Jean Couturier
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New Gloucester: Residents object to committee-appointment process
NEW GLOUCESTER — Residents asked selectmen Monday to appoint an ad-hoc committee to develop guidelines on making committee appointments. Selectmen held a workshop this summer to discuss the issue at the request of Selectman Josh McHenry, but the public was barred from speaking or participating. The board plans to hold another workshop Sept. 26 at the community building at 7 p.m. that won’t be televised on the town’s cable TV station. Again, public participation will not be allowed. In an email sent July 22, Town Manager Sumner Field III said the follow-up workshop will finalize the committee-appointment process. In an email message to the board Sept. 11 and read Monday, resident Patti Mikkelsen wrote, “I feel strongly that our town should develop written policy regarding the appointment of board and committee members. This is particularly important in cases where the number of applicants exceeds the number of open seats. |
