After watching the towns recently completed budgeting process three things are readily apparent.
They are uncomfortable with public scrutiny.
Our town government stopped operating like a town government a long time ago. Your elected officials enter into and are indoctrinated into the “culture”. When did it become us and them? Trustees are not staff; they are as a matter of fact our representatives with the task of oversight.
Our town government wants to act like a corporate entity. Town staff wants to be Vail Associates or Steamboat Resorts, and they are not. They are a statutory town government with limited local powers and authorities they deal in illusions to function, half truths and out and out lies. This act is not sustainable, it is incorrect, sooner or latter it will become necessary they function like a town government and are not capable. The town staff and trustees believe their own lies. The best magicians are illusionists, they trick you into believing its magic, and they are good because they understand it’s all a trick. Our town government believes they have powers they do not actually have, you are only fooling yourselves.
EPURA is not a town department
CVB is not a marketing District
The town staff is not the Chamber of Commerce
You have limited local land use and planning powers
