https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8LmBM1P7BYuUHRjU0V4QVNjc0E/edit?usp=sharing

The above link should provide access to information on how and when the Templeton Water dept. was merged with the Templeton light dept.

 I hope the town building & grounds dept. have taken care of the water in the basement of the Boynton public library. I also hope if the need is there, a dehumidifier gets installed, much the same situation of the basement of another town building known as scout hall. Discharge of the downspouts at town library might need some adjustment. If looked at, they seem to just discharge right next to the building, which probably does not help the situation.

 Templeton, MA weekly town administrator reports; from September 19, 2024 to December 11, 2024, nothing reported from Templeton fire/EMS. Must be pretty quiet over there.

Town Administrator states he has not seen Templeton police chief in a month or more, how is that possible?

 Templeton financial management policy stating 67% of free cash goes to the administrator to spend has got to go. It needs to be adjusted to zero. Stop using free cash to fund things such as assessors revaluation, free cash is one time funds that change with each year, those funds need to go into the various stabilization funds the town has. Putting less money into those funds means less money put aside for things such as building upgrades, savings, money to pay for capital projects. Town also needs a real capital plan inline with the town bylaw. Free cash can no longer be a shopping fund for town employees.

 If Templeton had a proper capital improvement plan, as required by town bylaws, the kitchen for the Senior Center would be at or very near top of the list. Royalston Road would probably be number 1. Templeton does not follow the bylaw though. At the upcoming special town meeting, this kitchen project needs to be approved. About 25% of Templeton population is 60 years or older, Senior Services are a very important item that this town needs to be providing. I happen to be a veteran as well as a 68 year old "senior". so not all seniors are veterans, all veterans will eventually become a senior, if not already there. We all will achieve senior status at some point, so it is a critical need for the community. This project needs and deserves the support of all.

Please attend the upcoming special town meeting and please support the Senior Center and the senior residents of this town, they deserve it. Thank You!

 from the annual town report of Phillipston, including information on their FY25 budget:

Public Safety

Public Safety continues to make up a large portion of the Town’s expenditures. FY2024 brought a change

to our Police Department as the position of Detective Sergeant became fiscally realized. The Department now has a full-time Chief, two full-time officers, one permanent part-time officer, and per diem officers.

The Board of Selectmen voted to end our long-term regional dispatch relationship with the Town of Templeton and seek services with another provider. That decision proved to create a new intermunicipal agreement for dispatch services with Templeton, saving Phillipston considerable funds each year as under

the new agreement a flat rate of $50,000 per year will be charged through FY2026. We look forward to our continued regional partnership with Templeton and thank them for their service to our Town.

Previous agreement was for 70 thousand dollars per year. Glad to see Templeton selectmen worked to save Phillipston residents money, nice job on part of Phillipston selectmen to get that done for their residents.

Also in that new agreement, Templeton sends at least 5 thousand dollars from the e911 grant to Phillipston. Templeton has less grant funds to help maintain dispatch center. That was a great deal, but not for Templeton residents.

 Question of the day: which is the official town website, TempletonMA.gov or mytowngovernment.org?