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Candidate emphasizes transparency and says the board should set direction for public works staff
Summary
During his interview, Addison Greenlaw said transparency means openness and truth-telling, and argued that the Board of Public Works should provide clear direction to staff about priorities and resource allocation.
When asked what transparency in local government means to him, Greenlaw answered simply: "Transparency for me is exactly what the word says." He said officials should answer direct questions honestly and make information available so residents can trust spending decisions.
Greenlaw also said the board's role is to provide focus and direction for public works staff so the department can prioritize the town's most critical needs. "The public works staff needs direction as to where their focuses should be," he said, describing the board as a policy and oversight body rather than a day'to'day operator.
Those remarks touch on broader governance questions about how the board, select board and department staff coordinate on budgets, capital projects and resident-facing priorities.
