Man About Canton: Open TM is Archaic
By Joe DeFeliceDid you know …
In MAC’s opinion, Canton’s open town meeting is archaic and inefficient. This is the 21st century, but our method of governing is still stuck in the 17th century. As one politician said, “In today’s fast-paced, over-scheduled world, it is impossible to get enough people to town meeting to represent the broad spectrum of needs and interests in the town of Canton.” Often times, the town meeting is packed with special interest groups voting their specific projects. It is MAC’s position that to ensure the broadest representation of all residents and interests, we should adopt a representative town meeting. It is time to move into the 21st century.
The Ford Mustang turns 50 years old this year. The first one rolled off the assembly line in March 1964.
Talking about 50 years ago, the game show Jeopardy first aired in 1964, and it is still going strong.
The Amber Road Café at 635 Washington in Canton was listed by the Phantom Gourmet as one of its eight favorite restaurants specializing in breakfast.
The first town of Canton newspaper was called the Canton Gazette and was first published in 1838.
The new Auburn University head basketball coach is Bruce Pearl. The former Tennessee coach is a graduate of Sharon High School.
According to a recent report in the Canton Citizen, the Board of Selectmen controls a little over $2.2 million in mitigation funds. The selectmen’s mitigation fund consists of the following accounts and balances: University Station $1.35 million; NStar Utility $481,228; Stoughton mitigation $182,709; Ponkapoag School Tower $98,178; billboard $98,869; and selectmen stand to gain around $700,000 in lieu of affordable housing, if and when the Brightview Senior Living Complex is approved.
The planned 30-story tower at 45 Stuart Street that recently experienced a partial building collapse is being built by Avalon Bay Communities of Arlington, Virginia. Now where did MAC hear that name before?
Tina Prisco, owner of a hair salon at 630 Washington Street, has petitioned the Zoning Board of Appeals for the construction of three two-bedroom apartments above the salon.
According to a recent report in the Citizen, a local development team will be seeking zoning board approval for 32 one- and two-bedroom condominium units at the site of Connors Wayside Furniture at 2239 Washington Street; and according to their attorney, Paul Schneiders, they plan to rehab the existing building and restore some of its 100-year-old historical appearance. The business is a “grandfathered” commercial use in a single residence zone. Attorney Schneiders went on to say that Canton bylaws also allow the owners to seek zoning board approval to change the nonconforming use to another nonconforming use that is not “substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood.”
The annual American Legion Post 24 Golf Tournament is Monday, May 19, at the Wampatuck Country Club. Tee time is 8 a.m., and the cost is $100. If interested, call Barry at the Legion at 781-828-9766 for further details or an application.
An average of 67 percent of car operators admitted using the phone while driving in a recent survey done by the AAA foundation for Traffic Safety. Using your phone while driving may seem safe, but it roughly quadruples your risk of being in a crash, according to research done by AAA.
Telling it like it is means telling it like it was and how it is now that it isn’t what it was to the is now people.
This is all for now folks. See you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.
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Posted by Joe DeFelice
on Apr 10 2014. Filed under Featured Content, Man About Canton, Opinion.
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