Editor's note: Though somewhat different in content and focus, the following 3 articles are intended to be a unit, and were written in the order presented. These last many weeks TPR has found that items of concern and interest in our town government have not lined themselves up neatly for public commentary.
TPR works to gather details that can be documented, or at least observations and questions that will produce documentation if our readers ask the questions. This process takes time - and does not always lend itself to a schedule of regularly published articles.
There is a lot here. There is information that readers may not know, and some that may be familiar but with a different perspective. There is a lot going on in our town, and some of it is a cause for concern. We need to be watchful. This is our town - and that means all of us.