"Why are we charging into this whole thing so quickly?” Friedmann said."
Yikes! Charging in? At the point that a system is obsolete? The proposed changes are called Emergency Preparedness. In this case to support Emergency Response. The planning job of the Town Council is to think ahead. If in the past years had it not been so preoccupied with its "boosterism for the cruise ship industry" and its local profiteers, then maybe it would have prioritized infrastructure needs.
It's like not waiting to replace your bike's inner tube until it explodes and sends you smashing into a tree.
Meanwhile, the crenelated monstrosity that cronyism is building on Cottage Street, is looking more and more like a 19thC penitentiary - with its guard tower overlooking the Municipal Building. Stranger and stranger.
"Why are we charging into this whole thing so quickly?” Friedmann said."
Yikes! Charging in? At the point that a system is obsolete? The proposed changes are called Emergency Preparedness. In this case to support Emergency Response. The planning job of the Town Council is to think ahead. If in the past years had it not been so preoccupied with its "boosterism for the cruise ship industry" and its local profiteers, then maybe it would have prioritized infrastructure needs.
It's like not waiting to replace your bike's inner tube until it explodes and sends you smashing into a tree.
Meanwhile, the crenelated monstrosity that cronyism is building on Cottage Street, is looking more and more like a 19thC penitentiary - with its guard tower overlooking the Municipal Building. Stranger and stranger.
Thank you so much for providing a concise view so we can research to have fact based conversations and choose to make informed decisions.