The Finance Committee had a second listening event at the Senior Center on Jan 28 from 6:00 to 7:45. The attendees voiced concerns about the Town’s high taxes and commended the Finance Committee for hosting the session. One specific comment that seemed very appropriate was the concept of benchmarking Acton against similar nearby towns. A related comment was on the lack of quantitative explanation for various projects. Both items are very appropriate. It was also nice to see two of the Select Board members in the audience, one can only hope they heard the citizens’ concerns. The audience applauded the committee, most appropriately, at the end of the meeting.
David Manalan