Andover Embarrasment (2/14/25)
Andover's Board of Selectmen has egg on its face.
Paula King resigned her BOS position months ago. The Board has been unable to choose her successor. This is not because of Anne Cremé or Jeff Murray. It is entirely due to Jeff Maguire and Scott Person playing petty games.
Legally, the candidate may not be a Democrat. Three times, the Republican Town Committee nominated a qualified candidate. Three times, these two blocked the nominations. Each time was due to personal grievances against the candidates. The most recent candidate was Carol Lee, our respected, recently resigned Town Clerk, with universal accolades. Maguire and Person would not vote for
No Middle Ground (11/1/24)
At the Andover Charter hearing, First Selectman Jeff Maguire said, "I actually take the fact that Don Denley, a far right Republican, and Scott Sauyet, a far left Democrat [...] believe that these issues are inaccurate... I feel that that is a win because that means that we're driving the bus right down the middle of the field."
Ignoring his odd desire to drive a bus through a field, that sounds sensible, right? Although a little cowardly, there's often a desire to find middle-ground between two extremes. What's wrong with that?
It's simple: there is no middle ground. Don and I are saying the exact same thing
Pulling a Fast One (10/25/24)
Someone is pulling a fast one.
Many ballot questions for Andover's proposed charter changes ask one thing but mean something entirely different. Questions 7 – 10 are out-and-out lies. I've posted http://charter.andoverct.info/2024/ describing the charter changes, but if you want the original sources, you can see the actual charter changes at http://link.sauyet.com/120 and the ballot questions at http://link.sauyet.com/121.
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