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Great Blogs Doug....

I think that telling us what you're doing as an elected official is better than telling us what somebody else is doing wrong. What is Doug doing for us, his constituents?

I love how these blogs keep all of us in Tewksbury abreast of the situations in our district, however.....I fail to find any of your blogs directed at what is going on with the local government?  A great blog would be one after every Board of Selectman meeting discussing what transpired, in your opinion of course, at the meeting.  Seeing your insights as to how things are going locally and what support you need from the community.  I think that you are spending alot of time doing your full-time job as a real estate attorney (as you should) and campaigning for the State seat, but not alot on the job you are elected to do.  I could be wrong and there may be a space where you are doing this.  I have alot of questions that I would love to find the answers for.  What is being done for business development on the South Tewksbury Rt38 corridor? I see construction going on in one venue (that was already occupied) but what about the rest of it?  Is residential construction being monitored as closely as is should be, I keep seeing proposals for more townhouses while watching small cottages getting replaced by large 4 bedroom homes....are we able to keep up with this infrastructure?  What is being done to hold vacant business owners accountable for their property...for example, "Funland" which is right next to business that target young children (fastfood, baseball cards and candy, ice cream shop) where a man was arrest for sexually assaulting a child?  Are we working on a way to cut down crime in the hotels that dot 495?  Could there be a policy put in place to mandate a police detail for businesses that have been habitual crime spots?  Did the board consider using Tewksbury money they payed toward the Brown St bridge that connects Wilmington to Billerica in a way that would better benefit Tewksbury?  My thoughts on these issues may be a little skewed as I live in "Southie" and consider myself a working class stiff....  I just want to be sure that somebody is holding Doug accountable while he tries to do the same to Miceli.

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