CDBG for East Templeton and TDC reuse committee

At the last meeting of select board in Templeton, a question was asked about TDC, response from one selectmen was that an attempt to contact the state and have a meeting was met with no response and it is hard to have a meeting or do anything when one side will not talk. That came from John Columbus.

I have wondered about the CDBG grant for the eastern part of Templeton, so I contacted Community opportunity group, which is the entity that has done the paper work on that grant for a number of years in Temleton. They have not heard from anyone on the board of selectmen or the town administrator. There is a need for about 30 thousand dollars to do the grant application and survey and then hire an engineer to draw up bid ready plans and that cost is an eligible chapter 90 (road funds) expense and has been used in the past. Question is, does Templeton have those funds available to do this. One thing is for sure, one group is ready to proceed and one group, selectmen have not acted so far. Applications would be submitted around February 2017 which is not that far off.

The was suppose to be an economic development committee led by one vocal selectmen (at the time) but so far, that selectmen and committee have been a no show. Personally, right now, I would settle for some straight talk on Templeton finance rather than the party line that all is fine. Right now, I think the king has no cloths on and someone should tell him.

Jeff Bennett