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By my count, Norwich has had five permanent Town Managers since the first Town Manager was hired in 2002. None lasted five years. According to a recent Valley News article by Tim Camerato<\/a>, “Norwich has a contentious history with past town managers.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it time for Norwich to look in the mirror?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five Town Managers in chronological order are: Dennis Pavlicek (resigned) Stephen J. Soares (?resigned to be police chief in Windsor?), Peter Webster (contract not renewed), Neil Fulton (resigned), Herb Durfee (contract not renewed). As best as I can piece things together, Durfee, Fulton<\/a> and Soares<\/a> made it to the four-year mark. Nobody survived five years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relationship between the Town Manager and the Selectboard is a two-way street. Is this type of turnover typical for a Town Manager in a small town in Vermont? Is it good for the community? If not typical and\/or good, isn’t it time for the Selectboard to ask what is going on? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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