Monday, April 5, 2010

Town Hall Addressing Streets, Tonight At 7 p.m.

Tonight marks a watershed moment in Dorchester's history.

At 7 p.m. at the Community Building, the Dorchester Village Board will hold a critical town hall meeting on the condition of Dorchester's streets. The Times non-scientific online opinion poll finds that roughly 82% (out of 166 votes) of readers say they want to consider paving. Approximately 13% of readers would rather see more gravel applied to the town's roads. About 3% wants nothing done. Only one vote per IP address has been allowed.

Last month, town residents attended the March village board meeting and presented photos showing street conditions in their neighborhood. Those residents told the Times that the village board is not nearly as supportive of paving as readers of the Times.

According to various reports, two of the five current town board members oppose paving, while only one member publicly supports it. The other two members appear to be undecided. Reportedly, three of the board members will not be returning to the body next year.

All town residents, regardless of position on paving, are encouraged to attend tonight's town hall meeting. In the meantime, check out street-related comments left by Times readers by clicking here.