Bill Ashe’s letter in the February 23 issue of the Press begs for a response and here is mine: he berates Mr. Armstrong for his letter in the February 2 issue of the Press. Actually, I was going to write a letter complimenting Mr. Armstrong’s excellent, very well-phrased commentary, but unfortunately did not get to it.
There is a not-so-mythical “we” in this town; a hidden cabal whose only goal is to tax and spend. Harvard IS anti-business. Recall how they drove the video rental store out of town on trumped-up charges of forbidden advertising. Recall the whispering campaign against Cindy Russo when she ran for re-election as selectman. She was “pro-business” and therefore should not be allowed as a selectman. If Toreku Tractor was important to the town, an alternate site could have been found. Who in town government bothered to help? No one, that’s who. We don’t need the taxes. We need overrides—can’t let a year go by without an override larger, much larger, than that of the preceding year. And my physician also left Harvard because of the anti-business climate. He moved to Groton. Look at it this way: if the town wanted business, it could attract it, even go after it, as many towns and states do. But hey! If you’re rich, why should you care about exorbitant taxes? And if you’re not rich, then get out of town.
Mr. Ashe goes on and on without saying much. For example, I missed the part where a 12 percent increase in taxes for next year was addressed. Marie Antoinette is claimed to have said, “If they have no bread, then let them eat cake!” Lucy Wallace, the selectman, is claimed to have said, “This is the town we want and this is what it costs to run.” She is up for re-election this year. Need I say more?
David Richard
Old Shirley Road
