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 On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 5:22 PM ٍSarah Postlethwait <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 4:17 PM Tom Kennedy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. > 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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