Surprise Surprise Surprise, Seems quite odd that Chartier has been doing continuous restoration and repairs on town hall without going out to bid, right now they have the go ahead to install air conditioning in the building according to an employee at town hall. always wondered where all that money was coming from and why they automatically get every job.
I think the bigger concern should be if Mr. Chartier is on the planning Board and there is a Christoff Chartier listed as an elected member of the Templeton Planning Board. So, does that raise an issue? Does it have the appearance of an elected official using their position for personal gain? Is that work going their way because they are in that position or because they are in Town Hall often? Has the work been bid? Has the contracts been broken down so as to be below the threshold of having to go to bid, so as to only use good business practices and get three quotes? Is this the item the auditors have found and raised concerns about? Is this something that needs to be reported to the Inspector General's office? You bet it is and it will be reported by me! If it has improper appearance, avoid it. Perhaps Mr. Chartier did nothing wrong but it looks suspicious, so in my opinion, it should not have been done. Templeton does need these clouds now or in the future, Templeton needs sunshine, open curtains and transparency. Templeton needs residents to be involved and Templeton needs people to speak up. This is not really a new situation, as almost every small town has the "good ole boy network" there is always a few who seem to be involved in Town stuff and appear to be trying to help out, but in almost every case, if you look close and be honest, they usually end up benefiting themselves personally and that is not good, just or what this Town needs, especially at this time. This is another issue that I will send to the director of accounts on the DOR.
posted by Jeff Bennett
