Meetings Ahead
Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join.
Thursday, May 29
- Ad Hoc Town Seal Committee, 9 a.m., Public Library
- Housing Authority, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Monday, June 2
- Conservation Commission, 5 p.m., Town Hall and online
- Part-Time Resident Advisory Committee, 5 p.m., online
Tuesday, June 3
- Board of Health, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, June 4
- Climate Action Committee, 10 a.m., Town Hall
- Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Thursday, June 5
- Ad Hoc Building Committee, 4 p.m., online
Conversation Starter
Herding Elephants
At the May 27 select board meeting, vice chair Sue Girard-Irwin recapped a May 20 work session with the ad hoc building committee, which is tasked with shepherding a new Dept. of Public Works facility into being.
“The work session was an opportunity to talk about the elephant in the room,” she said. “The elephant is still in the room.”
Nancy Medoff asked her to elaborate. “There are two camps, and they are diametrically opposed to each other,” Girard-Irwin said.
“There was one factor that all five members identified as having a high negative impact on the committee’s ability to work, and that’s ex parte communications, the back channeling and separate side meetings that take place,” Girard-Irwin told the board. “Most significantly, they acknowledge that trust and communication within the group has broken down in some really important ways.”
She asked the board to consider whether the ad hoc building committee’s work should continue after June 30, when the appointments of its current members expire. Medoff suggested the board consult with DPW Director Jarrod Cabral, and chair Sue Areson agreed. —Aden Choate
