Don't care councillors snub those who do

A summary of that once a year occasion when Boston Borough Council recognises the "unsung heroes" who give freely of their time to help the life of the town is minuted as the sole activity of the last full meeting of the council.
And what a slap in the face it must have been for the people who were selected to receive an award.
This is meant to be a community highlight, the subtext of which is to spur others on to going that extra mile to serve the community - usually without charge.
And did the councillors go that extra mile to attend the meeting in Worst Street?
No, they did not.
There are 32 members of Boston Borough Council - 31 if you take account of the current vacancy.
Of that total, just 18 turned up for the award ceremony.
Nine sent apologies, but four neither turned up nor bothered to apologise for their absence.
Yet again it is an example of the indifference that our current elected line-up shows towards the people they allegedly represent.
Yes, the meeting was at 6-30pm and lasted just half an hour, and we expect that a lot of our councillors would argue that having just returned home from work or whatever, they didn't want to have to turn out again for such a short ceremony.
But an event like this would have meant a lot to the recipients - and to treat them with such disdain is both shameful and disgraceful.
This is the same council that is constantly spurring people on to do more to improve the town and the rest of the borough.
But if councillors don't care, why should we?

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