On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: =>Hi, Steve! => =>I'm going away with the family (driving to Montreal, Quebec City, and =>Charlesvoix, Canada, then Brunswick, ME) tomorrow morning early, so I'm =>going to miss one of the most interesting meetings yet. => =>Frank has organized the first of the Standing Committee on Public Works =>hearings on important neighborhood issues for February 18 (Tuesday) in =>Nevins Hall. It promises to be a real spectacle. I would give my left =>arm to go. I really hope you will go and represent us and support other =>neighborhoods as they support ours. Despite the incredibly biased press =>in the Framingham Tab, this movement is a very positive way for the =>people of Framingham to be heard and to lead on important issues instead =>of having officials paternalistically decide what's best for them behind =>the scenes. It means more involvement of citizens and more =>consideration of their needs, and more pressure and accountability for =>public officials to follow the written and implied rules of ethical =>government. Ultimately it means more fairness and fewer shocks and =>surprises for all of us. => =>Anyway, please, please go to the meeting and enjoy it. One of the big =>issues deals with solving water and sewer problems for all of North =>Framingham in a rational and fair way that respects that each project =>impacts on others, and requires some real town planning rather than =>piecemeal approaches that lead to disasters now or in the future. => =>Anyway, I'll be in touch as soon as I get back. Please call Frank to =>find out in more detail what is happening. => =>Cheers and thanks, Rollin => =>P.S. Frank told me there was a very good article about FIMBY and =>neighborhood resurgence in the Thursday 2/14 issue of the MetroWest Daily =>News.
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