In public service, much like parenthood, real progress is made by doing the little things; showing up on time; paying attention to the details. In practice it comes down to hard work rather than applied philosophy.
You learn too, the big things, the decisions that impact life in your town for years ahead, don’t come along all that often. Mostly government means attending to the little things.
Taxpayers will pack the meeting room for a hot-button issue, but those same taxpayers are hard to find when the agenda includes prioritizing which culverts to replace.
One, however, is just as important as the other, especially to the homeowner whose culvert just failed.
Like parenthood, public service can be endlessly rewarding in big and small ways, because every decision can make a difference.
Which is why we are somewhat surprised to see nobody has taken out papers for Damariscotta Board of Selectmen’s seat about to be vacated by David Wilbur.
Dave Wilbur has done his bit and we wish him well.
Thinking specifically of Piper Village, there are big decisions ahead for Damariscotta and the make-up of the board could go a long way toward determining the direction of the town, and as a result impact on the surrounding towns in the years ahead.
