http://rutlandherald.com/article/20130814/NEWS02/708149934
Published August 14, 2013 in the Rutland Herald Town officials ‘go green’ in Springfield By SUSAN SMALLHEER Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD — It’s easy being green in Springfield, thanks to Town Manager Robert Forguites. The five-member Springfield Select Board all wore special Springfield green polo shirts with an embroidered town seal over their heart, so to speak, Monday night. Also dressed in green were Forguites, Town Comptroller Jeffrey Mobus, and Forguites’ executive secretary Donna Hall. Forguites said he first purchased the cotton knit shirts for all the Town Hall employees two years ago, about 14 employees in all, including the listers. But he said he realized he had to get shirts for Select Board members David Yesman and Peter MacGillivray since they were elected in 2012. He said he paid for the shirts “out of my own pocket. No town funds were used.” The shirts are not for sale, he said, as they are a limited edition for town employees and Select Board members only. Town employees wear the shirts, which are in Springfield Cosmos green, the school color, on Fridays during the summer, and during Select Board meetings in the summer, the manager said. “And we’re wearing them Thursday, which is tax day,” said Forguites. Only Public Works Director Jeff Strong didn’t get the memo about wearing the green golf shirt to the meeting Monday, as he showed up in a plaid summer shirt. The town hall stays open late until 6 p.m. Thursday to accept quarterly tax payments, the first of the fiscal year, Mobus said.
An article about a small group of towns people wearing green shirts... what interesting priorities.
ReplyDeleteI call it upside down thinking,,,,
DeleteThis is the best example if leadership they can come up with? Embarrassing!!
ReplyDeleteYou got that right!
DeleteIt is this kind of child-like nonsense from Forguites and the rest of the clown posse that has completely destroyed the town of Springfield. They should be dressed in brown from head to toe to represent what a crappy job they have done. Leg irons and handcuffs would also be welcomed additions.
ReplyDeleteAt least they'll be color coordinated as they drive Springfield over the cliff. Is this the best use of their time?
ReplyDeleteReally? What might they wear on friday? This town has gone from halfway decent to being in the same class as every other drug filled town and this Is important?If I knew how bad taxes and drugs were going to get in this town I never would have started a business or had kids here. Time for some fresh faces before springfield is a complete dump.
ReplyDeleteDistraction. Diversion. Delusion. And there you have the Springfield Town Plan.
ReplyDeleteChuckle, chuckle. They'll be wearing their pretty little green shirts on the day taxes are due. So glad these "civil servants" are able to make light about separating people from their hard earned money.
1:40 and 2:36 have it right. Sophomoric behavior. What's next, cheerleaders with pompoms?
well, the new shirts certainly emphasize the bosoms of the old boys!
ReplyDeleteExcellent observation! LOL!!!
DeleteLook at these idiotic comments above. You'd think these employees are running planet earth and should be crucified for something that really is about solidarity/a moment of fun.
ReplyDeleteIt also shows their lack of leadership and direction by emphasizing clothing over issues.
DeleteLet them have their "moment of fun" in orange jumpsuits....
DeleteYou fools are actually whining and crying that someone bought some people a shirt. LOL.
DeleteWow...perhaps all you haters should run for something (perhaps the hills?) Each and every one of you must have some amazing plans for this town. It's just that no one will listen to you, eh?
ReplyDeleteAny plan is better than the inaction taking place by the town leaders. Trying to hang onto the "quaint New England" image is getting them (and us) nowhere. We're not "haters", just upset that our ELECTED officials are failing to realize that Springfield is in dire need of economic advancement. Then again, we have no one to blame but ourselves for falling for the liberal mantra.
Deletehttps://www.facebook.com/springfield.vermont.9 Good job selectmen!!! I begged the town on five occasions over the past two years to take action on the house on 81 Union Street and I was told that as long as my neighbor paid his taxes that I had no right in asking that his house be removed though I alerted the town and fire dept. that the house was unsafe and the foundation was actually caved in. They reassured me that their engineer checked it out a year earlier and it was sound. This is almost funny except that it has cost me lots of cash and I also made decisions regarding my own house with the information I had pertaining to the town and it's ability to do anything legally or permanent. I'd love to know the details of how this all took flight and why the town kept it a big secret. And no, I dont go to the meetings which I consider to be all pretense,,,pretending that you are doing a good job does not mean anything to me! Alert,,you are doing a terrible job and should step down but then that would require admitting that you are incompetent and that you would have to take responsibility for your inability to do the job you pretend to do. Shame on you,,,but then what in the world should I expect from government,,,
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