The Conspiracy Theories are Laughable

You got to hand it to the Hate Blogs. They see a conspiracy behind every rock. And if they don't see one, they just make it up.

Their latest repetition is the Town acquisition of the Barnstable Water Company. BostonBugsy and KapeKog can't attack the fact that the company is now in public ownership, for even they must admit it is the best thing that has happened locally in years. The local water districts in Barnstable and those in other towns have hailed the move to public ownership. So did the Hyannis Civic Association, the Hyannis Chamber of Commerce, the Main Street group, and many others. The Water Division now has an oversight committee made up of Hyannis residents and businesses. We all know and respect them.

So the only other thing the Hate Blogs can attack is the cost. The Town bought the Barnstable Water Company and its holdings for $11 million dollars. Connecticut Water Company had bought it for $6 million 5 years before.

The Hate Blogs say that the Town paid too much. The Hate Blogs even went to the Cape Cod Times crying that the Town paid too much. So the Cape Cod Times fell for the trap and contacted not one but two, independent water company experts to evaluate the purchase price. Both concluded that the town did its due diligence and paid a reasonable price for the company. The Cape Cod Times must still be smarting for falling for the Hate Blogs misinformation.

The Hate Blogs mantra is that anything associated with Barnstable is bad. Its an old record with no credibility. Maybe someday Muppy will move to the Cape and learn what is really going on here. And maybe someday KapeKog will get over his bitterness for losing so many elections.

And now our water company is owned by our citizens, not some out of state corporation. A group of our neighbors review the operations regularly. We now make our own decisions.

We thank our Town Council for their leadership in acquiring our water source!

What do you think?