It is still unclear to me where the savings comes in. The DPW has by attrition saved money by not rehiring replacements so that seems to be a moot point. Additionally having taken the liberty of asking some of the employees of both DPW & Rec. what their take on consolidation meant their responses were in the negative to the proposal.
It seems that the system is not perfect but it works just fine as is. Both departments already share work loads when necessary as evidenced this past winter when Recreation and DPW were both out plowing sidewalks and streets. If it isn't broke, don't fix it. If there is some other agenda that the public is not aware of perhaps some enlightenment would be in order.
Having personally had the opportunity to work on a community project that employed involvement of Building & Grounds, Recreation, DPW, Engineering and the Building Department, all units functioned like a well oiled machine and we see the results in the form of a note worthy monument to our Veterans in front of Town Hall.
