Why bring up the two “universal truths?”

“This year, we came to a unanimous conclusion we had a very successful year,” Barker says. “I don’t think we can celebrate successes without pointing out some of the boundary conditions we operate under … that make it infinitely more difficult to go out and get things done. As you see these successes, i want you to keep in mind many of the plans for these projects were put in place 10 years ago.”

Case in point: The CRA, which was created 10 years ago to raise money for town center redevelopment. The results–the wider Main Street and Legion and the ongoing work on Airport Road–took a while.

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