Good choice

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The selection of Timothy Thompson, Londonderry’s lead planner, to be Merrimack’s community development director certainly seems like a good one. He has excellent credentials, was recently named one of the state’s two Professional Planners of the Year, and has been working with communities for nearly 15 years, including Rochester, where he began his career.

“How do you beat the planner of the year?” asked Councilor Dan Dwyer. “That’s like getting a first-round pick. It made it easy, his resume and background were so impressive.”

We agree.

Merrimack takes such selections very seriously, as it did when picking Mark E. Doyle to be its new police chief in April,

As our readers know, we don’t always agree with the Town Council, but this is one decision where we do: The selection of Timothy Thompson, as was the case with the selection of Mark E. Doyle, should be applauded.

So, we applaud.