tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post8492548682683017868..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: I'm a Citizen Journalist? And Other Peculiar New England ConventionsRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-77473836276276138262008-05-07T21:39:00.000-04:002008-05-07T21:39:00.000-04:00I went to mine last night, too, Ryan. FinCom was ...I went to mine last night, too, Ryan. FinCom was mad at selectmen for signing a contract without knowing end cost, HUGE fight on stage.<BR/><BR/>Most intersting artible - a 'Right to Farm' zoning change, to protect agricultural use.<BR/><BR/>Happiest - 3 pieces of land taken for tax foreclosure were donated to Habitat for affordable housing (my beloved spoke as a Habitat worker - first time EVER speaking!)Peter Porcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03721530947712291966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-3184947014858022132008-05-06T20:31:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:31:00.000-04:00Wowza...I've long found town meeting to be one of ...Wowza...<BR/><BR/>I've long found town meeting to be one of the dullest things on Earth. Endless self-important debates about zoning, while multi-milliondollar budgets slide by with nary a look (except to vote in favor of any proposed cuts). Old townies grumbling at each other, consistently overwhelmed and ignorant moderators...bleah. <BR/><BR/>I go, I participate, it is vital, it is democracy in its ugly simplicity, but oy is it painful.Quriltaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899113009557697341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-28579597525734501932008-05-06T16:04:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:04:00.000-04:00no town meetings in my state, but i did just get e...no town meetings in my state, but i did just get elected to my condo board. a much smaller population, but still plenty of politics and genuine do goodery. it is an interesting exercise for me, because i share actual walls with my neighbors. the skill of negotiation is paramount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com