Submitted by: Richard Norman I’ve previously written several articles on the Aquarion purchase. Initially, I was an opponent to the Aquarion purchase. Subsequently, I reviewed regulatory filings and Town and Aquarion prepared materials. I became an active participant in recent Hingham public meetings. I characterized myself as “in the middle” seeking to maintain an open …
Submitted by: Melissa Tully I invite you to join me in re-electing Michael Puzo Hingham’s Town Moderator. He is the most qualified candidate for the position. Hingham’s Town Moderator has many responsibilities. First and foremost is that of presiding over Town Meeting. In accordance with Massachusetts law, the Moderator “shall preside and regulate the proceedings, …
Submitted by: Melissa Smith Megan Buhr is running for Moderator because she wants to improve town governance by engaging all kinds of Hinghamites, which we need. Schools are falling down. Town properties need attention. For too long, we have neglected issues, and I believe it’s because we don’t have enough diversity on our appointed committees. …
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We urge Hingham voters to attend Town Meeting on April 22nd and to approve the Town’s proposed purchase of the water company from Aquarion. We believe the purchase will lead to lower annual water rate increases and more efficient recovery of our existing (and increasingly scarce) water resources. We are also confident that the …
Diane DeNapoli Has anyone else been rather perplexed by the high level of emotion surrounding the decision to purchase the water company? At first glance one could look at the issue to buy the water company as a simple business decision. There are a variety of issues that influence a consumer to purchase an item, …
Chrissy Roberts Town Meeting is the new Coachella. OK, I may be exaggerating a bit, but it is long, sometimes boring, sometimes riveting, and loaded with colorful characters. If you’ve never been, hands down this is the one to go to. The water company vote will impact generations to come. Why should you care? In …
I am opposed to the takeover of Aquarion Water Company. I view it as an intrusion of government into the private sector, by operation of statute, not voluntary agreement. The proposal to purchase Aquarion strikes me as an act of government aggression towards an ongoing business concern that has mostly served the town well. A …
April 6, 2019 by Edna English Control of the water resource: WE WON’T have control. The Department of Environmental Protection controls the resource. The Selectmen will control the rates, and ratepayers will lose the protection of the Department of Public Utilities that acts as a consumer protection agency regulating rates, preventing unnecessary expenditures, and enforcing maintenance …
April 6, 2019 by Catherine Salisbury The Hingham Board of Selectmen’s decision to go it alone with regard to Hingham’s statutory option to purchase the assets of Aquarion Water Company is the option that puts Hingham taxpayers at greatest risk. Although it is the expectation that water bill revenues from Hingham, Hull and Cohasset rate-payers will pay off …
