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Gray Town Manager's Report

Tuesday, November 1, 2005
By Mitchell A. Berkowitz

Elections Reminder:

The Town will have the Elections on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 from 6AM to 8PM at Newbegin Center. Voters may continue to vote thru absentee ballot as well as in person. New voters may register through the Town Offices during the regular hours. There will be three different ballots for this election. The first is the School Bond issue, the second is the State bond issues and the third will be the Charter amendments proposed by the Council. As always we encourage all who can vote to do so.

Website Changes:

Since the last Council meeting, Elizabeth Bullen has worked on several areas of the website to further improve its accuracy and ease of use. These include the Alphabetization of the Town Services index, same for the Codes and Ordinances, Policies and Procedures and the applications and forms section. We have uploaded the General Assistance Ordinance which appears under Codes and Ordinances.

Additionally the Stimson Hall Rental Policy and guidelines are on the site under Policies and Procedures and we have added 8 different forms and applications that allow a person to complete these in their home before visiting the Planning and Zoning Office.

Over the next two weeks we expect to have the Recreation Department page up with ongoing timely information for the public and participants. We will continue to review the suggestions that have come forth to make further improvements to the Town site. Universal Waste meeting at RWS:

We have been invited to attend a special meeting regarding Universal Waste at the RWS facilities this Thursday at 4PM. Universal waste includes tv sets, Computer monitors as well as switches in many appliance. All of these contain mercury and it continues to be of concern to the State and its impacts to the environment.

Veterans Day:

The Town offices will be closed on Friday, November 11 in honor of Veterans. Our Thursday evening office hours go to 6:30 p.m. to assist our citizens, especially for a long weekend.

Noteworthy:

Rosa Parks was a courageous person who demonstrated a quiet strength admirable to all. Her passing marks the continuation of our nation as a society seeking tolerance, equal opportunities and commitment. As our nation faces new challenges we can only hope that courageous people will continue their convictions with such profound outcomes.