression that boards are purposely holding
back information that might portray anyone on the ballot in a bad light.

Minutes are public. Please post them. That's how many voters make their
decisions.

"So does Erik have his own opinions or does he just follow what the loudest
people are saying? Eriks positions are consistent with maybe 100 out of 2,800
registered voters. Frankly I'd rather see a backbone from him."


What a specious comment! Erik stood up against  FinComm as well as
the Chair of the BOS when others probably including you were screaming
in opposition.

"I believe Erik reflected  the voice of Town Meeting even though it
meant he reversed his FinCom vote."


An that's a strong candidate for BOS?  Not in my book.  He had an opinion then
flip flopped as soon as he realized it was unpopular.

Bedard has been a selectman but the streets are still not paved.

Ok ok, let me see if I can get this straight.

1) Bedard votes to eliminate Vernon's job in committee

2) Bedard realizes voters are against this. bedard quickly changes course and
amends budget on town floor.

Cape cod times just yesterday:

"feel it is the administration's fiduciary responsibility to combine staffing
positions when there is clear evidence of overlapping duties."

I definitely am not pleased about Eric's attendance record on fin com but Bedard
seems to change his mind every week on where he stands.

and then later on in the article he says he still wants to move forward with the
14 million dollar project after voting for it and then against it!?

"Bedard supports construction of a new police station and public works facility"

Anyone else notice that Bedard is always wearing his Provincetown Gym sweatshirt
in newspaper photos?

I go to his gym but I don't like when people use their public positions to
promote their business.

Yingling needs to answer for his attendance record but Bedard needs to take off
that sweatshirt when he is running for office or acting as selectman.

Also, why is Bedard taking credit for all the grants that town staff wrote?

And yes, it is strange that his ad in the provincetown banner is in the
wellfleet section.

"Yingling's remarks were consistent with Town Hall Voter positions
supporting review of the building designs by the Building Committee as well as
the separation of the secretarial positions."


So does Erik have his own opinions or does he just follow what the loudest
people are saying?  Eriks positions are consistent with maybe 100 out of 2,800
registered voters.  Frankly I'd rather see a backbone from him.

I'm not so wild about this Yingling kid but at least he is consistent in his
voting.

Bedard intially supported the 14 million dollar dpw/police station project. then
he voted to indefinitely postpone it.

I open up the CC times yesterday and now he is saying he is for it again. Am I
alone and being completely confused on his position?

This guy changes stances like t-shirts...

Webmaster Comment:
At the age of 30 years one is not considered a kid. At what age does one become
a man?

Why is Bedard advertising in the wellfleet section of the Provincetown Banner?
is he running for selectman of Provincetown or Wellfleet? or both?

A weird pattern is emerging. first, all of his signs are on properties without
residents in them (read:non-residents). and now he is campaigning for Wellfleet?

if he is running in two locations; someone should speak with the MA state
secretary. or the ethics commission.

The problem in provincetown isn't the secretary, it's the inability to manage
the town, it's building and roads.

The Secretary issue was covered in town meeting. Actually town meeting covered
it twice.

I believe Erik reflected  the voice of Town Meeting even though it meant he
reversed his FinCom vote.

Too bad  BEDARD just sat their at Town Meeting and said nothin on the issue? To
be effective he would have had to speak up.

This is just another example of why Bedard isn't effective .

Public comments are allowed at 3:30. Got to the HDC meeting about 7 minutes late
and there was NO one there to speak regarding Enzo's porch calamity.
I am truly sorry to see it extended out as far it is going. Really should not
have been allowed out as far as it is, unfortunately one of those Ptown mishaps.

Earth to Town Hall, drive west on Bradford and make any right turn. Those
streets are in terrible shape. While I appreciate you live on Commercial Street
on the water  most of us don't and while you call Bradford outer space, we call
it home.We need a plan, Bedard has been around 3 years and things have gotten
worse.

Clarence, why aren't you posting Erik's voting record I sent??? Come
on, this site should be renamed ClarenceforErik.com! Please be evenhanded you
lose all respect for this site!

Correction: Voting record omitted for P'town candidate

Because of an editing error, a story on Page A3 of Tuesday's Times contained incomplete information about Erik Yingling, a candidate for selectman in the May 1 Provincetown election. Yingling attended local public schools and has voted in four out of the nine most recent annual and special town elections, town records show.

DO WE REALLY WANT ERIK FOR SELECTMAN WHO HAS ONLY A 44% VOTING RECORD? BETWEEN
THIS AND A POOR ATTENDANCE RECORD ON FINCOM, HE IS UNSUITABLE TO BE SELECTMAN.

My take on Bedard's answers to the questions regarding building the
new police station and DPW building and the separation of Selectmen and Town Manager
secretarial staff was at odds with what he said at the annual town meeting and at
the most recent Board of Selectman's meeting. He states in the Cape Cod Times he is for combining the secretarial positions and for going forward in the fall with the authorization of
funding the building designs with $650,00, which does not allow anougth time for the yet to be established Building Committee to develop a detailed review.

He has completely reversed himself and appears rather duplicitous.

Yingling's remarks were consistent with Town Hall Voter positions supporting review of the building
designs by the Building Committee as well as the separation of the secretarial positions.

From the CCTimes, each candidate was asked one question "Stance on the number of
administrative assistants or secretaries needed to support the board of
selectmen and the town manager:"

Bedard " feel it is the administration's fiduciary responsibility to combine
staffing positions when there is clear evidence of overlapping duties. Even
though there are many other towns that have shared administrative assistants
between the board of selectmen and their town managers and some of those are
part time, the voters let us know that is not what they want to see in
Provincetown. We need to now move forward by reviewing the job descriptions and
ultimately decide, as a board, whether the jobs warrant a 40-hour workweek and
what clerical duties can be shared while maintaining the will of the voters."

Yingling "I believe the board of selectmen and the town manager should each have
their own secretary."

One of them gave a thoughtful well reasoned response and the other did nothing. 
I'm Voting for Bedard.

I don't understand what all the fuss is about.  Those beautiful-old-Victorian
homes were ruined decades ago when they built stores in front of them.

Dear Web Master

It would be a great service if you would publish the attached article. 

Thank you
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/usa-defaults-outlook-idUKL1E8EN2V520120417

"And yes the roads have been getting worse year after year, andyes  I'm
surprised how fast they are crumbling."


Outer Space to Earth - did ya happen to notice they just ripped up Commercial
street to replace the water main?

The plan for the plan to pave the streets was first promised for last fall, now
its promised for june or july.....

The bike ride suggested the roads are much worse than last year, And yes the
roads have been getting worse year after year, andyes  I'm surprised how fast
they are crumbling.

Interesting to read here that Bedard believes he represents property
owners not voters. Perhaps that's why Bedard has been so ineffective?

Just so you know David, Massachusetts abandoned property owner requirements for
voting in the mid 1800s.  The Tea Party is calling for it's return but  until
they get that approved, you represent voters, renters and homeowners alike.

"Riding my bike yesterday, I discovered the streets are even worse than
I thought.  Pave the streets NOW. We need a plan not the promise of one.

Vote Yingling"


This is a perfect example of why I'm NOT voting for Yingling.  He doesn't think
things through and apparently neither do you.  In 2011 he didn't bother to
attend half the FinCom meetings, the same FinCom experiences he now claims as
the experience he will use as a member of the Selectmen.  Then in 2012 when he
decides he wants to be a Selectman he starts showing up for meetings.  Sorry,
being a Selectman is a little more important than that, maybe I'd vote for him
if it were a popularity contest and he was running for student council
president, but not for Selectman.

You rode your bike yesterday and discovered the streets for the first time? 
Just as Yingling didn't bother paying attention in 2011 you haven't been paying
attention either.  It's been mentioned a number of times that a plan will be
available by June 30th.

Re:  "Bedard Signs on vacation rental property and "someone has to pay
for these so-called renovations, improvements and new projects. Guess who town
voters??  You and you and you."


There is such a fundamental flaw in your logic here - town voters ARE NOT
a majority by a long shot of those who are paying the bills, it is the
non-resident homeowners who are bearing the brunt of this lunacy. 

So when you're trying to assign "blame" - put it on the renters in this town who feel
they are the entitled solely by their presence here.  I understand they are the
backbone of much of the infrastructure, but to make any assumptions they are the
one's paying is for the town's poor decisions is wrong.  How do we fix this? 

First, follow the Wellfleet model where there is an association of non-resident
owners and the town debriefs on capital spend decisions. 

Second, at least insist that the people working in this town live in it - it was incredible
during the ATM when they exception list of whom could speak was introduced -
these are town leaders and they should live here and not in other towns that
benefit from their tax dollars.

Thanks for the notice of HDC meeting at3:30 today.
Please, all that are concerned and upset about Enzo's
attend the meeting today and make a voice.
I'll be there with questions and concerns.

Riding my bike yesterday, I discovered the streets are even worse than I
thought.  Pave the streets NOW. We need a plan not the promise of one.

Vote Yingling

You are 100% right that I misspelled disgusting and I realized it as soon as I
hit the submit button. After seeing the pictures I must admit that if the
porches were cut in half so as not to hide the total front of the beautiful old
home I would find that acceptable.

But:

1)We've lost the Empire look of the building or what we can see of it and

2) When you see it in person the proportions are ridiculously overpowering.

They had seating on the original deck and the patio so I assume they will
probably glass it in  within a couple of years.

"So vote no on the paving money, but don't come crying about the
streets"

"So vote no on the school building repairs, but don't come crying when the school
committee comes to us in ten or twenty years and says they need a new school
building because we didn't maintain what we have."


Above are a couple of lines from a previous poster.  Decide what you feel is
right when reviewing the individual override requests on the budget, but a
blanket 'vote no on all overrides' is an idiotic statement.  It's similar to
past town meeting votes that deferred all building maintenance so they could
have a lower tax rate.  We're paying now for their lack of responsibility then.

Did anyone watch the hard time HDC gave to Dr. Marc Shifman about replacing his
windows with like-kind windows?   How does Enzo bastardize an historic facade on
Commercial St and the Bradford St office/residence can't replace like-kind
windows?  Somethings fishy in Ptown!

I am frankly tired of fall special town meetings. We hardly need two or
sometimes three town meetings.

Get the work done at one town meeting. this is always the place that the town
does its dirty work. it packs so many poorly suported items at this meeting.

No more.  enough is enough. We've been there and---we said NO.

Today on Facebook I saw one of the HDC members defending their Enzo
decision by lamenting that they have a difficult and thankless job and
explaining that it is, after all, a volunteer position.

If you think there's anything historically accurate about the enormous porch
obscuring the entire front of the once beautiful building, perhaps you aren't
really qualified to serve on a historic board. Volunteer or not, one would think
that some knowledge of historic buildings and aesthetics would be a prerequisite
for those joining the board.

Apparently all that is required is a desire to dictate what your neighbors can
and cannot do to their homes (and those decisions evidently can vary from person
to person.)

Anyone else notice his signs are mostly in the yards of vacation rentals?

Is he representing rental property owners or Provincetown voters?

I think it is disgusting that the Provincetown schools produce citizens that
misspell the word "discusting"!!!

What ugly renditions of what was a beautiful building! How could the
HDC approve a porch that that size????

I have no respect for all HDC members!

Each of the overrides may have merit.And each passed town meeting.  However,
until someone figures out how to pave the streets, I think we need to put the
breaks on. As you note, the current plan is spend more on VMES renovations, than
on paving the roads. Really?

They can all be re introduced at the fall town meeting.

I really don't get why they would allow them to obstruct that beautiful old
facade.  There was an old picture of Enzo also posted on Facebook.  This new
deck is at least twice as deep and completely messes with the proportions of the
building.  I get that HDC doesn't want to stand in the way of businesses in town
doing well, but couldn't they have dialed that deck back a bit?

RIP pretty building.  Maybe someone will come along some day and restore you.

TO ALL that are concerned or wish to state your opinions to historic board re:
any approved projects they have PUBLIC STATEMENTS during their work session at
3:30 PM this Wednesday i.e. tomorrow in Town Hall. You can state your case and
let them know your concerns in televised/taped meeting for all to hear and see!!

SO.. WHAT DOES THE OFFICER TELL YOU IS THE REASON FOR THE STOP?  3 TIMES? 
SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG!

The kindest word that I can think of is discusting!!!!!!

Capital improvements do Not need to be overrides if you have the money
to pay for them which we do not.  But, vehicle replacements do need to be
capital items, they can't be a part of the operating budget.

So vote no on all overrides?  Including paving?  That's nuts.

Whoever is posting that capital improvements must be overrides is
wrong. As was noted at Town Meeting many capital projects are paid for without
overrides. Only the popular apple pie items  are put on the ballot for tax
increases.

Vote NO on all overrides until the fall when we have a price for the police, DPW
and paving the roads.

He does not care if you are being stopped and want to call them traps. Even
though I disagree myself with calling them traps, it seems like the focus on his
policy that each officer stop 4 cars has been forgotten. So I say forget calling
them traps and remember instead when he comes back to town hall floor in the
fall for his police station that is when you can thank him by voting no. Simple
as that, works for me.

I know that at least one prominent HDC member hangs out frequently
with the "A list" crowd that hovers around Enzo in the summer. Of course he
would vote in favor of a new deck, now he and his fancy friends can schmooze in
luxury all summer long.

"Many should not be asked for as a prop 2 1/2 override that effects us
forever."


Correction and I only know this because I asked about it.  The 2 1/2 override as
a debt exclusion last until the debt is paid off.  For some that's pretty quick
like 5 yrs for vehicles, buildings 20 or 30 yrs.  But if we approve $200k for
DPW vehicles, it's over 5 yrs and when the debt is paid off the 2 1/2 override
goes away.

I agree with a former post that gave reasons to vote for them. I just
get really mad that these important issues are not budgeted for. Many should not
be asked for as a prop 2 1/2 override that effects us forever.

Any person of reasonable intelligence knows that you have to
periodically replace highway, fire and other municipal vehicles.


Any person of intelligence would also know to read the charter which states
vehicles got to be included in capital plan.  Ok, I didn't really know that
until it was said on floor at town meeting.  Don't like it?  Change it, but
don't blame people for following the town charter.

 
someone has to foot the bill. But too many voters live in a fantasy world--with
the town manager--who believe we can have it all--and no has to pay or sacrifice
for these projects.

someone has to pay for these so-called renovations, improvements and new
projects. Guess who town voters??

You and you and you. Didn't YOU see this coming? Give away land to developers,
give away land to Seashore point, give away buidlings for $800,000 to Coastal
Studies--where we could be putting our "$14 million" police and DPW project.
didn't anyone see this coming?

I think someone was suggesting theat We have only an Assitant Town
manger

We have David Gardner. He is the man. He is the one who knows what is happening
and who gets things done. Sharon is befuddled, even with guidance from her
kitchen cabinet.

We havae one and half chief of police in that Sharon says yes to anything that
Jeff wants and even promises more.

Bad direction from someone who is supposedly town manager.

Override votes are required where tax increases would exceed 2%. With consumer
price index going up over 3% annually and muni inflation running more like 7%
due to energy and healthcare costs overrides would be needed even if we just ran
in place. It isn't poor planning it is the inexorable math of inflation. The
other alternative is to strip out 5% of costs each year and buy no new equipment
or do any major maintenance.  In ten years we'd then have no town government.
Me, I'd rather join the poster who said we need to pay costs as we go along so,
like the vast majority of voters, I'll vote for overrides.

 
If the chief things he is gaining good will by this over policing?
Let's start posting where the traps are.
My list of where I have been pulled over 3 times within this last month. Nothing
wrong with my car. Harry Kemp, shank painter, Bradford.

I would agree that the front porch extension on Enzo's looks
atrocious. It totally removes any historic relevance that the house originally
had.
Historic Commission credibility is very questionable.

The HDC members that approved that project need to step down as well as the building commissioner.  The now called Enzo  building never had a canopied porch on it as far
back as 200 years unless someone superimposed it on some old photos.
The Matheson/Millers lived there for years.  Just because someone said that doesn;t make it so. 

The house next door used to have fish bait.lobster,and yard full of lobster pots too,
so lets allow that again also!

Think about                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                         

If all the HDC members didn't approve Enzo then they get a reprieve.  The rest
should  be out the door ipsopronto!!

Enough blaming a past adminstration for the lack of a plan today.

The previous board of selectmen kept the Town Manager too long.that was a
mistake.
  The current town manager now has been here long enough to be accountable for
both the good and the bad in town government.

I'll vote no on the overrides until we get the roads paved

The reason to vote no on all over rides isn't because of one rogue board but
instead we just don't have a plan.

The paving of the streets have to be the first priority, lets see that number in
July and the develop priorities of what we can afford.

Until then, vote no on all overrides, Fall will come soon enough

The number of overrides requested is a testament to poor planning and
leadership. Please vote "NO" on the overrides and send a message to town hall.


The  poor planning and leadership you want to blame is actually following the
town charter.  Check out chapter 9.

So vote no on the paving money, but don't come crying about the streets.

So vote no on the school building repairs, but don't come crying when the school
committee comes to us in ten or twenty years and says they need a new school
building because we didn't maintain what we have.

So vote no on the emergency shelter stuff and tell the gov't we don't want to
spend the $100k to get the $300k grant.  But, don't come crying when the warm
Atlantic waters send more severe weather our way and we have no safe shelter.

So vote no on the street drains, but don't come crying when the water quality in
the bay gets bad.

I can't remember what else we'll be voting on, but I'm not seeing the poor
planning, just a town that needs to maintain it's infrastructure.

HDC has no control over the colors of buildings. It is not in their purview.

Read the Charter to understand what it is that they do have a say over.

Be informed

I agree that citizen input is only one factor in a regulatory board decision. I
disagree that it has no effect. Twice this winter a regulatory board rejected an
application and that rejection was strongly influenced by neighbors opposition
both in person and in writing. I'm not even saying that this HDC was wrong, and
the poster about commercial buildings has a good point. I am saying some posters
who couldn't be bothered to familiarize themselves with the facts ahead of time
and get some input in are uselessly crying over spilled milk which is so often
the case on here.

For years this town ignored the maintenance on our buildings and it's now time
to pay the piper.  Those who have lived here many years paid lower taxes because
they weren't willing to keep up the buildings and now they complain because
their taxes are going up?  Had the town been run properly over the years and
upkeep performed we wouldn't have the issues we now see.

I blame past administrations who refused to pay for the maintenance of our
buildings over the years and the residents who allowed it to happen.  How can
people complain now when they created this mess?  Do you want to wait a few more
years so you can dump it all on your grandchildren?

 
Why do we have overrides for routine capitol expenditures? Any person of
reasonable intelligence knows that you have to periodically replace highway,
fire and other municipal vehicles. These things should be part of a planned
replacement program and should be covered by free cash and stabilization funds. 

The number of overrides requested is a testament to poor planning and
leadership. Please vote "NO" on the overrides and send a message to town hall.  Our
pocketbooks are being picked clean with no thought or planning, just spend and
tax spend and tax. THe buck has to stop some where.!!

High Taxes and town Hall Renovation

Just take a look at your taxes for 2012. for those
who applauded the $9 million
plus for town hall "renovation" now you are paying for it. Instead of a $3 or $4
million project, we allowed Sharon and her team to go all the way. there were no
stops, no saying "no" to anything. and so there you see it and there you will
pay for it.

Now wait for next year, when you'll see increase taxes for the library and for
the sewer and the streets and sidewalks.

Can you imagine what the taxes will be when the $14 million police and dpw
project is voted on?

think of this when you walk into the voting booth and vote on overrides.
Overrides are just higher taxes on us all.

There are consequences to our votes and to the many over-priced and over-the-top
projects that this town agress to.
Now you have it--and now, for your own money, now you don't!

Voting against all overrides because of one rogue board, the HDC? That
is a good way to participate in democracy at the polls in a couple of weeks?

Why don't you get on the HDC and effect change positively?

David Gardner is Assistant Town Manager, he is a former city planner.
Provincetown has no such position which is why in part why we spend more money
and get less done than other towns.

Sharon Lynn is the Town Manager. She is a former police chief. Would the poster
suggest that Provincetown has 2 chiefs of police?

Pro-Bedard: Nice guy who works hard. Supports Town Manager.
Anti- Bedard: Ineffective, no notable accomplishments.
Silliest Post:  Dogs endorse Bedard.

Pro-Yingling. New ideas, Passionate. Planning ahead is important. We need to
develop priorities.
Anti-Yingling. Unseasoned, not part of the winning Lynn team, Bergman clone.
Silliest post: He should wait his turn and challenge Santos for Townie seat on
the BOS.

It is irrelevant how many townspeople attended or wrote letters in favor or
against. Those public or written statementsd do not ultimately decide the votes
of members of any regulatory board. It is only ONE aspect of the deliberations
not the entire deliberation. It is obvious to all this decision is "suspect" at
best!!!

Perhaps Someone Should Consider that Enzo's is Not a Private Home

It is a business and a structure that was altered through the many iterations of
this building. It is not an untarnished, unaltered structure. I remember when it
was The Painted Lady, then Franco's, then Ester's, then some other restaurant,
then Enzo's.

Businesses and commercial structures are granted greater leeway. The structures
must work for them to have a successful business. Private homes do not.

"Why are there so many postings?"


Silence may be golden, but when the truth is revealed, someone who never wears a
hat will be looking for one....

The dormers are now obscured by the deck! Nice approval HDC! Really,
the uneven treatment of those in the historic district is appalling!

From one who is in the historic distric and couldn't even get a window changed!

The Enzo decision from HDC is symptomatic of a  Town government that
has lost all credibility.
I think we have more than enough examples of Town Hall behaving badly..
Vote May 1 against all overrides

Did any one of the gripers on here about the Enzo porch bother to read the paper
where every board meeting agenda is posted multiple times, go see the
application and even take 5 minutes to write an email in opposition? NO,
obviously not since there wasn't a single opposition email or letter or speaker.

Now you want to Monday morning quarterback the decision. Get off your rumps and
get your opinion in ahead of time not after the fact. To complain now having
done nothing to prevent this approval is just ridiculous. Because you don't like
one decision out of thousands your answer is "disband the board." That's even
dumber. I don't like some of the decision town meeting takes, let's disband town
meeting.

Just read the hearing for your decision on the Enzo
Deck. I don't see any valid reasons you let this go thru.
A neighbor saying that it will match his porch is not a reason to
Alter the main facade of a historic house.
This is another example of a group of people applying different
Standards for different citizens.the cost being,lose of our
Historic houses and disillusioned citizens.
The hdc has no bite to it and at this point maybe should be
Disbanded, they continue to make arbitrary decisions on matters
That effect us all. The uniqueness of ptown has been lost to the
New money in town. How sad mr dowd you let this happen.

Unacceptable!!  This alteration has completely obscured the historic front
exterior of the building.  How can this happen when HDC routinely doesn't allow
the simplest like-kind replacements of windows, etc, but they allow this
significant alteration.  It makes absolultely zero sense.  They are completely
inconsistent and should step down.

Historic District Commission Minutes 01-04-12
Members Present: Polly Burnell, John Dowd, Marcene Marcoux, and Carol Neal. 
Alternate Present: Benji Fox

Case# FY12-28
Application by Jennifer White on behalf of John Yingling for a Certificate to be
issued in accordance with the Provincetown Historic District Commission
established under the General By-Laws, Chapter 15 of the Town of Provincetown.
The applicant seeks approval to remove the existing front deck and construct a
new covered porch at the property located at 186 Commercial Street,
Provincetown, MA.

John Yingling had positive letters from abutters and was accompanied by Jennifer
White. The designer of the project was also in attendance.

The hearing was then opened up to the public and Scott Powell, an abutter from
Court Street, spoke in favor of the project saying that the porch is very
similar to the porch he has on his house.  A few more letters were read  one
commenting about the architectural integrity of
the design  another from Russ Braun in approval  and finally one from Terese
Nelson, also in approval.
The public portion of the meeting was then closed. Polly Burnell had a
reservation regarding the size of the new deck which is twice the size of the
original feature.
Their guideline says to encourage businesses but John Dowd thought that the
elevation might obscure the dormers? The discussion continued with everyones
opinion being stated.

The designer had computer generated drawings which supposedly showed what the
finished project would look like. After the discussion the following motion was
made:

Motion: Move to accept the proposal with the following alterations that the side
elevation of the porch have 4 posts as opposed to 2 and that the projection of
the roofline be changed. The soffit would be increased and the posts changed
from square posts to turned posts. The vertical screening of the skirt under the
lower level of the porch extend to the ground. The guidelines for
this can be found in #2, #9D, #15, and #10 and that the posts turn to the
Victorian style instead of square posts. The revised set of plans must be
submitted to the Building Department PRIOR to filing with the Town Clerk.

There is also a waiver of the time constraints.
Motion: John Dowd Seconded: Benji Fox   Vote: 5-0-0.

"1. Erik pushed for the reconsideration of the New Police Station/DPW
facilities
2. Fought to Deny of the Combining of the BOS and TM Secretary positions
3. Pushed back against the implementation of the proposed Neon Light Article"

I'll give you #1, Erik pushed against it and along with his grandmother both
think it should be rebuilt in the same location.  What their educational
background is that would make them more qualified than architects to decide that
is beyond me.  Mine certainly wouldn't give me the background to make that
decision, difference is that I know I'm not qualified to make that decision.

#2 - Having watched the FinCom meetings Erik did NOT fight to deny combining
those positions.  I don't recall any votes against the budgets, but minutes
aren't listed so I can't confirm.  I do remember the FinCom report at town
meeting and the division budget was recommended unanimously by FinCom.

#3 - Never heard anything from him that would lead me to believe he was against
it.  In fact the article was written by the planning board whose chair is the
                                                                                             .  Never heard a
word from Erik that he was against it.

It's a sad state of affairs when our Historic District Commission gives
homeowners so much grief over a front door or Hardy Board but allows a beautiful
Second French Empire building be so utterly bastardized!!!  I have totally lost
any respect I have had for this group.

Daily Reader

Please explain your decision on Enzo's restaurant???
Maybe there's something people are missing!!!

"In other words, these are people endorsing his campaign as
individuals.  Does that make sense or should I look up the meaning of individual
for you?"


Let me break it down for you.  As an individual one may endorse and do whatever
one chooses to do.  As a committee member one is restricted by the laws of
Massachusetts.  I may endorse anyone as an individual, I may not use my position
on a committee to endorse a candidate.  In listing the committee affiliation of
appointed individuals endorsing him he has crossed the line.

A review of Bedard's shifting positions reminds one of Mitt Romney's ever changing
etch-a-sketch positions.

Erik is not afraid to present ideas, which may not be initially popular and is willing
to defend them, without first testing the winds of popularism.

 
1. Erik pushed for the reconsideration of the New Police Station/DPW facilities

2. Fought to Deny of the Combining of the BOS and TM Secretary positions

3. Pushed back against the implementation of the proposed Neon Light Article 

David Bedard initially supported all these proposals. It does appear that Yingling
has been ahead of the curve compared to the BOS and in particular Bedard.

What a joke! Makes it sound like he was the reason the police/dpw was put off to
a later date. Like he was the one that rallied the troops to postpone the issue.
Gimme a break!
And hire a town planner? What do you think Gardners job is??? And how about the
local comprehensive plan other wise known as the master plan for the town??? If
the planning board isn't looking to the comprehensive plan to create new bylaws
and give the town direction, that's where Erik should focus his attention, on a
board that has nothing to do with the selectmen.
Keeping money in a local bank would be a great idea provided the local bank
gives the town the highest interest rate which isn't the case and hasn't been
for years, check the numbers with the clerk.

It's hard to believe Erik wants to be a selectman and doesn't know these facts
ahead of time. The question I have is why doesn't he?

Answer; becuase he's not readuy for the job!!

Well said Michael!

Yes, and this was approved at Town Meeting. Where were you?

"Why are there so many postings?"


Probably because people have had enough of the charade....

Do you really believe a blog has journalistic integrity?

It's right up there with Facebook. Who fact checks?

Your naiveté is showing...

I'd like to see a change in this odd BOS. They seem to lack guts, ideas, and
vision. How can five people work so poorly together that nothing can get done
through them. something's gone awry here.

It's as if someone has each of their tongues. Why are they placid and silent on
the key issue facing this town?

"In the future, I would appreciate some sort of fact-checking similar to an
"Editor's Note" in a newspaper.  Accusations (even if completely inaccurate) can
be quite detrimental if they are not corrected.

I hope this will be considered in the future."


I say:

This small point just really shows how out of touch with reality Eric is.

Is it possible to do a petitioned article to remove the authority of historic:

1) to review or reject like sized for like sized windows when the new windows
are energy efficient

2) to review or reject or replace exterior doors when the new doors improve
energy efficiency or security


Anyone know how to do this? I'd like to propose this at the Police Station Town
Meeting.

One of the least effective, rude, arrogant, poorly prepared, Chairman of the
Board of Selectmen in decades has endorsed David Berdard. Birds of feather flock
together.

Anderson and Bedard rocked at Town Meeting and the police station forums! Let's
not go back to the that disaster!

Pave the roads, VOTE YINGLING!. Fix town buildings. VOTE YINGLING! End crisis
mismanagement. VOTE YINGLING!

Talk about a breath of fresh air-out Town Manager has opened not only the
windows but the doors and sliders of this town and made truly positive changes.

Look at the accomplishments: We are selling buildings that have outgrown their
use. We have consolidated the schools, we have expanded the number of households
and businesses connected to the sewer, we have a AA rating from the Department
of Revenue, we have received millions from the governemnt to fund our
infrastructure projects and we have taken steps towards the hopeful goal of
building a new DPW and police station.

All of this under the auspisces of our town manager. How can someone running to
be a selectmen run on "shaking things up" when changes are going on and things
have been shaken up?

We owe a debt of gratitude to our hard working town manager and our board of
selectmen instead of the slings and arrows
directed at them and using the manager as a punching bag in so many comments
here, we should be thankful we have Sharon Lynn and we should appreciate the
hard work that she does on our behalf
Michael Rogovsky

"Are you guys nuts? It's the town that is fed up and wants change.
You are so out of touch. You do what you do based on your own small ithen
cabinet.

People are fed up. that's what is happening. Not the fantasies of your own
paranoic thinking."


People are so dang fed up they passed EVERY article at town meeting.  Wow, did
we tell them!!!!!!!!!

I'm just wondering if there is any chance that MYPACC may not reflect the views
of the town.

All the noise here, Bedard still has nothing to show for his term on the Board
of Selectmen. He does not deserve re-election.

Town roads are a disgrace and approaching impassable except in a SUV. Surely
not on a bike. The Town buildings are in disrepair. Again.

Finances are out of control with no priorities or plans in place beyond the next
town meeting. Again.

I don't see that Bedard is being thrashed here

I do see many people asking questions. and if some believe Bedard has not done
enough, that is not thrashing but honest reponse to one man's position the BOS.

Good that Bedard is Prepared

But---what about action? He lacks the ability to take tough stands. He may be
prepared but if he is like clarence thomas who refuses to open his mouth on the
supreme Court, why have him htere.  Being prepared is not good enough.

She gets her weekly raise.

Every year, another pay increase. Why? many towns when facing economic issues
slow done and refuse to give everyone who is breathing a raise.

Time this town takes such action. Time the taxpayers top paying more and more
raises for Sharon and Jeff and others to get more and more money.

When is enough enough?

"In the future, I would appreciate some sort of fact-checking similar
to an "Editor's Note" in a newspaper.  Accusations (even if completely
inaccurate) can be quite detrimental if they are not corrected."


Really Eric? Have you read some of the posts on this blog? I hope the webmaster
has nothing else to do.

I'd suggest thy anyone considering buying property in Provincetown think twice
before they do so. If you do buy property you are buying into a giant black hole
of onion liability that no one is is using much less oing anything about. This
means you will face either a massive tax increase that grows every dy the issue
is not delt with or eventually town government will have one employee left whose
job it is to collect the tax checks and then send them off to the pension fund.

Why is there no action? First the very people ho hour be taking action are part
of the pension system o why would thy want to make changes? Second, elected
officials terms are shorter the problem so they can just let the can roll on the
road to someone else. Third, a large portion of the active, voting electorate in
own is on town government payroll so no one who says "we've got to fix this
problem in a realistic way" is ever going to get elected.

From an article about New York State's problem in this area:

""For years rising pension costs have spelled disaster for local governments
across the state. That finally changed this week," the governor said after
lawmakers last month adopted a pension plan for new hires that will save the
state money. After securing the pension deal and a budget agreement, Mr. Cuomo
gave triumphant speeches in Syracuse, Utica and Buffalo, assuring that New
York's economy had turned a corner.

The revised pension system shifts more retirement costs to employees and is
expected to cost about a third less than the old system. "If pension reform and
mandate hadn't passed," said Mr. Vlasto, "thousands of public employees would
need to be laid off and these fiscal problems will spread."

But cities don't expect to see any significant savings for another decade, after
more of their workers are enrolled in the cheaper plan. "Those savings won't
materialize quickly enough to stave off insolvency," said Stephanie Miner, the
mayor of Syracuse, whose $30 million pension bill this year is more than 14
times larger than the city's retirement costs in 2000...."

She has always been efficient and caring and has helped
me many times; raccoons , possums, skunks. I am a
supporter of a new station but not in support of the current
purposal, but don't go picking at straws at a hard working
caring officer. It's not fair.

Police Force, BOS, Town Manager.....People it is called lack of
leadership...You all must remember this town suffers from a severe lack of
viable leadership..Just because these people have these positions does not
automatically make them good leaders...It definitely shows that there is a lack
of backbone here and most are just either padding there resumes ot acting in the
best interest of there own business and cohorts' interests.....This will not
change in the near future...This will not change after the election....My
advice..GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!!!

Thanks Historic for the great approval of the new Enzo facade. It
blends beautifully and accents the historic architechture of this beautiful
building. Now, Keep up the fight to prevent the use of fire retardent materials
like Hardy Board that would truely ruin our historic buildings!

If you can allow what's going on at Enzo,s... Then just
Pack it up and put a end to the hdc... Please explain
Your actions !!!!!

Love the new term "itchen cabinet", much better than cabal.

Suggest though you consider writing before you drink not after.

I feel compelled to respond since erroneous information keeps popping up on this
website.

I have not missed a Finance Committee meeting at all this year.  I wanted to be
sure I was correct on this so I double checked with the chair.

Additionally, I feel as though I am being maligned with the "ethics violation"
label and it is wildly inappropriate.  Everyone endorsing me is doing so as
individuals and it is very clearly stated on my blog.

http://electerikyingling.com/


In the future, I would appreciate some sort of fact-checking similar to an
"Editor's Note" in a newspaper.  Accusations (even if completely inaccurate) can
be quite detrimental if they are not corrected.

I hope this will be considered in the future.

In other news, I have more yard signs. please shoot me a message if anybody
would like one.

Best,

Erik Yingling
erikyingling@gmail.com or reach me on Facebook.

I will vote for Bedard this time around.  If Yingling is still
interested in running for the BOS next year, then I may vote for him then.  Look
at some of the candidates who tried to get elected last year.  Some are nowhere
to be found.  If someone is really interested in serving on the BOS this year,
then they should be ready to keep contributing to the town and then try again
next year if they do not get elected this year.

Sorry but you need to work on your literacy skills.

On eric's yinglangs website it has a heading "individual endorsements"

In other words, these are people endorsing his campaign as individuals.  Does
that make sense or should I look up the meaning of individual for you?

Sorry but no ethics issue there. swing and a miss.

Why are there always so many police posting on this site?

I beg to differ about this complaint about the animal control officer,
who works dilligently with the many people who have pets..she kindly knows
everyone and their pets and delivers pet food to those who are struggling to
make ends meet..she has set up a free box with food and other donations at the
methodist church, I know she is not parked at her house all day which is
absolutely absurd, she is too busy climbing under pilings on the beach to catch
a possum or rescuing a bird and taking it to wild life..chasing bats and
squirrels in peoples houses and i for one know personally because she has helped
me..so hmmm must be someone who lives right near her to say this and has another
agenda or maybe one drink to many....using mypacc to lie and try to deface her
is shameful...kharma will get you...or maybe hit you in your billfold...

Seems the BOS and Town Manager Are Into the Cabal Motif

Oh, yes, blame the desire for change on a samell group, on a cabla.

Are you gusy nuts? It's the town that is fed up and wants change.

You are so out of touch. You do what you do based on your own small itchen
cabinet.

People are fed up. that's what is happening. Not the fantasies of your own
paranoic thinking.

I own property in Provincetown, have two businesses with 25
employee's, pay lots of money in property tax. For some reason this winter I
have read this blog. Quite a bit of mean-spirited complaining. To make changes I
get involved. Many of the complaints have merit. However, David Bedard devotes
many, many hours of unpaid service to the BOS. I do not endorse anyone here but
do appreciate his service.

The last time the Town Manager in Provincetown was a townie was in the
1960's.  It was Mike Botelho.  He was nineteen (19) years old and did a helluva
job.

Hello Historic! Enzo's addition?


Come back from Florida asap!

One of the few Queen Ann buildings still in tact in West End has been destroyed.
Enzo's new 2 story decks completely overpower and disguise the street presence
of that building.

I bet you rejected the window mullions of ten homeowners, yet approved that
massive decking? What a joke.

Let's be thankful that we still have our police force.
Tall, short, skinny or fat, thank heavens that  we
have our guys and gals. Imagine the pain this small
New Hampshire town is going thru. It could have been us.

Sounds like fincom is backing their former board member
BEDARD.  That speaks volumes.

Are you going to start treating both candidates fairly here Clarence as it seems
to favor YINGLING with your biased posts.

If Erik Yingling was spotless he could call the AG or the Charter Enforcement
Commission, but he's carrying some baggage.  Look up state Ethics Commission,
Erik has opted to list individuals who support him by listing their committee
position within the town.  Sorry, state ethics don't allow that, you may not
endorse someone from your appointed position, but only as an individual.  Not
sure if Erik gets in trouble for that or those committee members.  Question is
why he would put them in that illegal position to begin with.

Even though I am sure the custodian would appreciate you thinking of him, the
reality of your question has me wondering more about your motive. I also think
you need to hang your axe up and let your true colors shine else where.

"Erik Yingling please file a complaint with the Attorney General or
Charter Commission!"


A good friend of mine is on FinCom.  They don't hire a minutes taker person like
some other committees so the members of the committee take minutes.  Only when
the members of the committee have typed up the minutes can they vote on them and
only after they have been approved can they be put up on the web.  Sorry, no
conspiracy here, just volunteers, including Erik Yingling, who haven't got
around to it yet.  How bout we cut them slack instead of assuming a conspiracy,
they are all volunteers.

Look at the professional (or lack of) backgrounds of the candidates.
That is critcal in deciding one's choice for selectman.

While Mr Bedard may, or may not be, hard working, he is not effective.

He is Vice Chair of the Selectman has nothing to show for it other than some dog
related advocacy.

"Why does our town have to pay over 50k a year for an Animal Control
Officer?  There is no need for this position and Truro and our town can share
one."


All of these may be wise cost saving moves, but the town folk have made their
opinion loud and clear.  Do not cut any staff positions!  You think the town
manager, BOS or FinCom is going to bring staff cuts forward?  The only staff
positions we were willing to cut were the teachers and we've taught them that if
you try to cut any staff positions you will get beat up over it at town meeting.

"We need a new police station! They need an exercise room.
Fat, out-a-shape, a heart attack waiting to happen...."



I would counter that we need a new educational facility to deal with the
illiteracy in this town.

"New Police Station: They need an exercise room."


Their fitness is the least of their worries!

I called the banner since they are the ones who sponsor it.
PTV will be there and the press and the candidates will  have to respond to our
questions.

A blogger recently said our police need cohesive training.  The bad
press they've gotten us is shameful"  You're right.  They need to make more
arrests.  Their training is phenomanal,but they're not allowed to use it.  They'
been told for years to "soft peddle" it because of the behaviors that go on
here,the things  that the rest of the world are "bagged" for.  Count your
blessings & respect the PPD.  'cuz ya lucky!  P'town cops take a lot of abuse
from other departments all over because they allow stuff others never would. The
motto is "behave and you'll have no worries" Ya otta try that!

Still waiting for Finance Committee meeting minutes, still reading posts here
about attendance issues, pro Bedard while the FinCom leadership posts Bedard
yard signs.

Dime on a dollar Finance Committee meeting minutes won't be posted until after
the election.

Erik Yingling please file a complaint with the Attorney General or Charter
Commission!

I would suggest that Mr. Yingling has decided he wants to be a
Selectman this year and his decision has little to do with the incumbent
selectman.  It's great to see new people who want to participate in local
government.  However, before I vote out a sitting Selectmen I have to have a
reason to do so, not just because someone else wants the position.  While some
of Mr. Yingling's supporters have chosen to trash Selectman Bedard I don't see
their point of view.

From what I have seen Selectmen Bedard is probably one of the hardest working,
best prepared Selectmen we have.  Go to his health club sometime and you'll see
him sitting there reading his papers for an upcoming meeting.  Go to a Pier
meeting, which Selectman is there more often than anyone else to observe?  Yes,
it's Selectmen Bedard.  Ask any FinCom member which selectman has come to their
meetings most often - they will say it's Selectman Bedard.  This man is one of
the hardest working, best prepared Selectman we have and I will vote for him in
May.

There are a couple of Selectman I would not say the same thing about.  If Mr.
Yingling were running against one of them in the future I would certainly
consider voting for him, but I'm not going to vote out one of the best prepared,
hardest working Selectmen we have.