We had a board meeting Thursday and got a lot of public input about the levy.

My impressions are that the board has decided that they can do what they want to without input from the membership, that they feel like they're under no supervision otherwise (and) that they're free to do whatever they want to.

They didn't want us showing up at the meeting and giving our input.

We look forward to Mr. Hendrix's appearance before the board of canvassers on Thursday.

[Tufts microbiologist Stuart Levy, who was invited by the FDA to speak about anti-microbial resistance at today's meeting, is blunt in his assessment.] There is no place for anti-bacterial chemical additives in the healthy household, ... they work and they're gone.

I can't assure you we'll have a public meeting because we don't have to have another public meeting. It's up to the board. I agree with you that we could have brought a big display of what the cemetery would look like over the next 15 years. But more short term is the fact we have an antiquated water system we need to replace and we're looking at over $150,000 (for a new one).