Ken O’Brien
The last two articles on The O’Zone have apparentlycreated a level of consternation in both the Southbridge town hall and theDurant campaign.In the Southbridge town hall there is clearly thequestion of how the town manager could have made the remarksthat appeared in Wednesday’s Southbridge News.
In there the town manager said that now that thestate senate had approved legislation allowing the town to vote on proposedcharter amendments (which the Governor signed yesterday) he would work with thecouncil to schedule an election in the spring.
Apparently he was unaware that the legislationspecifically required that suchan election had to be held in 2012.
Since then allegations have been reported that he didn't know that such amendments had been made.
From the side of the Durant partisans there have beenmultiple stories.
One said that the Representative had concerns aboutthe original proposals and merely carried out his obligation on behalf of thetown, while remaining neutral on the issue (which is the traditionally acceptedrole for a State Representative as regards local issues).
Another indicated that he had advised the townmanager of the senate amendments and that Mr. Clark had okayed them.
Alternative explanations, which could not beconfirmed by multiple sources, provide the possibility of additional justifications.
The interesting question that arises from this is, “Whois going to say that they screwed-up?” I’llwager that nobody will.
In either case, somebody did.
I am in no position to pass judgment publicly givenwhat I now know or suspect.
In either case, however, it has to be asked “Whichside is going to blame the other?” Obviously somebody is at fault.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in Southbridge town government, the Durant campaign and the race for State Representative.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall!
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