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FEMA money from the State. The Town Manager, Bob Maxbauer, wants funds shifted from the Town’s General Fund to make up for that. Commissioners Barbara Venturi, Warren Johnson and Michelle Bessette suggested some belt-tightening. Johnson said he’d heard rumors that Maxbauer wanted to hire a third police officer, which Johnson said should not happen given the hole in the budget. Maxbauer accused Johnson of “emoting” and making “rash statements.” When Johnson asked if it were true that 7 people were now working in the Public Works Department, Maxbauer said, “I don’t have the count.” This prompted Martha Gail Good to write in….

At the Oriental Town Board’s Thursday March 28 Agenda Meeting, several Commissioners raised concerns about the Town’s budget and an as-yet unreceived payment of $76,000 in Hurricane Irene FEMA money from the State. The Town Manager, Bob Maxbauer, wants funds shifted from the Town’s General Fund to make up for that. Commissioners Barbara Venturi, Warren Johnson and Michelle Bessette suggested some belt-tightening. Johnson said he’d heard rumors that Maxbauer wanted to hire a third police officer, which Johnson said should not happen given the hole in the budget. Maxbauer accused Johnson of “emoting” and making “rash statements.” When Johnson asked if it were true that 7 people were now working in the Public Works Department, Maxbauer said, “I don’t have the count.” This prompted Martha Gail Good to write in….

At the Oriental Town Board’s Thursday March 28 Agenda Meeting, several Commissioners raised concerns about the Town’s budget and an as-yet unreceived payment of $76,000 in Hurricane Irene FEMA money from the State. The Town Manager, Bob Maxbauer, wants funds shifted from the Town’s General Fund to make up for that. Commissioners Barbara Venturi, Warren Johnson and Michelle Bessette suggested some belt-tightening. Johnson said he’d heard rumors that Maxbauer wanted to hire a third police officer, which Johnson said should not happen given the hole in the budget. Maxbauer accused Johnson of “emoting” and making “rash statements.” When Johnson asked if it were true that 7 people were now working in the Public Works Department, Maxbauer said, “I don’t have the count.” This prompted Martha Gail Good to write in….

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Letters: Town Spending

How Big A Payroll
March 29, 2013

To The Editor:

I believe the citizens of Oriental have the right to know the exact number of paid employees the town has on record and the departments they are assigned. After all, we are the taxpayers. Please list the numbers, the year they were hired, and their salary. School employees’ salaries are listed in the newspaper, so why not town employees?

Also, what is the need for a 3rd police officer? Does this then mean a 3rd town police car? Perhaps an accounting of the number of crimes and the increase rate would shed some light as to the need/ or lack of need on this issue.

Martha Gail Good
Oriental
3/29/13

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