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When an antiquated water system and a full year of dry weather created a severe water shortage for the town, an exhausted council met with a room full of angry and worried residents, many of whose financial survival depended on the speedy restoration of water. Throughout the hectic month of January 1981, council members explored every possibility. There were no committees, no “study groups”, no task forces to help. Mainly it was the mayor and council themselves, working long days to find a temporary solution, checking on housebound neighbors, reaching - months later - the long term goal of a more-than-adequate water supply for the town.
No, it's not for the money. Council members are paid $5.00 a month. And it’s certainly not for the prestige. Except for events that anger the townspeople, a lone reporter is the only one attending the monthly meetings.
The present council is running unopposed, although there is an opportunity to write in a candidate. If you are a town resident and a registered voter, next Tuesday you may express your satisfaction with or disapproval of what the council has done. If you have a disagreement with a candidate, write in the willing candidate of your choice. If you support them all, then say so with your vote. But do them the courtesy of voting in the Washington town elections next Tuesday.
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