In Plymouth, final results in the town election show that for the Selectman’s race, incumbent Betty Cavacco is the top vote getter in a field of 7 candidates, and the highest vote getter across all 15 precincts. So, it’s clear that the majority of voters believe Betty Cavacco listens to them. And, WATD’s Bobbi Clark, thought folks might want to listen to Selectman Cavacco on a number of issues.
Instead of the Town Manager acting at the direction of the Select Board, the reverse often seems to be true:
“I can’t agree with you more, And I think it has to change. The Town Manager reports to the Board of Selectmen. We make policy. I’ve been there for 3 years, haven’t made one single policy and I’ve tried. I don’t want to be held responsible for something that someone else does that I have no control over doing, when I should have.”
Uncertain economic times and drops in revenue equal layoffs for some town employees.
“I didn’t think it was the time to start laying people off when we really don’t know what our financial future is going to be. We don’t know anything about state aid, we don’t know anything about the Hero’s Act. And I don’t feel comfortable giving someone a layoff notice on an I don’t know and a maybe.”
There’s a concern about overdevelopment and some people think the initiatives of the Community Preservation Act help with that.
“The Community Preservation program is probably one of the best programs that we have in place. We cannot continue to develop Plymouth the way we have.”
What’s your take on the initiative to deputize employees of the Department of Environmental Affairs to patrol illegal use of off-highway vehicles?
“I absolutely do not agree with anybody that has a weapon that’s not under the police department.”
