According to an online poll conducted by the Dorchester Times, more than two-thirds of readers want to vote whether the village should pave the remainder of its streets. Approximately 70 percent of Dorchester streets are presently graveled.The Times poll -- conducted Nov. 1-14 -- showed that 67.2 percent wanted to see the paving issue on the town ballot. Another 32.8 said they would prefer the issue not make its way to the polls. The poll surveyed 131 readers.
The Times has covered the paving discussion at length. Back in May, one of our reader uncovered two news articles from the summer of 1979, when the Lincoln Star covered Dorchester's paving debate.
Both articles are still available via our Web site. (Click here for article 1 and here for article 2.)
To date, the Dorchester Times has not taken a stance either for or against any town paving project. However, we continue to encourage Times readers to share their thoughts on this site, as well as with village board members.
Let me repeat this for everyone's sake. The city paid about $2500 for gravel last month. Let's assume they make that purchase every six months. That's about $150,000 since 1979, which is when a group of protestors stopped the paving initiative. That cost doesn't include the man hours to grade and fill in pot holes. It doesn't include the loss of new and upgraded homes. It doesn't include the loss of potential new residents. It's not too late. Let's do what needs to be done and reinvest in our town. (To the anonymous commentators, don't tell me I'm made of money or I'll puke all over you!)
ReplyDeletejust git-r-done, Dorch!
ReplyDeleteI promise -- no, wait ... I guarantee -- more people will move and build in Dorchester if we pave our streets. I'll personally pay the cost of doing the ballot measure if I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteif you have some much money, while dont you pay for all the paving.
ReplyDeleteIs this information/survey being forwarded to the Village Board?
ReplyDeleteThe Times will not forward this information to village board members. Such action would make us activists for this particular project; our goal is to simply present the issue in a fair and balanced light.
ReplyDeleteOur hope and belief is that members of the village board read this Web site.
Moreover, we believe individual Dorchester residents who favor paving need to get involved by appearing at monthly board meetings -- and not only rely on a handful of people to do the "heavy lifting."
The DISP Committee -- which formed to educate district patrons about the school renovation -- is a good model that could work for the paving issue.
Since when did we all become loaded, they are building a new school which will cost way more than you people think. Lets take one major thing at a time. P.S. unless you people love paying high taxes!!!!!
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