To the Editor:
I’m writing to support Brian Shupe’s candidacy for a seat on the Waitsfield Select Board. Brian and I were among a small group of Valley residents who helped organize our local public access television station and served together on its board of directors for more than a decade. I can affirm from that and many other experiences I’ve had with Brian that what he brings to civic governance is smart, calm and ethical leadership, something our select board desperately needs at the moment. I admire any citizen who gives up his or her time to serve on a community board and, therefore, hesitate to be critical, but I am concerned that rancor and dysfunction seem to be impeding the productivity of the Waitsfield Select Board. I am confident that electing Brian Shupe will offer a fresh perspective on how to resolve those issues.
Michael Hock
Waitsfield, Vermont
