I have mixed feelings about leaving the public sector and returning to a normal life where I no longer feel the responsibility of taking care to do no harm to the community I have loved for over twenty-six years.
I learned a great deal. I have gained a better understanding of the immense effort required to be a town commissioner.
I am sure I made the correct decision for me. From the dozens of phone calls I have received I am not sure that they agree.
I found that being a commissioner came with many constraints. I came to understand that unlike the business sector that I was unable to advance my goals without having to first educate and then convince many people that something might be beneficial for the community.
I discovered that large scale objectives were almost beyond doing. And that was a major consideration as I gradually came to the conclusion that I simply was not happy being a commissioner.
The other part or the calculus in my decision to resign from the commission was the toxic political atmosphere that has become a controlling factor in town government.
Now that I not constrained by being in government, I am free to say that I believe the current polarized political status on the island does not benefit our community.
