We here at the Twisted Tanner got a tad of exposure today in the Salem Evening News. Nelson Benton touched briefly upon an up and coming battle that originated here at the Twisted Tanner. I'll post a link a bit later, as soon my so-called "smartphone" allows me to do so. The story touches upon the posturing taking place by Ted "Boy Wonder" Bettencourt and Dave "The Rat" Gravel as the rezoning talks near. And a quick blurb from the acting mayor stating that he hasn't ruled out another run, funny thing is that if he chose to throw his hat in the ring with Gravel and Bettencourt he probably would not make it through the primary.
Something new that I've heard is that Jim "the grouch" Liacos could have already chosen his guy in this race! Many are starting to speculate that Jim is with the Bettencourt camp and is helping guide young Ted into the spotlight? Recent actions in the council chambers even elude to this, something else to keep an eye on. How about the grouch as Bettencourt's campaign manager?
Now let's not forget about Sean Fitzgerald, there is still a lot of speculation that he could throw his hat into the ring. I've even recently heard that Podunk isn't happy with their new town manager, but you know that you can't believe everything you hear!! So as the world turns here in Peabody, MA we'll have to keep an eye on all of the moves happening and try to piece together the reasons why.
Dean Martin Manning didn't seem too happy last night when she made a motion and was completely shut out, maybe next time she can get the whole Rat Pack to do a song and dance for the rest of the council? A bit more of entertainment may increase viewership of these meetings since most of the time the technical team can not get things straight(last night no sound).
And oh...what about the story of the city purchasing $775k worth of un-usable space? We must be pretty well off to buy land that can serve no future purpose and will no longer generate the property tax income that it has for the past 200 years! Or was that just a backdoor deal that took care of someone in the system? Hmmmm.
Until Next Time,
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