In a surprise move at the last BOS meeting, the Town Administrator announced that Rod Smith would assume the role of temporary DPW Director. The TA said, “Smith said he was a good friend of mine from kindergarten in Chicago” where the TA's family lived prior to relocating to Lowell. And in an attempt to bring levity to a tense meeting moment, the TA joked that he "vaguely recalled Smith's ability to follow simple instructions and had the alphabet nailed." “But seriously, I did a pretty comprehensive Google search this time...and although I found a lot of Rod Smiths on Wikipedia” the TA said, “the most obvious match was the State Senator from Florida." In response to BOS asking why the Senator would take a step down from his current role, the TA said “Smith mentioned something about wanting to get a fresh start in a new state.” In the final minutes of the BOS meeting, the TA added, "I could be wrong, but my gut tells me this is a no-brainer for the town."
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I heard that this was the TA's second choice. Apparently his first choice was a chief executive from the south who apparently got "lost" on the Appalachian Trail while making his way to Grafton.
ReplyDeleteBOS have been quoted to give our TA a wide berth to look at creative ways to bring money to the town. They BOS have yet to confirm or deny that the TA is seriously considering Madoff as the new Treasurer Collector to allow the TA to spend more time on distributing the so called "green bags" so they use the PAYT system. Speculation has it that the TA is away working on terms to get Madoff on a work release program from Federal Prison.
ReplyDeleteMr Madoff was not available for comment.
Wow! An appointment of the Town Administrator's was actually a friend from childhood and not another former co-worker from Seekonk. Maybe I was wrong about him...
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