I didn’t make it all the way to the end of this past Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Greenfield City Council. I left around 10:30 PM, at which point the meeting had been going for three and a half hours, and the exasperation level among the Councilors was fairly high as they debated a resolution…
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The other controversial topic at this week’s City Council meeting? Why, the library, of course.
Somewhat lost amongst all of Wednesday night’s City Council meeting discussions of the Safe City Ordinance was a rather surprising item that came up during the “Communications from Mayor, City Officers and Employees” portion of the agenda. During his remarks, Mayor Martin stated that he had initiated a safety and accessibility evaluation of the current…
No response from Council member Isaac Mass about GCET vote
I reached out to Town Councilor Isaac Mass earlier this week to ask why he believes that a special election would be required to change GCET’s status to an Enterprise Fund. As of today, I have heard nothing back from him, despite a follow-up email sent yesterday. This issue may have been rendered moot in…
It seems like GCET should have been an Enterprise Fund from the start.
While I have not yet had a chance to sift through how Municipal Light Plants work and why GCET was created as one, the other question I have been meaning to look into is what an Enterprise Fund is and what is required to create one. Enterprise funds are established under Section 53F1/2 of Massachusetts…
I don’t really get why GCET is a Municipal Light Plant.
Ever since The Recorder posted their story about Mayor Martin and Councilor Mass’s disagreement over changing GCET’s status to an enterprise fund, I have been trying to wrap my head around how the current arrangement works. My understanding is that GCET is classified as a Municipal Light Plant. However, when I started looking into how…