You are correct- this issue comes up every time there is a hot issue(s) on the Warrant.But, to date, no one has done the serious work to explore options.We are are a town of volunteers, so I urge all who are interested to explore the state constitution and all Town legal docs to see if and how you
Andy-
THANK YOU - I wholly applaud your email and thoughts here as many
Lincolnites would welcome such changes.
Town Meeting is archaic to the point of being exclusionary and
disenfranchising - as many point out, it is not in step with modern life.
In our household, work and family commitments on
Hi,
I think Andy’s idea is a good one. It’s not a democratic process now - when
NOT everyone can attend and therefore not everyone can vote. Is ballot
voting not democratic? Our antiquated town meeting process does not work
for many people- for many reasons.
For example, at last year’s meeting at
Andy's idea is a good one. Who gets to make that decision?
Katy
On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 7:02 AM Sara Mattes wrote:
> Multiple Town Meetings were not uncommon many years ago.
> We could also have different topics in different meetings so as to ensure
> maximum participation in debate prior to
Multiple Town Meetings were not uncommon many years ago.We could also have different topics in different meetings so as to ensure maximum participation in debate prior to voting.I have often found that the vote I thought I was going to cast changed when I listened to my neighbors varied questions
The other possibility is switching to representative town meeting, with one
representative for every 400 voters ( the minimum precinct size). It would
still be a subset of voters, but at least an elected subset.
Margaret
On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 11:56 PM Andy Wang wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, there
Unfortunately, there are specific rules that govern an Open Town Meeting
like Lincoln that do not allow for matters that are decided at Town Meeting
to be replaced by a traditional ballot vote. Given that the March 2024
meeting will cover two "Hot Topic" Issues, the bonding for the Community
Also, I apologize for writing students instead of kids in a sentence below
— my work brain was apparently still functioning!
Katy
On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 7:49 PM Caitlin Hogue
wrote:
> Babysitting has been offered recently.
>
> Respectfully, however, it’s not something that all parents can
Babysitting has been offered recently.
Respectfully, however, it’s not something that all parents can utilize. Not
all kids will be comfortable in a large group babysitting setting where
they don’t know the adults/babysitters. It’s not a great setting for
babies/toddlers who are napping (if they
It always has been hard for people with young children. They used to have
babsitting. Do they still?
It is a big chunk of time. But it's not that often in comparison to the
hours and hours that volunteer town officials put in.
Guess it can be seen as the price of democracy?
Joan (former LWV
Well it’s not true inclusion since I have military training and can’t attend town meeting. But hey who cares right. Don’t change how we have done things for over 300 years. So the few people that don’t have commitments on a Saturday morning can attend and decide for all of us. Adam M HogueCell:
As far as I understand it, only measures that involve funding end up on a
paper ballot. Even the school had to pass town meeting before it could be
sent to a paper ballot.
But I could be wrong, and I personally would love if town meeting could by
a hybrid meeting for debate, followed by a formal
Being new to town I’m not terribly familiar with the town meeting process.
I will note however that for those of us with time consuming
responsibilities (in our case small children) it may be challenging to
attend a lengthy meeting despite caring deeply about the issues and doing
our best to stay
Hi All,
I also agree that this should be a ballot item. If we can vote for a new
school by ballot, why can’t we use the same process to vote for other
extremely important town changes - ones that will impact our everyday
living here and our taxes?
Respectfully,
Margo Fisher-Martin
On Mon, Nov
A town wide secret ballot would be a great idea to make sure a wider
audience gets their voice represented.
I also encourage anyone not familiar with the proposed rezoning options to
visit this website to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of the
proposed changes and Lincoln’s uniquely
Part of the discussion at last weeks planning board meeting is noteworthy, but
has not been mentioned here.
There was substantial discussion, maybe even consensus, on a none of the above
option. Even a planning board member and some of the “working group“ were in
favor.
Yet when the vote came
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