Posted at request of the author, Robert Hunt, Falmouth: I have lived in Falmouth sine 1942. I have watched Falmouth gradually change from a small rural town into what it is today. One of the major changes occurred in 1962 with the introduction of the Council/Manager form of government. It replaced the Selectman Town Meeting system that governed the town for over a centaury, There have been good Councils and not so good Councils. There have been good individual Councilors and not so good individual Councilors. One of the worst Councilors, perhaps the worst of the worst, was Chris Orestis. He was a rude, obnoxious blovating blow hard. His acerbic hot air did nothing to advance civility or clam deliberation. An example of his thoughtless bovating was his demand locally businessman Steve Woods be sent the “toughest of tough messages” because the sign to his Route One business had a few letters to small according to a local ordinance. As a result Mr. Woods decided not to build a 2million expansion in “business unfriendly” Falmouth. Orestis was late for Council meetings and missed several meetings. He also absented himself from several votes for reason know only to himself. After a series of e-mails, that became more and more insulting, before his election to the Council he e-mailed the following on November 16,2011,” I’m going to have sooooooooo much fun with you and your buddies for the next 6 years and beyond,,,,” The reference to “beyond” was to becoming governor some day. Fortunately the voters saw through him, his blovating hot air and sent him packing with the clear and inescapable message he is not fit for public service.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:30:40 +0000
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