A key question will be a decision that recommends a two year option that does not require town meeting action. If this is the case– there would be strong issues for the Inspector General and the Board of Selectmen to answer– in February/March– there was an understanding if not promise that Town Meeting would vote on the matter– if the decision of the selection committee were to deprive town meeting of their say– clearly the issue will have to be referred for further review

According to the Open Meeting Law, the provisions apply to a “multi member body created to advise or make recommendations to a public body”

It would seem that a selections committee composed of the Vice Chair of the Selectmen, the Chair of the Advisory and a member of the Capital Budget Committee which is expected to advise the selectmen and the Water Commission is such a multi member body.

As such its meetings must be posted, open to the public and minutes recorded. If such is not observed– a complaint should be made

In law school they teach you to trust but verify but just like the approach to the concession agreement you seem more interested in blindly trusting Peter Dicaprio rather than verifying the facts.

Steve– you are a pitbull when Mark Brennan, Mark Deluca and Bob Silvia come before Capital Budget– but you don’t show that same dedication when it come to Peter– how sad– maybe because he is a member of Capital Budget– not an actionable conflict but still a poor practice

Like I said above– emergencies — including those involving public safety– come at any time– any day. DEP works on the weekend and there are means of putting leverage on that agency– Ted Carr’s contacts- Rep Garrett Bradley and Sen Bob Hedlund– even Secretary of Veterans Affairs Coleman Nee.

Some say American Water failed to notify the commissioners in timely fashion– if this is the case I could withdraw some of my unanswered questions–

If it is true that American Water sat on the issue– then this is just as serious– it underscores the need to have a municipally employed public works professional oversee Water and Sewer– like the article proposed by Karen Quigley last Saturday.

Trust but verify– maybe some still trust the Water Commission but to maintain the little trust the public has — we need to verify what happened with respect to the E-coli

Perhaps Capital Budget is the proper forum to publicly look into the matter– your committee seemed to enjoy putting the Sewer Commission through its passes concerning paving costs– last week I heard it gave Mark Deluca a working over on the tidal gates and of course there is always the issue with the need to keep the police station open, the establishment of the K-9 issue and a logical vehicle maintenance program.

Seems to be a double standard– let Peter off the hook and stick it to everyone else.

I know you will be busy at your civilian job dealing with Dodd Frank in light of the recent $2b lose by JP Chase Morgan– but you in the private sector who always get it right– can find the time to get to the bottom of this.

The Chairman of the Board states that “he couldn’t deal with the town manager”

Fact–In the Cohasset Mariner on Friday February 3rd– Ted Carr described me as “our terrifice town manager.

Fact–on Friday January 27th during the MMA Conference while at the Harvard Club– Ted Carr told my wife Bernadette “Mike is doing exactly what we wanted him to do”

Fact– on Monday March 19th– Ted Carr admitted that he allowed other public officials in town to treat me as he describes “crappily”

Fact– Ted Carr was briefed on everything that I did from the K-9, to the issues of contracts with our employees, to my concerns about the water contract, from the need to keep the station open 24/7 to the need to have professional oversight of water and sewer

I leave it up to the voters as to his character and veracity of his statements regarding me. As to his conception of reality– from the Housing Authority and Planning Board who voted no confidence– to our employees that are now afraid to speak up– I would argue that Ted Carr’s statement that everything is working smoothly is based upon a phase sense of reality and is representative of the small clique which now runs town government.

“. . .I have VERY GOOD reason to believe Cohasset’s Elms Meadow Well was on-line and very much circulating in the system until it was closed down on May 8th when E. coli was found.” -Tanna K.

What FACTS back up your assertions? If you have spoken to “enough people”, then share your sources ad their expertise.

As to your assertion:

“There are rules about informing the public and this was not done.”

You are wrong, and if you would simply check your facts before your keyboard, it would help retain any remaining credibility for you.

If you are still wondering about reporting protocol, as you seem to be, read The Mariner. They seem to have no problem finding (and printing) them.