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From YouTube: Groton Athletic Fields Task Force 11/19/20
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Groton, Connecticut municipal meeting: Athletic Fields Task Force - November 19, 2020. Click on the link below to view the agenda.
https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/groton/meeting/details/989
A
All
right,
so
really,
the
only
two
things
that
are
on
the
agenda
are
the
discussion
of
the
findings
of
the
athletic
fields,
task
force
and
to
make
sure
we're
all
on
the
same
page.
You
know
following
discussion
that
chad
had
with
you
know
with
chad's
presentation
last
time
in
the
public
meeting
and
with
the
stakeholders.
A
C
B
B
A
A
I
can't
remember
her
last
name
v
and
I
I
sent
an
email
back
to
her
and
I
explained
that
you
know
the
the
exact
specifications
for
the
turf.
You
know
we're.
Not
even
that's
that's
something
you
know
a
year
or
more
down
the
road
when
that
decision
is
made
when
we're
evaluating
products
or
when
the
town
is
evaluating
products.
If
if
they
in
fact
decide
to
put
a
synthetic
field
down,
her
points
are
well
taken
about.
A
You
know
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
at
the
safety
of
users
and
we're
looking
at
you
know
any
type
of
environmental
impacts
and
giving
that
its
due.
You
know
consideration,
and
we
also
want
to
you
know.
On
the
other
hand,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you
have
a
field,
that's
getting
the
the
use
that
you
know
the
town
needs
out
of
it
and-
and
you
know
other
factors,
so
I
think
that
the
letter
she
actually
shared
with
us
was
something
from
about.
B
A
A
Well,
it
it,
it
is
a
a
bit.
I
think,
that's
more.
The
health
concern
of
the
users
like
crumb
rubber,
what
what
kind
of
right
health
impacts
there
are
from
crumb
rubber.
I
think
the
you
know.
One
of
the
points
she
made
was
you
know
the
the
actual
blades
of
fake
grass.
You
know
that's
not
recyclable
material,
and
what
do
you
do
when
you
replace
your
turf
and
you've
got
this
whole?
You
know
carpet
that
covers
you
know
all
that
area
that
can't
be
recycled.
A
E
So
yeah
I
mean,
I
would
say,
that's
one
of
those.
It's
definitely
something
that
I
don't
know
if
we,
as
a
committee
want
to
look
into,
I
mean
we're
recommending
synthetic
fields.
If
we
want
to
look
into
it,
we
certainly
can
or
should
or
if
we
don't
want.
You
know
if
we
think
it's
that
great
of
a
health
risk
and
we
want
to
do
only
natural
fields.
You
know
we
need.
We
need
more
fields
to
make
it
match
up
right,
because
synthetic
field
is
about
one
and
a
third
field.
E
E
So,
if
you
look
at
it
from
that
perspective,
the
side
that's
been
more
heavily
regulated
in
connecticut
is
definitely
the
natural
turf
over
the
synthetic
turf.
I
don't
want
to
say,
there's
never
going
to
be
a
problem.
You
know,
but
right
now
all
the
data
looks
to
prove
that
it's
safe
the
letter
that
she
sent.
You
know
I
did
go
through
it
and
I
looked
up
the
the
group
out
of
new
haven
that
they
referenced
or
got
their
material
from
that.
E
E
I
don't
think
we
need
to
have
the
answer,
but
it's
probably
worth
having
as
a
committee.
If
we're
going
to
be
recommending
synthetic
turf
fields,
we
should
all
be
comfortable
that
we
it's
safe
enough,
at
least
for
us,
to
recommend
at
this
level
and
let
the
town
kind
of
suss
out
the
real
details
down
the
road
as
exactly
what
the
turf
product
is
exactly
what
the
infill
is,
and
things
like
that.
So.
A
A
That
was
really
our
charge,
and
you
know
if,
if,
after
going
to
the
council-
and
we
kind
of
get
this
thing
moving
forward-
and
the
council
wants
to
have
this
committee
explore
that
in
in
more
detail,
I
mean-
I
think
I
don't
know-
I'm
certainly
willing
and
I'm
sure
there
are
a
lot
of
other
people
on
on
these
on
the
calls.
That
would
also
be
willing
to
continue
to
look
into
it
and
make
recommendations
from
that
standpoint.
G
F
F
That
went
nowhere,
and
I
think
that
you
know
all
of
us
can
say
have
a
lot
of
opinions
about
these
things,
but
for
for
better
or
for
worse,
it
does
come
down
to
money
and
there's
you're
going
to
hear
that
there's,
never
a
good
time.
You
guys
have
all
heard
it
on
different
things.
There's
never
a
good
time
to
do
it.
F
So
if
we
give
the
plan
to
the
council
without
any
input
of
what
we
feel
is
most
important,
then
it's
going
to
the
decision
is
going
to
fall
on
them
and
ultimately
it
is
going
to
fall
on
them.
So
if
we
don't,
I
think
I
think
it's
within
our
purview
and
responsibility
to
you
know,
say
what
we
think
is
most
important
as
a
group
or
at
least
have
it
ready.
F
Should
it
come
up
in
discussion
and
maybe,
if
you
don't
feel
comfortable,
you
know
submitting
it
first,
at
least
having
that
that
document
ready
to
give
them,
should
they
ask
for
it,
but
they're,
not
gonna?
I
don't
think
that
any
council,
whether
it
was
me
sitting
on
it
or
the
council-
that's
there
now
is
gonna-
have
the
finger
on
the
pulse
of
the
needs
of
athletic
fields.
More
than
the
committee
does
so
that's
why
they're
tasking
the
committee
to
do
it,
and
certainly
the
committee
knows
or
can,
can
devise
a
plan
of.
F
D
D
C
D
A
It's
a
good
question
rich
and
there
are
two
things
one
is
I'm
just
gonna
see
if
I
can
finish
my
thought
there
for
bruce
without
coughing,
but
what
I
was
gonna
say
on
the
you
know
the
making
a
list
of
priorities
you
know
there
is
that
you
know
that
that
fear
of
making
a
list
and
then
having
somebody
take
you
up
on
it.
But
what
I
was
going
to
say
is
once
we
go
to
the
council
and
they
say
no,
we
want
to
do
this.
You
know
we.
A
We
think
that
the
cost
is
going
to
be
too
high.
We
want
to
do
it
as
a
cip,
so
you
come
up
with
a
five
year
plan
or
whatever
of
how
you
would
implement
this
over
five
years
and
that's
what
we'll
do
at
that
point.
I
would
you
know,
at
least
in
my
head-
that's
where
it
kind
of
makes
sense
to
to
make
that
kind
of
priority.
A
You
know
I'm
hoping
that
yeah
we
can
convince
the
town
to
do
this
as
a
as
a
as
a
bonding
issue
and
and
that
we
have
enough
people
in
town
that
we
can
convince
that
this
is
the
right
thing
to
do
and
that's
best
for
the
community.
So
you
know,
but
but
that's
only
that's
only
one
man's
opinion
on
here
and
I'm
probably
matter
least
of
all
of
of
anybody
on
the
call.
A
So
you
know,
and
as
I
mentioned
you're
on
the
council,
you
know
how
things
operate
and
if
you
you
know,
if
you
think
it's
helpful
to
have
that
or
maybe
have
it
in
our
back
pocket,
you
know,
then
I'm
all
for
spending
the
time
and
effort
to
do
that.
Rich.
In
answer
to
your
question
about
the
board
of
ed,
I
mean
that's
something:
we've
we've
discussed,
you
know
kind
of
from
the
get-go
here
and,
and
we
reached
out
to
the
board
of
ed
and
asked
specifically
for
board
representatives
to
be.
A
You
know
involved
here
and
we
do
have
a
you
know,
a
board
member
who
is
a
member
of
this
committee.
We
do
have
you
know
the
athletic
director.
We
did
have
at
one
point
in
time
the
high
school
principal
who
who
decided
to
to
back
out-
and
we
had
the
middle
school
athletic
director.
You
know
also
decided
to
to
kind
of
back
out
a
little
bit.
So
you
know
I
I
think
my
sense
of
it
is
that
they
are.
A
They
are
trusting
us
to
come
up
with
the
best
plan
and
and
when
we
put
that
forward,
I
don't
I
don't
see
any
kind
of
of
resistance
from
the
board
of
ed
other
than
yeah
we're
on
board.
With
that
that's
at
least
my
sense
and
you
know
have
I
heard
anybody
say
that
specifically
I
haven't,
but
it's
just
my
sense
of
it.
G
Don't
don't
you
think
that
I'm
just
like
playing
it
forward,
so
we're
gonna
propose
this.
This
is
what
we
came
up
with.
This
is
our
thoughts
as
a
task
force
and
we're
gonna
provide
that
then
they're
gonna,
chew
on
that
and
almost
like,
give
us
more
direction.
If
you
would
like-
and
I
agree
with
bruce-
I
think
that
that
they
they
could
come
back
and
say,
okay,
but
we
want
to
put
in
instead
of
what
you're
thinking
is.
We
only
want
to
put
in
grass
fields
at
clochester.
G
We
think
that's
a
great
idea,
but
for
cost
and
blah
blah
blah.
We
only
want
to
put
in
grass
what
does
that
do
to
you
or
what
is
we
can't?
We
can't
put
two
additional
fields
at
the
high
school,
only
one
because
it
just
we
did
a
cost
and
it's
insurmountable
for
some
reason,
but
I
and
I
think
that
we're
going
to
be
asked
to
again
so
take
our
plan
and
then
now
work
with
them
on
what
they
think
could
could
could
make
it
sell
to
the
people.
You
know
cut
the
if
it's.
G
If
we
come
up
with
a
number
and
it's
25
million
dollars
or
10
million
dollars-
and
they
say
well,
maybe
we
can
do
it
for
six
by
doing
this
this
and
this,
and
how
does
that
affect
it?
I
think
they're
going
to
come
back
and
ask
us
that
I
don't
I
don't.
I
don't
think,
there's
any
question.
I
I
think
it
just
seems
to
me
like
that
would
be
the
way
to
continue
the
process.
E
Improvements
at
sutton
park
with
a
couple
of
you
know,
fields
that
basically
support
the
high
school
and
then
hopefully,
improvements
at
claude
chester
for
youth
fields
right
and
from
my
perspective
kind
of
stepping
back
and
looking
at
it
a
little
bit
that
the
thing
that's
lacking.
The
most
right
now
is
high
school
facilities
and
the
high
school.
E
The
lack
high
school
facilities
causes
the
high
school
to
use
all
the
town
facilities
to
try
to
just
meet
the
bare
minimums
and
then
that
kicks
everybody
off
those
fields
until
the
high
school
is
done
with
them.
So
I
mean
I,
I
kind
of
look
at
it.
As
do
we
look
at
each
individual
field.
I
don't
know
if
I'd
want
to
rank
every
field
at
the
high
school,
and
maybe
that's
for
for
vin
to
do.
E
But
I
you
know
from
from
a
very
high
level,
I
think
high
school
is
priority
number
one,
because
we
have
terrible
assets
that
are
woefully
inadequate
and
we
need
to
fix
that
and
if
we
build
fields
of
the
high
school
they'll
still
be
open
to
the
rest
of
the
population
after
hours,
so
we
get
a
benefit
there
and
then
from
the
rest
of
the
town
perspective.
We
know
we
still
have
a
need
for
other
youth
fields.
E
You
know-
and
hopefully
those
can
happen
at
claude
chester.
That
also
has
to
be
done
in
conjunction
with
board
of
ed.
That's
a
board
of
ed
property.
There's
a
school
sitting
on
that
piece
of
property
that
has
to
come
down
for
those
fields
to
be
built.
You
know,
and
there's
going
to
be
a
very
hard
conversation
between
the
town
council
and
the
board
of
ed
in
my
opinion.
E
But
if
we
come
back
and
say
hey,
we
need
all
these
fields
by
the
way
board
of
ed
you're,
the
ones
that
are
kind
of
causing
the
hardship,
because
you
haven't
built
these
fields
for
the
town
for
the
high
school
in
the
past,
and
now
we
want
to
build
this
other
one,
but
you
didn't
tear
our
school
down
and
now
you
know
we're
gonna
have
to
raise
money,
that's
a
cost.
We
haven't
even
talked
about
yet
is:
what's
it
take
to
get
rid
of
that
school
just
to
build
the
fields
there?
E
So
then,
then
I
guess
I
rank
it
as
as
those
areas
not
individual
fields
within
it,
and
you
know-
and
it's
going
to
have
to
take
a
lot
of
coordination
with
with
board
of
ed
and
and
then
how
we
pay
for
it,
because
some
of
it
I
could
see
high
school
stuff.
You
know
that
could
be
a
school
project
that
could
that
doesn't
have
to
be
a
town
project.
It's
like
we
built
the
middle
school.
It's
technically.
E
You
know
the
permanent
building
committee
has
is
kind
of
taking
care
of
that
school
board's
running
a
lot
of
that.
You
know
so
it
could
be
that
the
school
board
does
some
and
that
the
town
does
some.
I
think
the
point
of
our
committee
is
to
make
sure
that
somebody
is
watching
all
of
it
to
make
sure
we
get
what
we
need
like
on
some
level.
E
If
we
would
have
been
active
two
or
three
years
ago,
we
might
have
changed
some
of
the
fields
that
were
going
in
currently
with
the
current
plan,
so
they
might
have
better
fit
what
we
actually
need
now.
So
so
I
get,
I
guess
my
recommendation
would
be.
Do
we
if
we
want
to
do
a
ranking,
maybe
we
rank
by
like.
D
E
D
Yeah
yeah,
I
think
what
you
just
said,
chad
is,
is
kind
of
what
I
was
thinking,
because
I
mean,
let's
say:
let's
say
the
school
decides
to
pick
up.
You
know
in
the
school
budget
or
or
school
improvement.
Whatever
would
be
all
right
so
the
school,
why
don't
you
just
pay
to
put
the
lights
up
at
the
middle
school
and
then
that
won't
be
part
of
the
project
anymore,
but
that
will
help
with
with
the
project.
And
then
you
know
the
high
school
track.
E
Partially,
when
it's
on
school
property,
yes
in
athletics,
I've
been
trying
to
dig
into
it
too,
because
athletics
don't
get
reimbursed
the
same
way
as
obviously
the
classroom
does,
but
the
fact
that
they're
possible
to
get
some
reimbursement-
I
think,
almost
means
it
should
go
through
the
school
board.
Right.
D
E
If,
if
ada,
you
can't
some
athletics,
you
can't
really
pay
for
or
can't
get
reimbursement
for,
but
like
ada
improvements
and
equality
improvements,
and
things
like
that.
I
think
you
can.
I
don't
know
if
it
has
to
be
tied
to
an
actual
building
or
not,
in
which
case
we
do
have.
You
know
we're
proposing.
They
need
to
have
a
field
house,
that's
equitable,
to
everyone.
F
F
You
know
capital
improvement
projects,
whether
they're
the
school,
whether
they're
from
the
board
of
ed
or
not,
they
all
flow
through
the
town
council
for
the
budget.
I
believe
I
mean
I
think,
if
there's
grant
money
or
something
like
that,
that
can
be
used,
but
any
project.
That's
I
want
to
say
50
000
or
more.
D
F
Yeah,
it
has
to
be
a
cip
and
would
go
through
and
they're
voted
on
by
the
council.
I
think
to
to
richard's
point
with
regards
to
putting
him
in
an
order
a
priority,
and
how
would
you
do
that?
I
mean
I
would
I
would
kind
of
look
to
the
committee,
because
there
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
what
was
most
important.
What
field
we
needed?
You
know
when
we
got
right
down
to
it.
F
So
you
could
you
could
you
could
you
know,
go
that
route,
maybe
maybe,
instead
of
prioritizing
there's,
you
know
different
ways
to
view
projects.
You
know
to
view
the
what
we're
proposing
and
and
and
have
a
different
kind
of
layout
of
it
and
say
like
if
you
you
know
if
you
were
if
we
focused
on
the
high
school,
that
would
have
a
trickle
down.
F
Right
so
maybe
we
don't
think
right.
So
my
point
is
that
maybe
we
don't
think,
maybe
you
know
as
a
group
we
are
like.
Well,
maybe
that's
not
a
priority,
but
certainly
they
need
representation
in
terms
of
so
there's
going
to
be
different,
you
know
priorities
for
people,
but
and
and
and
maybe
that's
where
they
get
three
different
scores.
You
know
I,
you
know,
there's
a
score
for
you
know
number
of
fields,
but
whatever
it
is,
and
I
mean
but
anyway
that
that's
all
I'm
thinking
so.
A
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
we
need
to
be
clear.
You
know
and-
and
I'm
not
arguing
the
point-
that
there
are
different
levels
of
needs,
as
you
said
bruce,
but
the
fact
is,
these
are
all
needs,
and
you
know
I
mean
to
to
some
degree
or
another,
and-
and
I
think
that
the
folks
on
this
task
force
have
been
pretty
consistent
in
saying
you
know
how
important
all
of
these
things
are
doesn't
mean.
Some
are
more
important
than
others,
but
they're
all
important
in
some
way.
A
So
you
know
I
I
I
don't
disagree
from
you
know
with
with
the
statements
about
the
board
of
ed
but
yeah.
I
guess
part
of
that
does
make
me
a
bit
nervous
because
I
I
don't
know
that
you
know
experience
tells
me,
you
know
where
you
know
at
least
20
years
of
experience
tells
me
that
we're
not
going
to
you
know
we're
not
going
to
see
a
field
in
parks
and
rec.
You
know
through
a
cip
in
in
under
10
years.
C
Use,
I
think,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
speak
for
porsha.
Here
I
mean
if
she
was
here
she
would
be,
and
I
think
they're
very
good
points.
I
think
she
would
bring
up
the
equity
issues
at
the
high
school
that
that
exists
with
with
students
and
their
need
for
to
go
along
with
their
educational
program
and
the
the
gender
issues.
D
Yeah
and
as
you
say
that
rich
I
was
thinking
you
know,
we,
I
would
consider
that
the
main
field,
the
biggest
or
most
important,
with
the
track
around
it-
the
most
important
facility.
However,
if
you
think
gender
equity
wise,
which
some
people
may
be
thinking,
the
fact
that
we
don't
have
a
softball
field-
and
we
have
a
baseball
field-
might
be
more
of
an
issue
for
somebody
else
and
more
of
a
priority
for
somebody
else.
E
And
I
totally
agree
with
the
softball
thing:
it's
it's
when
you
kind
of
look
at
how
many
girls
teams
have
to
leave
that
campus
to
go
to
practices
should
have
should
have
been
jaw-dropping
a
long
time
ago,
but
then
also,
I
would
say,
I
would
totally
agree
that
you
know
fixing
that
championship
field
right
now.
It's
a
football
field.
It's
only
really
used
by
the
football
field.
Yes,
the
band
gets
to
use
it
sometimes
as
well,
but
that's
again
from
an
equity,
gender
equity.
E
Basically
male
driven.
If
you
do,
you
know,
improve
that
to
host
soccer
and
lacrosse
and
potentially
field
hockey.
You
know
you
bring
in
three
new
female
sports.
Obviously
you
have
three
new
bale
sports
as
well,
but
you
get
at
least
much
better
participation
on
the
gender
equity
there
too.
So,
but
I
would
agree
not
being
in
your
shoes,
then
the
first
two
fields
I
would
think
of
would
be
a
softball
field
and
redoing
that
championship
field.
So
I
would
agree
with
those
two.
E
But
I
do
think
you
know,
so
I
think
that
kind
of
also
leads
into.
Maybe
we
want
to
put
on
our
agenda
for
the
next
one
to
really,
as
a
committee
figure
out,
a
how
we
want
to
rank
them
and
then
b
go
through
that
discussion.
Hopefully,
when
we
have
a
quorum
and
we
can
vote
on
it,
so
we
can
rank
them
and
then
also
how
you
know
we
need
to
really
figure
out
our
presentation.
E
Obviously
I
think
coming
up
to
the
council.
We
need
to
a
probably
get
on
their
agenda
at
some
point,
but
we
need
to
figure
out
what
that
presentation
is
going
to
be.
You
know
we
probably
need
to
start
working
on
the
champions
through
town
to
make
sure
that
everybody
it.
You
know
when
we
presented
it
to
the
groups.
E
Everybody's
seem
thrilled
with
it
that's
great,
but
we
need
them
to
kind
of
come
out
and
support
this
and
really
talk
about
it
and
we
probably
need
to
have
you
know
that
packet
of
information
that
we
can
hand
out
or
get
you
know
the
handout
to
the
counselors
hand
out
to
different
youth
groups,
so
that
kind
of
the
case
is
made
as
to
hey
here's.
The
committee
has
done
all
this
research.
A
I
was
just
going
to
ask
another
question
too:
I
mean
do
do
folks.
Here
I
mean
does
like
say
a
say:
it's
20
million
dollars
I
mean
is
that
is.
Does
that
freak
anybody
out
here
about
going
to
a
referendum
for
20
million
bucks
to
do
this?
If
you
know,
if
that's
kind
of
the
the
cost
or
is
it
you
know,
does
that
you
know
I
I'm
I'm
not
a
I'm,
not
a
voter
in
groton,
so
I
apologize,
but
I
you
know
is
this
is
would
that
freak
anybody
hear
out.
A
E
So
bruce
well,
like
my
concern,
is-
and
I
totally
agree
with
you-
I
totally
think
you
know
going
a
referendum
route
really
freaks
me
out,
because
I
it
could
be
5
million
for
fields,
it
could
be
10
million
for
fields
or
it
could
be
20
million
for
fields,
and
I
think
the
objection
is
going
to
be
the
same,
or
at
least
at
this
point.
I
feel
the
objection
would
be
the
same.
I
I
don't.
E
B
G
Somebody
has
a
plan
that
I
don't.
I
don't
know
about,
I'm
not
in
that
inner
sanctum,
but
maybe
there's
stuff
going
on
that
we,
but
if
we
present
this
is
what
we
need.
Maybe
you
can
take
a
you
when
you
go
to
referendum
by
that
point.
You've
said
okay,
but
the
border
bed
is
paying
for
they're,
going
to
put
a
project
together
to
put
to
fix
the
whole
championship
field,
but
and
we're
going
to
take
care
of
the
middle
school
field
lights.
G
That's
already
been
done
that
this
is
I'm
talking
we're
two
years
down
the
road
right,
so
they
put
the
lights
up
and
it's
all
done
so
maybe
that
number
becomes
a
smaller
number,
knowing
that
once
they
get
our
plan
and
what
we
think
should
happen,
people
have
thought
about
ways
that
they
can
go.
The
the
council,
folks,
the
rachel's
and
the
proportions
that
have
that
and
bruce
has
lived
it
and
they
kind
of
know
where
they
can
go
to
get
funding
because
we're
going
to
build
a
field
house.
G
That's
now
gender
equity
and
we're
going
to
go,
get
money.
So
it's
going
to
knock
that
number
down
and
then
some
of
it
could
be
paid
by
other
without
actually
having
to
do
the
referendum
it.
I
guess
the
referendum
part
comes
down,
is
what
I'm
thinking
once
we
lay
it
out
there,
and
this
is
what
we
need,
and
the
council
understands
that.
Then
they
can
do
their
due
diligence
to
to
help
the
whole
process.
I
guess.
D
D
D
So
in
other
words,
when
I
was
in
cranston,
they
wanted
to
build
a
new
gymnasium
for
cranston
east,
but
all
the
monies
at
cranston
west.
So
they
kind
of
created
some
or
they,
I
didn't
say
I
wouldn't
say
created
needs,
but
they
funded
needs
on
the
western
side
of
the
city
with
the
eastern
side
of
the
city
together
in
the
bond,
so
that
to
enable
to
make
sure
that
the
bond
would
actually
pass.
F
I
would
agree
with
you
ben.
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
might
make
it
a
little
bit
lighter
here
is
that
there's
only
one
high
school
and
only
one
junior
high,
where
all
the
kids
from
you
know
the
you
know,
go
there.
So
it's
not
like
before,
where
you
had
west
side
and
you
know
cutler,
and
if
you
put
something
at
cutler,
you
left,
you
know
west
side
out
of
it
or
vice
versa.
F
F
I
think
from
a
from
a
bonding
perspective,
you
know
one
side
of
it,
you
could
you
could
argue
the
economic
value
of
putting
these
fields
in
and
possibly
having
you
know,
tournaments
and
that
kind
of
thing,
but
you're
also
alienating
some
people
with
that
too,
because
they
don't
want
people
coming
to
the
town.
You
know
they've
been
there
a
long
time
and
they
don't
they
don't
want
people
in
their
town.
So,
but
I
I
don't
think
that
the
bonding
thing
it
doesn't
scare
me.
F
I
think
that
when
you
get
the
school
community
on
board,
it
helps
to
have
a
you
know
to
have
a
big
group
of
people
behind
it
and
sometimes
they
can.
You
know,
get
out
there
and-
and
you
know
shine
a
light
on
things
and
and
kind
of
lessen
the
blow.
But
but
when
you
take
that
support
of
the
whole
school
community,
it
helps
to
get
something
passed.
I
think
you
know
the
the
school
referendum
was.
F
It
took
two
tries
it's
a
tremendous,
obviously
a
tremendous
amount
of
money,
a
lot
more,
but
I
think
there's
also
negatives,
coming
on
the
heels
of
that
that
people
are
going
to
say.
Oh,
we
just
we
just
built
a
new
middle
school
and
there
are
all
these
fields
on
the
middle
school
and
they
don't
understand
the
the
optics
of
they
see
the
optics.
But
they
don't
understand
the
details
of
you
know
what
was
taken
away
from
the
middle
schools
and
and
what
was
you
know,
what
was
left
in
the
new
one
and
there
were.
F
A
So
just
to
add
on
here
and
in
my
head,
it's
it's
it's
it's
I
don't
know
I
I
guess
I
I
think
it's
just
crystal
clear
that
a
referendum
is
the
way
to
go,
and
you
know
in
convincing
people
that
we
need
fields
is,
is
a
task
and
and
if
we
can
do
it
once
that
seems
like
great
otherwise
you
know
we
go
to
every
year
you
go
to
a
budget
meeting
and
you
say:
okay,
here's
phase
two
and
just
like
what
bruce
what
you
just
said.
Well
wait
a
minute.
A
Did
we
just
pass
some
fields
last
year
and
we
built
those
ones
and
now
you're
asking
for
more,
and
then
you
do
that
you
know
year
three
and
four,
and
it
just
becomes
this.
You
know
this:
when
does
it
ever
end
kind
of
question
for
for
voters
and
the
need
you
know
gets
you
know
arguably,
or
people
get
more
callous
towards
the
need,
I
guess
perhaps
over
over
time.
So
you
know
for
me
I
guess
I'd
rather
try
to
fight
that
battle.
A
In
a
you
know,
in
a
bonding
project
so
and
the
other
thing-
I
guess
you
know
like
if
it's
20
million
for
me,
like
20
million,
sounds
like
a
lot
of
money.
If
that's
my
operational
budget,
but
20
million
in
a
bond
for
me
is
that's,
that's
not
a
lot
of
money.
We
pay
for
that
over
years,
and-
and
you
know,
the
town
budget
is
130
million
bucks
a
year
or
something
like
that.
You
know
this
is
20
million
over
you
know.
I
don't
know
how
many
years
a
bond
is
good
for.
A
A
A
The
town
is
working
on
capital
projects
and
stuff
like
that
now
and
if
we're
you
know
trying
to
give
the
council
a
chance
to
kind
of
get
anything
in
the
budget
for
next
year
in
terms
of
planning
or
anything
like
that,
you
know,
moving
a
little
more
quickly
is
is
kind
of
what
we
were
hoping
to
do.
You
know
we
were
kind
of
hoping
to
have
this
whole
thing
wrapped
up
by
the
end
of
the
year.
A
B
F
F
A
Guess
I
guess
the
question
is
you
know
chad
did
a
you
know
a
fabulous
job
in
his
presentation
for
the
public
there
with
putting
putting
together.
You
know
kind
of
you
know.
The
history
I
mean
is
that
at
this
point
we've
had
a
couple
of
counselors
on
the
you
know
in
the
meetings
here
who
who
kind
of
understand
that
history,
but
but
there
again
there's
there's
more
counselors
than
not
that
maybe
don't
know
that
kind
of
history
and.
A
E
Yeah
I
mean,
I
think,
that's
it's
a
it's
a
launch
point
right,
we've
got
it,
but
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
stuff.
We've
talked
about
as
a
committee
like
the
photographs
like
we
need
to
go
down
and
look
at.
You
know
the
field
and
the
field
house
and
the
lot
you
know
like
there.
There's
we've
talked
about
really
making
the
case
so
that
it's
not
just
our
words.
E
You
know
saying:
oh
it's
in
bad
condition
right,
so
I
think
I
think
that's
what
we
need
to
kind
of
look
at
is
is
getting
those
photographs
kind
of
documenting,
showing
the
evidence
that
it's
not
just
our
own
feelings
and
then
figuring
out.
What's
the
right
way
to
kind
of
package
all
that
stuff
together
so
that,
yes,
we
have
it
for
the
council,
we
can
deliver
it
to
I'm
sure
we're
gonna
have
to
have
other
public
meetings
and
kind
of
really
get
it
out
there.
A
E
I
think
that
you
know,
as
we
go
to
the
council,
for
a
presentation
that
would
be
very
helpful
to
be
able
to
say
you
know:
here's
the
here's,
the
locker
rooms
like
this
is
the
1960s
locker
rooms.
Like
you
know,
this
is
what
it's
like
and
and
here's
you
know:
here's
the
ada
access,
here's
handicap
parking
and
here's
the
ramp.
You
know
that
goes
down
30
feet
to
get
to
the
field,
so
I
mean
I
just
think
some
of
that
kind
of
is.
E
We
need
to
kind
of
hit
him
in
the
face,
and
so
maybe
we
just
continue
to
build
on
that
presentation
right.
We
just
keep
adding
to
it
and
then
bruce.
Maybe
if
you
want
to
try
to
kind
of
coalesce
all
that
down
to
you
know
the
simple
handout
you
know
when
you
I'm
just
thinking
of
referendums
in
the
past
like
the
school,
they
kind
of
boil
it
down
and
send
out
that
mailer
and
it
might
unfold
30
times
into
a
pretty
big
sheet.
E
F
Yeah-
and
I
think
you
know
getting
it
into
like
just
a
powerpoint
presentation,
if
you
think
about
the
schools
and
what
they
did
it
was,
it
was
a
you
know:
a
10-page,
12-page
powerpoint,
where
you're
getting
you
know,
you
just
tell
a
story,
and
you
and
and
with
the
recommendation
and
in
the
powerpoint,
you
can
have
some
of
those
pictures
and
some
of
the
things
that
were
discussed
and
issues
that
came
up.
So
I
think,
with
your
help,
chad
and
what
you
presented.
I
can
certainly
watch
that.
D
Do
you
also
take
the
tech,
and
I'm
just
asking
the
question
of
because
I
know
porsha
border
and
kept
referring
to
this,
of
what
new
london
has?
What
waterford
has,
what
the
neighboring
communities
have
and
instead
of
just
showing
the
woe
of
what
we
have
also
showing
the
what
the
neighborhood
communities
do
have
around
us
and
why?
I
don't
know
if
you
take
that
tactic
or
not,
but
I'm
just
throwing
it
out
there.