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The only problem with this article is the political remarks made by our beloved leaders. "All finds from the investigation....... says Chairman Sullivan. Yet he refused Concerned Citizens a placement on a public agenda, so it was not shared with the community. outright from the beginning.

“After an extensive investigation that was reviewed by Town Counsel upon completion, only one allegation was determined to be in violation of MGL,” Sullivan wrote Wednesday. Ha! What was the violation of MGL? It has never been disclosed to anyone.

“Ultimately, three companies were interviewed and ranked against the selection criteria outlined in the issued RFQ. DRA was then chosen out of the final three companies,” Drolet noted. “The firm’s price proposal was $498,500.” Coming from a company involved with the original plan knowing they participated in the "independent" adhoc commitee and knowing the School Community wants, is anyone really surprised? The proposal is one factor, checking the payments is another. Check the payments!

“Nothing unethical was done,” Drolet said on May 13. “There were no violations. The RFQ (request for quotation) process for OPM (Office of the Project Manager) and Design Services is a public process.” All done "prior" to Town Meeting vote of approval.

Town officials have once again pitched the usual POLITICAL bologna with the expectation that we are all supposed to nod our heads and say, yes of course! Superintendent Drolet says there were no violations. Chairman Sullivan says there was one and it was MGL-Massachusetts General Law.

The need for expansion is not even the issue with these politicians. It is the process they and the nonsense they pulled to get away with a very expensive project that is about $1 million dollars per additional classroom. There are no enrollment numbers to support that expense with or without Covid being an excuse.

“While any working relationship is bound to have bumps in the road from time to time there is no reason to believe our relationship will change. In fact, it will serve to make our working relationship healthier,” Sullivan added. This adds up to more bologna and it is knee deep. Why is Chairman Sullivan making this about "their" relationship when they need to be accountable to the taxpayers for spending OUR MONEY as they choose without full disclosure of process and final cost??

We have not been given a final accounting of the $11,500,000 we approved for the SELECTMEN to use to "Expand" Aitken School not the School Committee to rebuild it. Taxpayers are seeing an increase to their tax bills for a short-term loan. Wait until the entire project is borrowed for the long-term. No matter what the politicians say our tax bills will see another hike.