how come you didnt offer me any of that money (or was it free coffee) to leave a glowing comment on your op-ed piece here? just because i work for you now, i guess you think thats a conflict of interest or something.

really though, it was informative and a pretty fair assessment. i too thought the grades were rather generous, at least in light of the narrative that accompanied each grade. nonetheless, i hope the mayor and other city agencies will take heed and take time to consider the long-term impact of some of these proposals.

zoning is a huge issue for this town, and i still believe that some form of civil service commission would serve our municipal employees well, not to mention removing any doubt about the mayor’s personnel decisions or the motives behind those decisions. maybe this suggestion might find the light of day here instead of getting trampled in the war over the fire chief fiasco.

i respect mayor rogers and like him as a person. he has treated me well in our business dealings and he has treated our kids extremely well over the years. i believe that that good will and good business sense will carry over into his mayoral duties as well.

thanks for keeping us informed! (just leave a gift card at the register at dad’s place.. that would suffice nicely).

I hope that such an informational post will garner much more than spiteful venting and one-upsmanship (which appears to have happened a bit on a recent post); I hope that this editorial will encourage more people to look into the available facts, and, together as a community, we, the citizens of Monticello, might be encouraged to put ourselves in a better position to produce some really GOOD plans for our future.

Thanks so such a great site, and as always, looking forward to what happens next.