[fatlazyless]

I know...I know, everyone here has been holding their breath and awaiting for me to report on tonight's Meredith selectboard meeting to report how the four guys and one lady are hard-at-work keeping that budget free of any excess fat. Well, I decided to skip the meeting and go to a Pilates class instead. Hey, better to work on the abs and glutes, than to sit around for three hours in a very uncomfortable steel chair and listen to a group of old duffers as they posture and pontificate about the the money that Meredith will save by not having a receptionist at the new fancy-dancy community center. Plan B was to hire a receptionist for fewer than 28 hours/week and avoid a massive benefits package.

It would seem to me that all five current selectboard members plus the two new challengers in the March election are all very well qualified. So, it don't really matter who wins! Almost all of the Meredith budget is preordained, due to contractual obligations, so there will be very little budget trimming, anyway or anytime!

Both the new police station and new community center are done-deals and have mortgage bonds that must be paid. What's next? The new fire station and new aerial ladder truck.

Attention all Meredith property tax payers: Abandon all hope while living in Meredith! The time has past, it is too late. Just, bury the good silverware out in the backyard, somewhere, and hide your wallet. It's too late! Good night and good luck!