The do as I say crowd is at it again. One of the candidates was up in arms because his opponent campaigned at the dump, and as a Selectman he made sure the
person, a town employee, stood out by the gate, not on town property, to hand out flyers.
Go to the dump now, and there is an out of stater, not a resident of Waterboro, collecting signatures for a religious issue in Maine. And she is parking
inside the dump area, standing near the hopper. And making money doing this. They get paid per signature. At the very least she should split the money 50/50,
don't you think? The reaction from the now Ex-Selectman? Oh, he is thinking town employees shouldn't be talking about such things while working.
Course, he also thinks they shouldn't be allowed to campaign at a town dump. We need a consistent written policy covering all residents when they
campaign. And non residents should be stuck outside the dump area. Everyone else needs to buy a sticker to get in. They don't ?
Then there is the ever popular pay for bag trick. There is serious talk about Waterboro having a new pay for trash system, a
sticker system, where you get so many a year, and pay for anything over that amount. Course, this isn't pay for trash, eh ? Course it is, just a little but
more moderate, and well needed in the current economic crunch. But, in a town where they cannot figure out recycling numbers it does seem a little silly.
Maybe it will be a campaign issue for someone running for reelection. LOL
Quiet at the dump ?
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Couple of good suggestions | #1 | ||
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People suggest that those who campaign from out of state be required to buy a daily dump permit to gather signatures, and split the income from the signatures,
they are paid per signature you know, with the town. Residents would not be required to pay, since they would already have a dump sticker. Little
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Posts: 4 06/29/09 20:24 5 |
Frank,
When I was at the transfer station on Saturday, there was a woman collecting signatures out side the gate. Do you know what organization the woman was collecting signatures for? Did she tell you she was being paid for collecting signatures? |
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Assuming | #3 | ||
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Posts: 5252 06/30/09 04:13 |
Assuming it was still the same crowd all week, the petition was to repell the gay marriage bill that just passed. And she told Clint they were being paid per
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Thanks, Frank,
I do know quite a few folks who are asking for signatures who are not getting a penny. Don't have a clue who she is or who she is working for. Rango |
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Yep, me too. The only consistency however is a town lack of consistency for a policy about either political campaighns or collecting signatures at the Transfer
Station. Shouldn't take much to do.
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Posts: 6 07/08/09 16:52 5 |
Hi Frank,
Sorry for not replying. My question about the woman being paid was answered. I heard on the news tonight that there were enough signatures collected to force a referendum. Wonder how many she collected. (Just kidding). Later. |
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