Sevarance pay for Town Manager

[Merbenz]

Well said Joe ,My feelings also .

[SalemLover]

Thank goodness our nitwits don't know these nitwits:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07 ... y-scandal/

i'm going to quit my "cushy" cubicle job and post for the Salem Town Manager position!

[resident]

Everone seems to forget that most of these "losers" who are now in office were voted in to replace other "losers" that people were dissatisfied with. It's a never ending circle. If we vote the current cast out, in two years you will be complaining about their replacements. It's a never ending saga.

[Curtis D]

Well said resident. Turnover is something that is greatly needed. And yes years ago the voters put in Holland, Mcklin, and Smith. How did that work out? They were the ones that brought in a new Town Manager, gave her a raise in hopes that she wouldn't be fired because the salary was too high. So the new board fired her and the salary for the position was increased. A dumb move.

Then there was the School Board giving Hank a 20K raise because if he didnt' get it, he would retire. Well eventually he retired, the salary for that position increased. See a pattern?

If we continue on this pattern, we are all doomed.

The sad part is that only 24% of registered voters show up and vote. Yes, there has been some change of Selectmen, but nothing changes. Not at the local lever, state level, or federal level. Your elected officaisl don't run government. It is the agencies, associations, ands commisions that government has set up over the last 50 years that you have never heard of. The most recent example is the California Town Manager that was earning $ 800,00 a year. His pension, if he lives to 85, will be 19 Milliion Dollars, according to the news report I saw last night. This town set up their own charter and some employees were given authority to name their own salaries, brilliant.

[deskwitch2]

Its been said time and time again, VOTE but use your brains to do so, don't vote for someone because they are your friend they may not be the best qualified. And lets try and get some new blood on the BOS?

[Merbenz]

Look at what happends when a board member is voted out . You may just find that he or she is also a board member in another board ,They learn to migrate fast. I will allways and i mean allways vote for any one that will run against this hole in the wall bunch. We have walmart door men handling the town of Salem .That have no idea on how to cut cost .They think raising our tax is the way To solve the mony spending .


Ps Does any one remember a guy named Gagnon ? Im told he was good ?i dont know wnat position he had only that he was very up on figures .and was hated . so im told by my next door neighbor

[deskwitch2]

One very serious problem is the lack of new candidates. We certainly are not lacking for opinions as to how the town should be run, but we have created such a volatile environment for candidates (other than the click group) that people cannot bother putting themselves through the BS that comes with elections, hence we are stuck with the people who we have, sad state of affairs. Get out and vote (run if you dare) but at least get out and vote! Happy Tax bills!

[Merbenz]

DW ,What do you think of placeing a notice in the news paper .Asking for some one to step up and run for BOS office .

[deskwitch2]

I don't think it will be effective. The candidates we NEED have to want to run and would not be pursuaded by an ad. If someone can honestly live in Salem and permit things to go on as usual, we don't want them as a candidate anyway, it will take someone to come in and think outside the box and be willing to take the crap they will throw at them, an ad won't do it, keep thinking though, new ideas are needed for sure.