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Letter to the Editor: Griswold Offers Experienced Leadership, Keeps Steady Hand at Helm

October 14, 2021 by Rod Clingman

To the Editor:

As a young Naval Officer, Tim Griswold helped guide large aircraft carriers through storms in the Pacific.  It was an invaluable learning experience for the role he was destined to fill, our First Selectman.

Tim learned to work with others from diverse backgrounds, races, religions, and educations.  Perhaps even more important, he learned not to overreact to dangers.  He developed a steady approach to any problem that came his way.  He would gather facts, listen to others, seek out advice, and then decide on a course of action.  All the while being respectful to those who may have offered differing viewpoints.

Like the aircraft carrier, Tim has guided our town through the stormy waters of building a new high school, implementing the new sewer system, addressing commercial growth, managing town government through COVID, and keeping costs under control.

This is no time to change course.  Vote for experienced leadership and keep a steady hand at the helm.

Vote for Tim Griswold First Selectman on November 2nd.

Sincerely,

Rod Clingman,
Old Lyme.

Filed Under: Letters, Old Lyme

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Comments

  1. Jim Alonso says

    October 15, 2021 at 10:57 am

    Tim Griswold apparently has allowed the town’s cybersecurity insurance to expire, and has not replaced it. This puts the town at serious risk – if our systems are compromised, we are on our own.

    https://ctexaminer.com/2021/10/12/insurance-lapse-puts-old-lyme-at-risk/

    It’s hard to think of something easier or more important to get right, yet Griswold apparently has failed this most basic of tests.

    We need leadership that gets the easy things right. How many other failures like this have happened under Griswold’s watch that we just don’t know about?

  2. William Folland says

    October 16, 2021 at 3:16 pm

    Right on, He’s also responsible for the power outage on Dunn’s Lane last week that took several hours to correct, the misdeeds go on and on.

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