New
Gloucester Town Manager Report
By Rosemary Kulow
Meeting with Town Attorney, Pat Scully
Now that a year has past since the Town contracted
with Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer, and Nelson, I met with
town attorney, Pat Scully, to discuss our level of
satisfaction with their legal representation. I told
Pat that I have no problems with our relationship
or their work, and I appreciate the expertise of several
of the attorneys there, which town staff has experienced
already. The half-rate billing has now ceased, and
the town is paying full rates. It's a pleasure to
work with such a highly qualified legal firm.
Fall Dinner at Opportunity Farm
November 2nd, Barbara Seaver, Debra Parks, and I attended
the fall dinner at the Opportunity Farm. It was a
lovely time, as the food was excellent, and students/residents
were recognized for their uncommon achievements. I
truly appreciated the opportunity to get to know the
folks at Opportunity Farm better and learn more about
the activities and philosophies at the farm. Both
residents and staff do wonderful work there!
Tour of Cumberland County Jail
The Cumberland County Town and City Managers, with
assistance from GPCOG and Cumberland County officials,
arranged a tour of the Cumberland County Jail for
municipal managers in the county. I attended the tour
on November 9th, and it truly opened my eyes to how
the institution is managed and operated. I was also
strongly affected by the human side of being associated
with jail operations - on both sides of the law. It
takes very special people to work in that environment
as a correctional officer and obtain the training
needed to be effective, and I applaud and thank them
all. A couple of handouts about the jail are attached.
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
11:30 a.m., Nov. 15 MMWAC Executive Committee meeting
in Auburn
12 p.m., Nov. 16 Lake Region Managers' Meeting in
Windham
2 p.m., Nov. 17 Woodman Road Engineering Pre-proposal
Meeting at Town Hall
9 a.m., Nov. 18 CCTCMA meeting about MSRS at Falmouth
Town Hall
7 p.m., Nov. 22 Fire Station Committee workshop at
Fire Station
