Just back from a delightful fall week in Provincetown, Cape Cod. Now back to work.

Nancy Seligson and I just finished taping a campaign interview in which Dave Fishman was the interviewer. We covered lots of topics. Look for it as part of LMC-TV's "Meet The Candidates" series.

As we head into what may be our toughest Budget Season in many years, I am more convinced than ever that I want the public to see for themselves, first hand, what "trade-offs" we have to make in order to keep our budget as tight as possible. Even more valuable than televising our bi-monthly work sessions, which I still feel is a goal worth pursuing, I think our Town Budget is something that directly affects us all, right in the pocketbook. Even though we account for only about 22% of the total tax bill, with the schools and the county accounting for the rest, it should be interesting for our citizens to see the process and, during the Public Hearing portion of which, make appropriate comments.

Ever wonder how we find and hire our Street Crossing Guards? How we decide where we need them? How much we pay them? How many hours a day do they work? What they are supposed to be doing while they are working? I'll try to get some answers and post them here.