Several town and school officials commented on the March 16 Lincoln Squirrel article headlined “Residents demand more oversight of Hanscom funding,” specifically:
- Questioning the use of “judgmental” words such as “error” and “mistakenly” to describe the allocation process involved, rather than using more neutral language.
- Noting that the Collins Center report was a comprehensive review of the Hanscom contract, not an audit.
- Noting that the School Committee has no power to spend money from the town’s general fund, only from the Hanscom fund.
The article has been updated to reflect these changes. A more detailed response from one or more of those officials will be published as a “My Turn” piece in a day or two.
Does the SC have the ability to request additional funds at the end of the year to address deficits in the HAFB operating budget?
I believe that was suggested elsewhere.
This is disappointing. Semantics play a big part in how Town leadership diverts to protect their apparent fragile egos. But at least we know they actually pay attention and especially when they’re getting called out with indisputable facts. The editor got it right in her first article – there were errors and mistakes on the part of town leadership due to lack of oversight, competence and transparency. No sugar coating, please.