tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post8398983705963438341..comments2024-03-16T08:31:08.514-07:00Comments on Welcome Words: Democracy in ActionMartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-79848083111517019662015-05-14T09:01:50.105-07:002015-05-14T09:01:50.105-07:00Love this! My Husby is always involved. I follow p...Love this! My Husby is always involved. I follow peripherally through him. Shame on me.<br />I fell in love with town meetings by watching Gilmore Girls. Oh, if only . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-55339078402885270592015-05-13T07:39:56.599-07:002015-05-13T07:39:56.599-07:00I love it, being that involved in your town must b...I love it, being that involved in your town must be great. Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-70991307850594051532015-05-13T05:54:23.057-07:002015-05-13T05:54:23.057-07:00Yes, democracy in action in a small town. I do hop...Yes, democracy in action in a small town. I do hope you are able to get a new police station, since the present on sounds simply awful. But it was interesting to "visit" the town hall with you. DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-40162272375386209812015-05-13T02:36:09.354-07:002015-05-13T02:36:09.354-07:00How can they not approve a new police building??
I...How can they not approve a new police building??<br />I find it sad that some of the elderly simply do not understand that costs have risen so taxes must too, that without the taxes, new or repaired buildings and other necessary items simply can't be paid for. <br />I bitch about taxes myself, but I see the necessity. Unless those taxes are going straight into politician's pockets. Then I bitch louder.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-75431084307056778042015-05-12T15:53:38.464-07:002015-05-12T15:53:38.464-07:00I really have to wonder how people can be so irrat...I really have to wonder how people can be so irrational when it comes to progress. Delaying will cost much more in all ways.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-17253843301771427582015-05-12T14:41:06.743-07:002015-05-12T14:41:06.743-07:00We have an annual Township meeting where we vote o...We have an annual Township meeting where we vote on projects/ funds to be spent. The Township Board meets once a month and you are welcome to attend but unless there is some hot topic not many people go:(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-46022227951438096532015-05-12T14:37:51.223-07:002015-05-12T14:37:51.223-07:00I admire those of you who did show up for it sound...I admire those of you who did show up for it sounds like a really trying time. My Dad was big at these types of meetings and loved the challenges. Democracy isn't easy. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-71752569683614459742015-05-12T10:31:22.469-07:002015-05-12T10:31:22.469-07:00That would never happen here. We elect people, and...That would never happen here. We elect people, and they make all the decisions on our behalf. Strange thing to me.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-87536835267120732922015-05-12T06:50:32.487-07:002015-05-12T06:50:32.487-07:00Oh brother. You're bringing back all my worst ...Oh brother. You're bringing back all my worst memories of being a municipal government reporter. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-53454816579221120702015-05-12T06:39:50.312-07:002015-05-12T06:39:50.312-07:00I live in a town of less than 10,000. don't t...I live in a town of less than 10,000. don't think we have town meetings. we have a mayor and a city council that they can't get anyone to run for. there's four or five families that own 80% of the land downtown around and off the square and they do nothing to fix up those old buildings. don't want to spend the money (that they have), don't want the town to be prosperous, don't want taxes to go up (which is why they won't fix up the buildings). I swear, the city council and the chamber of commerce actively try to prevent any changes for the better. drives me nuts.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-48810357933762922552015-05-12T06:16:35.550-07:002015-05-12T06:16:35.550-07:00I've been to meetings like this with my friend...I've been to meetings like this with my friend in WI, where Charlie Zimmerman carries the town budget in his head and makes the town board explain the deviation of a nickle's difference between last year's budget and this. It's wonderful; it's democracy.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com