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. On Nov 20, 2023, at 6:35 PM, ٍSarah Postlethwait <sa...@bayhas.com> wrote:
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 ballot vote the following Tuesday.
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
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 impacted position.
LincolnHCA.org
Sarah Postlethwait
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 up for a warrant article, that was not mentioned.
Another part of the discussion was the fact that town meeting determination is “skewed“ by attendance and timing. I have observed this to be absolutely true.
It is my belief that something which will so radically transform our community should be voted on in some form by secret ballot. It is also my belief that that will never happen.
Tom Kennedy
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