The following also appeared as a letter in the Tuesday, October 14, 2008 edition of the Falmouth Enterprise.
I would appreciate the opportunity to correct some reporting errors in the Tuesday, October 7, 2008 edition of the Falmouth Enterprise.
In the article, "Late-Night Vote On Webster Woods," the paper writes that I "suggested selectmen place an article on a Special Town Meeting warrant that would combine the Oshman Way development and the Webster Woods development, scaling back both proposals."
In fact, I did no such thing.
The paper is correct in that I did suggest that both options be considered, albeit scaled back. However, it was later, after Selectman Carey Murphy withdrew his motion to support the petitioner's article, when I suggested that the Board call for a Special Town Meeting.
Three of the five selectmen did not support indefinite postponement for the petitioner's article to build affordable housing at 419 Woods Hole Road. Because of custom, the Board of Selectmen does not support petitioner's articles, so when there was some contention over supporting this article, I suggested that we call a Special Town Meeting and sponsor our own, similar article.
Unfortunately, the Board did not support that.
At no point did I suggest a combined article - but it isn't a bad idea.
Brent V W Putnam
Selectman
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