Observations this week: Westminster Town Administrator tenders resignation after 19 years, time to retire. There is one local town looking for a T/A - Manager.

The seems to be a little upheaval going on in Ashburnham; the town did not get paperwork in on time so free cash did not get certified and used in time so it rolls on to next year. There were some financial items apparently not filed on time. I am willing to bet that the person (town administrator) gets the blame and perhaps that is the real reason for the dust up, who knows. Ashburnham tax recap was filed on time, but no free cash could be an issue, especially if selectmen had plans for it or there was a "dependency" for it. Whatever the reason, this makes for a good case, in my opinion, for moving some biscuits from this pile, over to that pile, in order to keep what Templeton has in place. I do not think it a good time to start at zero.

On the other more important front, remember the August 21 joint meeting. If you do not show up, someone will vote for you and you lose your say.