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Published on: 3/13/2009
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That was something her late husband, Peter, who ran for a position on the commission, had often suggested.
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Peter Fisher of Centerville termed it "a recipe for disaster."
"It's been some time since I took Management 101, (or high school civics) but I doubt if having two leaders has ever been recommended for running anything," the past president of the Centerville Civic Association wrote, referring to the elected president and appointed town manager.
Stew Goodwin of Cotuit had difficulty comprehending the utility of an elected president.
'"An elected council president makes no sense to me," he wrote.
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Fisher saw a loss of representation for his village in the move to fewer councilors and the district/at-large mix.
"Centerville will likely have one district councilor and that could be the extent of Centerville's representation on the town council, as the other town councilors will be from other districts or elected at large," Fisher wrote.
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Fisher: "Much time and energy was put forth by the charter commissioners and they are to be commended.
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SYLVIA DOIRON worked with her late husband, Peter, to collect signatures to begin the charter commission process and has been active in the village.
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PETER FISHER stepped down as president of the Centerville Civic Association's board of directors after five years of service.
He remains on the board, but offered his comments as a private citizen.
COTUIT:
STEW GOODWIN is president of the Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association.
He helped form and served on the now defunct Barnstable Civic League, which sought to share issues of mutual concern among the town's civic associations.
He is also a regular columnist for the Patriot.