It has not gone unnoticed by the more observant that Town Manager, Russ Dean, has made a number of costly decisions and not provided adequate oversight that has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. The more costly is the recently announced $250,000 in legal fees that he has racked up. Add to this the failure to collect property taxes, the $1 million in under billing wherein less than 50% is collected and the failure to update impact fees to reflect current costs. He also disclosed that he had $250,000 in budget cuts that his department heads identified that could have been used to reduce the Town's portion the tax rate. However, they remained in the budget to provide a slush fund. At the last Selectmen meeting another issue came to light. It was admitted that under Russ Dean's administration the Town has failed to follow existing inter-town agreements and collect revenues for almost a decade.
Isn't it time for Selectman Chartrand to cease praising the Town Manager for the "great job he is doing" and to begin to question these management lapses. The Town Manager's annual increase is based on merit. Managers in the corporate world would find themselves in trouble with a track record like his.
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