Comments on: Change leads to Memorial Day parade conflict http://www.mysouthborough.com/2010/02/17/change-leads-to-memorial-day-parade-conflict/ News and events in Southborough, MA Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:41:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Townie D http://www.mysouthborough.com/2010/02/17/change-leads-to-memorial-day-parade-conflict/#comment-13674 Townie D Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:41:47 +0000 http://www.mysouthborough.com/?p=14719#comment-13674 Northborough changed their parade time, Northborough should go ahead without the band knowing we have our parade same time each year! What was Northborough thinking? Northborough changed their parade time, Northborough should go ahead without the band knowing we have our parade same time each year! What was Northborough thinking?

]]> By: Pam http://www.mysouthborough.com/2010/02/17/change-leads-to-memorial-day-parade-conflict/#comment-13670 Pam Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:46:55 +0000 http://www.mysouthborough.com/?p=14719#comment-13670 Are you kidding me! This is very sad indeed. Do they really think that changing the parade to the morning will bring out more people? I don't think it matters what time you have the parade, the people who are going to come out are going to come out regardless of if the parade is in the morning or the afternoon. Memorial Day has been a celebration in my family FOREVER and it wouldn't matter when the parade was, we would be there. Will people stay home for the weekend because the parade is in the morning? Doubtful. No, you absolutely shouldn't split up the band, that's just ridiculous. Maybe Southborough gets them one year and Northborough gets them the next? Maybe we could cancel the parade entirely and everyone to go Southborough one year, then Northborough the next.... Think of all the money the towns could save by having the parade "every other year". Are you kidding me! This is very sad indeed. Do they really think that changing the parade to the morning will bring out more people? I don’t think it matters what time you have the parade, the people who are going to come out are going to come out regardless of if the parade is in the morning or the afternoon. Memorial Day has been a celebration in my family FOREVER and it wouldn’t matter when the parade was, we would be there. Will people stay home for the weekend because the parade is in the morning? Doubtful. No, you absolutely shouldn’t split up the band, that’s just ridiculous. Maybe Southborough gets them one year and Northborough gets them the next? Maybe we could cancel the parade entirely and everyone to go Southborough one year, then Northborough the next…. Think of all the money the towns could save by having the parade “every other year”.

]]> By: Al Hamilton http://www.mysouthborough.com/2010/02/17/change-leads-to-memorial-day-parade-conflict/#comment-13651 Al Hamilton Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:10:47 +0000 http://www.mysouthborough.com/?p=14719#comment-13651 AMEN! AMEN!

]]> By: Marty http://www.mysouthborough.com/2010/02/17/change-leads-to-memorial-day-parade-conflict/#comment-13640 Marty Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:28:49 +0000 http://www.mysouthborough.com/?p=14719#comment-13640 Dear Leslie- Let's make a deal: 1) Southboro will let Northboro can have the ENTIRE band for the day. 2) Northboro keeps its word and agrees to give Southboro the share of reimbursement for the regional high school in Northboro as agreed upon when the school was built. Just a thought since you seem to be so concerned with fairness. Dear Leslie-

Let’s make a deal:
1) Southboro will let Northboro can have the ENTIRE band for the day.
2) Northboro keeps its word and agrees to give Southboro the share of reimbursement for the regional high school in Northboro as agreed upon when the school was built.

Just a thought since you seem to be so concerned with fairness.

]]> By: Leslie Rutan http://www.mysouthborough.com/2010/02/17/change-leads-to-memorial-day-parade-conflict/#comment-13627 Leslie Rutan Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:03:53 +0000 http://www.mysouthborough.com/?p=14719#comment-13627 I was actually one of two dissenting votes on this issue. It passed by majority only. I was not comfortable with the change in schedule ( a route change is ok) due to the sacrifice that will probably have to be made by Northborough re: presence of the ARHS Marching Band. It is not reasonable to split the band in half, and have the instrumentation be optimal in each. It is a band that represents both communities, and is not more for one town than the other. Also, the band is too large to be able to move that quickly to be able to perform in each town on the same morning. Leslie Rutan, Northborough Board of Selectmen I was actually one of two dissenting votes on this issue. It passed by majority only. I was not comfortable with the change in schedule ( a route change is ok) due to the sacrifice that will probably have to be made by Northborough re: presence of the ARHS Marching Band. It is not reasonable to split the band in half, and have the instrumentation be optimal in each. It is a band that represents both communities, and is not more for one town than the other. Also, the band is too large to be able to move that quickly to be able to perform in each town on the same morning.

Leslie Rutan, Northborough Board of Selectmen

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