“I think the biggest takeaway from the election is that there’s still immense value that people put into their town government and their attachment to the town,” said McCauley, a former selectman, Planning Board member and chairman of the North 40 Steering Committee.
Voters Tuesday rejected the proposed shift to a Town Manager form of government that would have overhauled Wellesley Town Hall power structure, consolidating authority and installing a leader who would have overseen the development of the town’s budget and evaluation of town employees.
Editor’s Note: Ms. Sawitsky is a former Moderator and Advisory Chair.
“A town manager without public health knowledge and expertise and with many other competing priorities should not be managing and supervising the Health Department.
“Those who are concerned about upcoming decisions on the Hardy/Hunnewell/Upham Schools and uses for the North 40 should be especially concerned about the authority given to the Town Manager under the Special Act”.
Messy Divorces–Terminating a Town Manager can be messy and costly.