Dan Dunn’s Podium

I like extreme weather. I prefer a blizzard to a thunderstorm, but in June you take what you can get. Check out the last two days.

Less than 20 minute shower! More than the drains could handle.
See my Tabblo

The clouds were clear, as was the radar. There was a storm coming.
When it came, [...]

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do [...]

We met at 7:30 before Town Meeting, as usual. We had business tonight. First up was the Deputy Town Manager Nancy Galkowski, who provided updated recommendations for collective bargaining. The town had reached agreements with all but the police unions. Approved unanimously.
Dick Fanning took over to chair the meeting. The [...]

The dam between the Upper and Lower Mystic lakes keeps herring from making their run up to their spawning grounds.  Today was the second day of the “assist” of getting the alewives to the upper lake. … See the fish

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do [...]

We met at 7:30 before Town Meeting, as usual.  We had business tonight.  We discussed Article 44.  The article itself is OK, but there is a modification to the insurance budget.  The change causes money for health expenses for retirees to be first appropriated into the OPEB trust fund, and then spent from OPEB to [...]

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do [...]

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do [...]

I take notes during Town Meeting. They are not official in any way. As I listen to people speak, I scribble notes. I’m sure that, at times, I mishear or misunderstand the speaker, but my notes represent what I hear at the time. I then publish the notes every night after the meeting. I do [...]

Finance Committee meets at 7:30 before every Town Meeting in case there is any last minute business to be done. I didn’t do notes for our meeting before TM #3 because we didn’t have any business - just chatter. The meeting #4 was canceled because there was no business. Today we had [...]