Elections 2012: Selectman Candidate Richard Quintal

Office: Selectman

Name: Richard Quintal Jr.

Age: 53

Address: 46 Nicks Rock Road

Background: I was a selectman for 10 ½ years. I’m the owner and operator of Owner and operator of Quintal Brothers Fruit & Produce Company. I spent three-plus years on the Plymouth Growth and Development Corporation, I was on the Visitor Services Board, and I had 5-plus years on the Plymouth Insurance Advisory Committee.

• Member of the Seaside Club                                                 
• Past chairman, Holy Ghost Festival
• Plymouth Industrial Park Association
• Plymouth 9/11 Memorial Fund (built first 9/11 Memorial with all victims named in the United States

Reasons for running: I decided to run again for a simple reason: people were calling me, stopping by and asking me to run. I think the biggest issue facing the town is the license of the nuclear power plant. We had a good legal team onboard handing the safety issues we had with Entergy.

I don’t believe the recent vote of Town Meeting was a no confidence vote in the Board of Selectmen, I think it was a message about the way the Selectmen handled the budget, but I also don’t believe you should throw the baby out with the bathwater.