Boothbay Selectmen Candidates Talk of Affordable Workforce Housing and Expanding Corporate Culture

And I suggest a new alternative culture paradigm

Once upon a time, there was a small community by the sea, Bonnie Kittle Unsplash

In Boothbay, Maine we are in our very short local election season. Two candidates are competing for Boothbay Selectmen. Neither candidate is breaking barriers but there is a clear party line distinction between the two candidates. Russell Pinkham stands closest to my values and philosophy. Aaron Axelrod has a lively-looking picture. He is pursuing, to a T, the centrally managed corporate state template for success.

Pinkham is a long-standing resident of the region who grew a roadside fish shack into a fancy gourmet market, situated on the side of the road leading into Boothbay Harbor. Pinkham is the more grounded of the two. Axelrod is a recent resident.

Russell Pinkham identifies affordable housing as an issue of concern but does not indicate causes and solutions. Pinkham has a working relationship with the fishing community and is likely more conscientious of environmental issues than Axelrod who pays ho…