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Editorial 3
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Kudos to council
Last week, the members of Washington’s Town Council who were elected in 1986 met for the final time.
The new council, elected in May, takes office next month.
Four members of the present council, Reinhardt Lynch, Peter Skowronski, William Wickens and Evelyn Willis, will not return to serve again.
We join with their fellow council members: Mayor Dean Morehouse, Treasurer Brad Fisher, and Secretary Ray Gooch, in commending them for a job well done. In four years, they have accomplished much.
While we have not always agreed with their decisions, they have unfailingly exhibited seemingly boundless energy in addressing the many problems and issues which face the Town of Washington.
Serving in what is basically a volunteer position as a member of the governing body of a town as small as Washington is a thankless job — and one which can only be appreciated by those who have shared the experience. The $5 monthly stipend, we suspect, hardly covers the time and effort expended by these dedicated residents.
And for their efforts, they can be sure that they will reap mainly criticism from residents who disagree with their decisions. Credit, on the other hand, for a job well done, is heard much less often.
This council has accomplished much which will assist its successors as they grapple with the continuing and escalating pressures facing the First Washington. Perhaps most important, the council passed major amendments to the town’s zoning ordinances, approved a comprehensive plan, strengthened the historic district ordinance and enacted legislation to protect the town’s water sources.
Still underway are plans for a major overhaul of the town’s water system and a rewrite of its subdivision ordinance.
It has been a busy, and we guess, fulfilling four years for the members of Washington’s Town Council. They have accomplished much, and left more to be addressed by the next council. We wish the retiring members well, and urge those re-elected to continue their efforts.
And to those who will take up seats on the council in July, we wish them success too. We hope they will continue the dedicated efforts begun by their predecessors, and do so in the largely congenial and cooperative spirit which has marked the past council.
That council understood that, after all is said and done, we are all still neighbors. That, as much as their list of legislative accomplishment, is the legacy they leave. They should be proud of both.
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