As I recall, that vote wasn't at a town meeting, it was through the voting process afterward. Where the people voting didn't approve of the design that was being presented, and perhaps didn't fully understand the implication that rejecting the design would also reject the state funding. Leslie Turek
On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 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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