To the Editor:
The Wiscasset Municipal Planning and Codes budgets will be voted separately on Sept. 14.
Since the Town is going through hell, it is best to keep going. Supporting the Planning and Codes Department will allow us to look at the devil in the rear view mirror. At the Aug. 3 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, future ordinance work was assigned to the Ordinance Review Committee by priority and given a timeline.
As part of the comprehensive plan implementation, the town must write ordinances to be consistent with the plan. Also, a complete overhaul is needed so the ordinances are up to date, consistent and user friendly. The timeline for these ordinances is to be voted by Wiscasset on the Nov. 2010, Jan. 2011 and June 2011 warrants.
Positive support of the Planning Department funding from the voters is an essential investment is Wiscasset’s economic future. Think about the Town’s capacity to process these needs in 2010 without Planning and Codes.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. How incredibly valuable your “Yes” vote is. Your absentee ballot is waiting for you now at the town office.
Bill Phinney
Wiscasset
