Evan Cyr, in an article in the Jan. 17 Sun Journal, complains that after nearly a dozen years on the Auburn Planning Board he was not reappointed to that position. The former Auburn City Council, at its final meeting on Dec. 4, attempted to extend its control over future Planning Board membership by making three […]
Brian J. DuBois’ criticism of Ryan Smith (“Criticism of new Auburn Planning Board member,” Jan. 19) seems misplaced. Not knowing either person, I found the letter blaming Mr. Smith a bit conflicted. The removal of Evan Cyr from the board was the decision of the City Council. Putting Mr. Smith on the Planning Board is […]
Hypocrisy, according to the Oxford dictionary, is “the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.” Ryan Smith is a new member of Auburn’s Planning Board. This is not only subtraction by addition, it is also hypocrisy at its worst. First, Smith’s appointment removed longtime member […]
The City Council appointed new members to the Planning Board a month after rescinding appointments made by the previous council. Evan Cyr, an 11-year veteran of the board is out. Ryan Smith, who has been closely aligned with Mayor Jeff Harmon on zoning issues, is in.