Also, I apologize for writing students instead of kids in a sentence below — my work brain was apparently still functioning!
Katy On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 7:49 PM Caitlin Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > Babysitting has been offered recently. > > Respectfully, however, it’s not something that all parents can utilize. > Not all kids will be comfortable in a large group babysitting setting where > they don’t know the adults/babysitters. It’s not a great setting for > babies/toddlers who are napping (if they even take babies — I think it may > be school-age only). I also assume there is no medical staff so students > requiring a nurse can’t go (I may be wrong on that one). > > As a working parent who works in a public school and ends up at lots of > night meetings, I don’t want to spend my whole Saturday away from my kids. > Although these meetings are not that often, it actually does feel more > often than I would have expected. With a military partner, we often can’t > even send one of us to these meetings without paying for a private > babysitter (if we can find one). > > I share all this just to point out that this kind of babysitting isn’t > necessarily a solution for all and there are many of us who want to > participate but can’t given the length and timing of these meetings. Given > this, any votes that happen at these meetings likely are not representative > of the town as a whole. I realize that town meeting structure is a state > issue, not something that we can change on our own, but I think it’s worth > noting. > > Also — I’ve seen many people tout the benefits of hearing the discussion > at town meeting before a vote. Given that’s it’s 2023 and we can all share > our thoughts in advance online, in videos, and via email, I don’t think > that’s a key outcome (for me at least) anymore. > > Best, > Katy Hogue > > On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 6:58 PM Joan Kimball <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It always has been hard for people with young children. They used to have >> babsitting. Do they still? >> >> It is a big chunk of time. But it's not that often in comparison to >> the hours and hours that volunteer town officials put in. >> >> Guess it can be seen as the price of democracy? >> >> Joan (former LWV president) >> >> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 6:28 PM Rob Haslinger <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Being new to town I’m not terribly familiar with the town meeting >>> process. I will note however that for those of us with time consuming >>> responsibilities (in our case small children) it may be challenging to >>> attend a lengthy meeting despite caring deeply about the issues and doing >>> our best to stay informed. Just a comment, I may be missing something >>> about how this works. >>> >>> Best regards to all >>> Rob Haslinger >>> S Great Road >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 5:53 PM Margo Fisher-Martin < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >> 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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