In dinosaur days, we sent paper copies of the SoTT report to all households, in advance of the meeting, so that the meeting could be devoted to questions and debate, to encourage citizens to engage. Boards members were there to clarify and record questions and comments…to listen. Then, budget and zoning proposals were shaped to reflect citizen input long before anything was finalized. The idea was to ensure an educated electorate and an informed Town Meeting. It was tedious but highly democratic.
Annual Town Reports were thick with information. Read the old ones, available both digitally and bound in Twon Offices and at the library. You can really get a flavor of the town of the past. It is a shame we are not leaving the same rich documentation for future generations. ------ Sara Mattes > On Oct 19, 2023, at 8:39 PM, Terri via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > wrote: > > Hi Tom, > 100% agree.... "every" Lincoln resident deserves to be well informed on this > issue facing our town. > There are many many residents who do not use a computer or email. Shocking > but true. > How to get the word out? I do not recall receiving any snail mail on this. > > Terri > > > > On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 12:01:27 AM EDT, t...@kennedygroupboston.com > <t...@kennedygroupboston.com> wrote: > > > It's very interesting that issue like this, that fundamentally change > the character of Lincoln, are Never, never, put to a town wide vote! > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > <mailto: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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