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Letter: Former Councilor Supports Alcombright
Letter to the Editor,
08:21PM / Thursday, October 29, 2015
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To the Editor:

As a former city councilor and business owner I have worked with both mayoral candidates over the past 15 years. It goes without saying that they have different management styles. My years on the City Council and the Finance Committee were spent trying to find a way to navigate through very difficult budgets. The reduction in state aid put our city in a very difficult financial position.

If we had been level funded over the past eight years, the city would have had roughly $15 million available to manage our finances. No matter who was in the corner office during the past six years tough decisions would have had to be made.

As I look at this election our city is once again divided. With a shrinking population it is a shame that we cannot find a way to work together because the issues we face are bigger than one person. No one person can be blamed for our losses or take credit for our victories but the right person can pave the way for all of us to see a better tomorrow. Both men are qualified and have a passion for North Adams and have also done their best to shepherd the city through tough times.

North Adams was not perfect six years ago and it is not perfect now. The city needs to continue with the transparent and open government Dick Alcombright has created. We should not forget the $600,000 the taxpayers had to pay due to the mismanagement of the medical insurance trust fund. This election is too important of a time to revert back to a closed door form of leadership and that is why I will be voting for Dick Alcombright.

David Bond
North Adams

 

 

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