tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post3328792704788215105..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Tree huggers unite!Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9256638349145713702010-07-15T08:57:49.712-04:002010-07-15T08:57:49.712-04:00It isn't Ms. Barbaret's views that have bo...It isn't Ms. Barbaret's views that have bothered me the most as a TM member. I (and I assume the Town Manager) can deal fine with dissenting minority opinions. It is her rancorous, condescending and disrespectful manner that has gotten under my skin. I don't know how anyone can work with her. Which from issues alluded to in the Gazette article seems to be the major reason that she isn't getting reappointed. Bravo to Shaffer on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-87669931214063473692010-07-14T09:44:03.636-04:002010-07-14T09:44:03.636-04:00I can understand the conflict in wanting to keep A...I can understand the conflict in wanting to keep Amherst a sweet little bucolic kind of town, and finding sources of revenue to support it. However, as a home owner with ever-increasing property taxes that my not so ever-increasing raises can't keep up with, I would welcome some more business into the town if it meant the town getting off my very beleaguered back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16854464266086592122010-07-13T19:21:40.983-04:002010-07-13T19:21:40.983-04:00fck shamherstfck shamherstdickheadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aamM3dfCFVMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-66810519467333664362010-07-13T18:01:39.309-04:002010-07-13T18:01:39.309-04:00Not that I know of. And if you check her tally vo...Not that I know of. And if you check her tally votes as a town meeting member, she supported more rather than less spending on budget issues. <br /><br />Can't have it both ways...Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-2332346038562372192010-07-13T17:45:15.251-04:002010-07-13T17:45:15.251-04:00Has Denise Barbaret ever supported a development i...Has Denise Barbaret ever supported a development initiative of any kind in town?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-11044941977087669392010-07-13T14:08:53.697-04:002010-07-13T14:08:53.697-04:00Indeed. Fortunatley for the town manager she is n...Indeed. Fortunatley for the town manager she is not black, lesbian and in a wheelchair.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-62953814474277720932010-07-13T14:02:12.352-04:002010-07-13T14:02:12.352-04:00As usual, the issues get mixed.
Would there be an...As usual, the issues get mixed.<br /><br />Would there be any less squawk if "Denise Barbaret" was "Dennis Barbaret" with the same views about development?<br /><br />I doubt it. <br /><br />Don't tell us it's about gender equity, if it's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com