In February 2013, I wrote an Op-Ed about a new record number of individuals who were stuck in New Hampshire hospital emergency departments waiting for a psychiatric inpatient bed for an involuntary emergency admission (IEA). There were 44 individuals waiting on February 4, 2013. Eight years ...
The purpose of warrant article 3 on the Milford ballot is to authorize the creation of a new Milford-run Dispatch Center located in an addition to the Police Station that will replace our existing long-term contract with the MACC Base Dispatch Center located in the town hall. I urge you to ...
For the third year in a row, a single town emergency dispatch center is being pushed on the voters at the “discount” price of $1.7 million. That figure omits $700,000.00 applied from this year’s fund balance to reduce the cost from $2.4 Million. This is $700,000.00 Milford taxpayers ...
I worked as Milford’s Planning Director and Community Development Director for 22 years. After so many years in the local political environment I am deeply concerned that the majority of the current Board of Selectmen do not support keeping pedestrians safe. This reaction is due to the ...
Warrant Article 3 is yet another attempt to fritter away tax dollars on a scheme that promises to solve a problem of questionable origin. In a blatant attempt to slip this through, the board of selectmen has priced it to sell by voting to move $700,000.00 of our already collected tax dollars ...
Regional approaches leverage resources. This strategy contributes to our “NH Advantage.” For that reason, I oppose the myopic organizational approach taken by our Board of Selectmen (BOS) in its proposed communications solution. Last week, I outlined my assessment of the process ...