To the editor:

I was outraged when I read the local commentary from Art Boulay (“Let professionals make demolition calls in Brunswick,” Feb. 10) and learned what it’s costing Brunswick taxpayers in legal fees every time the Village Review Board votes against allowing owners to tear down unwanted buildings.

Maybe it’s time to look in to whether we really need the Village Review Board or give them less power. Do we really need all these boards to make up our minds on what to save, what to build and what to do?

These are our tax dollars. Maybe we need fewer boards to help save money for our school needs, given that the school department faces new cuts.

Not all Brunswick residents feel we need to save every old, unsafe, out-of-date building in the town. At some point, we need to remove some to save some or make way for new.

Jay Smith,
Brunswick

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