And in Mandarin Chinese, Dick Bolt responded to An Wang. It was a > memorable time in our lives. > > Joan > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 3:49 PM Adam M Hogue <adam.m.ho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes and there was the famous meeting where few people showed up and voted >> down state funding for the school and cost us 60 plus million dollars >> because the vocal minority showed up. So we can thank our high tax bills >> on this horrible process. >> >> *Adam M Hogue* >> *Cell: **(978) 828-6184 <(978)%20828-6184>* >> >> On Dec 19, 2023, at 11:19 PM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Ah-thank you for filling in blanks and adding more nuance. >> I hope others read this and add their memories too. >> >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 19, 2023, at 11:06 PM, iearler...@verizon.net wrote: >> >> I was at that meeting. And after listening to Dr. Wang and others, the >> petition was amended to accept the Peace Pole as a gift from the people of >> Japan, rather than the government. >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:02:10 PM EST, Sara Mattes < >> samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> During some of those extended debates, I sometimes learned a lot. >> >> There was a famous meeting in the mid 1980s where the town was asked to >> accept a “Peace Pole” form Japan. >> It was a Citizens Petition that no one expected to be very controversial. >> Who would/could be against a Peace Pole? >> >> It was my ignorance not to realize that many who had come from China or >> had descended from those who had, had very strong feelings about Japan. >> Dr. An Wang was one of them. >> He stood before us explain his powerful emotions at the thought-how it >> triggers memories of the brutal treatment he and his family had endured, >> and that other Chinese had endured at the hands of the Japanese during WWII. >> We had a history lesson, but it did not end there. >> Other got up and spoke to the need to heal -if the Japanese could reach >> out to us, after what they had endured too, surely we could all reach out >> teach other. >> The discussion went on for some time…back and forth. >> By the end of the meeting, Dr. Wang expressed his appreciation of our >> willingness to listen and that now he felt it was the right thing to do-to >> accept the Peace Pole. >> >> You will find that pole planted in the SW corner of the town pocket park >> across from the mall that the Garden Club loving cares for. >> >> At this recent Town Meeting, most were held to a strict 2 minutes, not >> goin on for 10. >> In fact, one former town official has his mike cut as he hit the 2.5 >> minute mark! >> >> I, for one, am willing to listen to my fellow citizens, all 15 or more. >> Who knows, I might learn something. >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 19, 2023, at 8:33 PM, RAandBOB <raand...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> No question annual town meeting could use some improvements. But with >> regard to the line at the mike, imagine each of those 15 people wanting to >> talk for 10 minutes. I have been to many a town meeting where that did >> happen, and believe me, it’s almost beyond enduring. >> >> Ruth Ann >> (She, her, hers) >> >> On Dec 19, 2023, at 7:49 PM, Terri via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> >> wrote: >> >> >> Does anyone know what the COST of the Clickers ARE or the breakdown of >> how many we need? >> >> The December 2nd Town Meeting was 100% proof of how inefficient our Town >> voting process is. If you have questions about what I am referring to... >> please watch the video of the Dec 2nd Meeting especially if you left early >> or missed it. >> *It's an eye sore.*... not to mention *disheartening.*..... to watch > >> 15 fellow residents standing in line at the Mic waiting patiently to be >> "allowed" to speak.. and then abruptly told to sit down. Sad indeed. >> >> >> Theresa Kafina >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:38:06 AM EST, ٍSarah Postlethwait < >> sa...@bayhas.com> wrote: >> >> >> Like all things in Lincoln- if you want it, you’ll have to fight for it. >> >> The moderator is against change in general, and it seems that the >> “clickers” are unlikely to be purchased until after March, if at all. There >> was debate about town meeting being a time to “stand and make your voice >> heard” and the clickers make it anonymous. >> >> Sarah Holden Cannon and Kim Bodner said that we need a cooling off period >> after the Dec 2 town meeting. (I fully disagree- this is a perfect time to >> fix the process. The HCA vote was clearly rushed because the other two >> issues took so much of the day and the people in power had their finger on >> the scale. A fair meeting would not allow room for the atrocities that >> happened on Dec 2.) >> >> It sounds like there will be a forum at some point to discuss the issue. >> Then it will get kicked down the road more. Jim seemed on board for minor >> changes, but the others marked it up to “the vocal minority” outweighing >> those who are happy with the process. >> >> I actually like the idea of town meeting. But I really needs to be more >> accessible to more people. And people who aren’t able to spend their entire >> day there should still be able to have their vote counted. >> >> I think that the only way the select board and moderator will even >> consider changing anything is if another town is doing it already. So if >> you can find proof of other towns with a more progressive town meeting than >> ours, that would be really beneficial. >> >> Sarah P >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 1:49 PM Deborah Howe via Lincoln < >> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: >> >> Hi, all -- >> >> I am writing this post as a private citizen. >> >> Just to echo, for those who may not have seen it, Jim Hutchinson's good >> post on tonight's Select Board meeting, at which the Selects will discuss >> the recent Special Town Meeting and responses to it. According to Jim: >> >> "Our meeting starts at 6:30pm tonight, although I’ll warn you there are a >> few things on our agenda before the above topic. See agenda here< >> https://www.lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12182023-5384> >> and zoom link below, and note this discussion will be during the “Special >> Town Meeting Reflections” item, which we may pull forward to just before >> the public comment period." >> >> So if you're interested in ways the Town Meeting may be made better for >> all, this might be a good meeting to attend. >> >> Best to you all ~ >> >> Deb Howe >> 88 Wells Road >> Sent from iCloud >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >>
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