Personally, I think most of the problems would be solved if the north side seceeded from the south.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel A Feingold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nicola Cataldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Peter C.S. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:59 AM Subject: RE: Oh my God! Are you kidding? > Dear Friends and Neighbors, > > Nearly a decade ago, when I moved to Framingham, I too supported Town vs. > City. I understand everyone's frustration these days, with many changes, > with money tight, and the pressure of trying to maintain essential services > and quality education amidst it all. I do not know where I'd come out on > this question now, and I suggest that correcting some of our problems would > be just as hard as a City as it is as a Town. What matters is who our > elected and appointed officials are, what they stand for, how they think, > their values, and whether they put the general interest of the Town over > their own narrower self interest. > > These days, opposition groups in Framingham are very vocal, often to the > point of visciousness. Generally, the headers of these groups are full of > influential rhetoric and lack a vision of Framinghams future. They are still > in Framingham's past. This is not so much wrong as it is inadaquate. The one > real change advocated is reducing the Selectmen from 5 to 3, with the > obvious goal of making it easier to gain a majority control on the Board. > This would be dangerous for many Framingham residents as it would reduce the > representation of diverse opinions. Moving to a City form of government also > presents this problem, especially in a Strong Mayor situation. However, a > City form also provides opportunities for better management and control, > along with plenty of plumb jobs. > > Framingham, I have learned, has some of the best aspects of Towns - many > committed citizens willing to serve as volunteers - and some of the worst - > a very insider mentality. Becoming a City won't change that either. > > None the less, a switch may be in order because we need more and more > professional, hardnosed and experienced people in all positions, and they > need to be well managed, to enable us to stand up to the corporate > development onslaught. We can't sue every developer who comes here and we > can't block everything. What we must do is like Judo - "The soft flexible > way" - in that we need to influence where and what development happens by > being part of a process, directing it, guiding it, and making sure it suits > all Framingham's needs, not any particular interest groups narrower > interests. > > Joel A. Feingold > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Nicola Cataldo > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:10 AM > To: Peter C.S. Adams; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Oh my God! Are you kidding? > > > Put me down as in support of such a move. Let me know what I can do. > > N. Cataldo > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter C.S. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 2:14 PM > Subject: Re: Oh my God! Are you kidding? > > > > Several years ago I voted to keep Framingham a "town," buying into the > > townies' argument that they had just reformed town government, there was > > now a Town manager, things would soon be better, etc. Since then, things > > have only gotten worse. Will there be another vote to turn Framingham into > > a city any time soon? > > [ To unsubscribe, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe > > Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > > For help send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web interface at http://frambors.syslang.net] > > > > > > > [ To unsubscribe, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe > Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > For help send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web interface at http://frambors.syslang.net] > > [ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe > Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > For help send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web interface at http://frambors.syslang.net] [ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ For help send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web interface at http://frambors.syslang.net]
