There seems to be a lot of one-sided rhetoric in Tiverton these days, against the town council particularly those on the right (as you look from the gallery).

Pure and simple they are TTA members.  They are interested in controlling taxes in Tiverton as their first mission.  They are very interested in transparent government and town welfare.  There are many of us who feel this a noble mission.  

The squabbles in council chambers always seems be an “us against them” situation with one side dissing the other.  Everyone is interested in a better Tiverton.  Many good ideas abound and much good work has been done.  I had a grandfather that always said “there is more than one way to skin a cat”.  Because you don’t get your way doesn’t mean the other party is wrong.  Just a different way of doing things.

It’s time the people of Tiverton realize we are all fighting for the same thing, a better Tiverton.  And petty quarrels are just an interruption and distraction. 

A recent article in your newspaper described the CEO from Patriot Solar Energy wishing to lease unused acreage in the town industrial park suggesting the town could benefit by $250,000 to $400,000 per year by (Patriot Solar) installing a solar array at no cost to the town. Zero!  What the paper didn’t mention is it was a TTA member that did the background and introduced him.  

The TTA is looking out for the welfare of the town.  In this situation seeing both sides of the cash flows benefits the citizens of Tiverton.  And they look typically at both sides of issues thoughtfully.  Let them do their job.   Just because they are “skinning the cat” differently doesn’t mean they are doing the wrong thing.