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BSO - EDITORIAL - 3 March 2010 - There are times when it's best to support an issue strongly or not to

provide support for something at all.  My writing today is not about supporting an issue, it is about not supporting an incumbent candidate for Selectman in Goffstown.  Last year at this time Selectman Scott Gross visited my facebook page and stole information on an individual who made a comment on my page.  Scott used this

 

 

information on Candidate's night to chastise that particular person in a way that was very unprofessional and in very poor personal judgment.  I promptly removed Scott Gross from my facebook page.  On election day, Scott approached me as I left the polls and said he was very sorry for his actions and it was wrong to do what he did.  I was clear to Scott that what he did was again wrong and I can no longer trust him as a person or an individual representing our community.  The damage was done.  At the School and Town deliberative sessions this year, Scott Gross commended the Selectmen (he is the Chairman) and the Budget Committee for their hard work; work that was long in hours, thoughtful in the best interest of the community for saving money for taxpayers and on, and on, and on, something Scott Gross can do so well at the podium.  However, the School Deliberative session Moderator James Raymond had to stop Scott from chastising members of the Budget committee, not once but twice.  Again, in the following hours he is telling the world that he was sorry and wrong for what he did.  Then  at the Town Deliberative session, again after stating just how well the Selectmen did in keeping cost down and not spending money, he made a motion to increase the budget by almost a Half A Million Dollars which passed by one vote.  On March 2nd I questioned Scott Gross about his actions to 1. Why did he state publicly how well the Selectmen and Budget Committee did and then at Deliberative Session motion to increase spending by almost half A Million Dollars.  2. My question also to Scott was why he publicly chastised members of the Budget Committee to the point where the Moderator had to ask him not once, but twice to stop or stop speaking at all (see the video).  Scott responded in a waltz fashion on question 1. above and categorically placed blame on fellow Board Members of the Board of Selectmen saying it was down to 1 minute the Board of Selectmen decided in consensus to spend almost another Half A Million Dollars of our tax money.  His answer was a clear statement of his willingness to say the Board of Selectmen as a whole were incompetent during the budget process and would rather chose to make a decision at the closing minutes of a meeting to spend more money in defiance of the current economic conditions without regard to the taxpayers of Goffstown.  His "dance" to somehow place verbiage to the public at candidates night in defense of what he did at the Town Deliberative session could have won the top prize on "Dancing with the Political Stars" "to fool the public" did not come clean with me.  Additionally Scott Gross totally ignored his opportunity to answer question 2. above;  why?  I can answer that!  Scott Gross is a very fluent presenter, however what he will not admit to you is that he is a 'back-door" politician with a personal agenda to get what Scott wants at any cost and the hell with anyone else.  It is unfortunate that he can get voted in to another term simply because no one in town stepped up (with the exception of late write-in candidates) to run for a seat on the Board of Selectmen.  Scott will not get my vote because he does not represent what I feel is a good moral character which is a priority for anyone in public office, he will work behind the scenes to belittle individuals and when cornered, come out publicly and brow-beat them, then apologize and move on to his next target of personal greed, all the while enjoying what he's done, thinking so in the best interest of you, the tax payer.  Well, he can't fool me!  I can't vote for him on March 9th and all within the community should leave this portion of the ballot blank and not vote for him at all.  In fact, even though the ballot says vote for "2", I am going to vote for just "1" a "write-in" candidate of my choice and leave the other two boxes empty.  That's called a bullet vote and has twice the power in the voting booth!  Please don't move out of Town Scott.  You have a nice family, it's just that you have no place in representing this Town with your ethics, the way you enjoy conducting yourself.  It's disgusting at best!  

 

 

I must give credit, where credit is due, and that was an awesome article.  I don't know Scott Gross, but I do now, and if I lived in Goffstown, I would be very hesitant to vote for him.  Good job Bill.