I honestly had to read the email three times before I believed it but they actually did it and the seats are officially restored. It feels like a total fever dream thinking back on all the meetings but we really pulled this off and I have so much gratitude for …
June 23, 2018
Final supporters
We, the undersigned legal voters of the Town of Essex, hereby call on the Selectboard to:
1) Study current representation imbalances that are inherent in some school and municipal frames;
2) Acknowledge instances of inequitable representation;
3) Work to reform archaic, incomplete and / or inadequate government structures in order to provide, for example, Town-outside-the-Village voters an independent voice in school and municipal matters on par with their Town-inside-the-Village counterparts; and
4) Make this a priority.
Updates
April 10, 2018
I have been buried in emails and trying to parse through all these different perspectives on the board structure because honestly it is more complicated than I first thought when I started typing this up at my kitchen table late at night. Some of the feedback I am getting from people who live just across the line is honestly heartbreaking and it really makes me wonder how we let these imbalances sit for so long without a real fight.
Reached 100 supporters
April 10, 2018
6 Comments
Been watching this happen for years and its not right. We pay our taxes just like everyone else but have no voice.
Its about time someone spoke up about this. Really disapointed in how this has been handled.
The Town outside the village has been ignored for too long. Time for fair representation.
This is just common sense. Everyone deserves an equal say in how their school taxes are spent.
WHAT A MESS. FIX IT ALREADY.
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I honestly had to read the email three times before I believed it but they actually did it and the seats are officially restored. It feels like a total fever dream thinking back on all the meetings but we really pulled this off and I have so much gratitude for …
June 23, 2018
Final supporters
We, the undersigned legal voters of the Town of Essex, hereby call on the Selectboard to:
1) Study current representation imbalances that are inherent in some school and municipal frames;
2) Acknowledge instances of inequitable representation;
3) Work to reform archaic, incomplete and / or inadequate government structures in order to provide, for example, Town-outside-the-Village voters an independent voice in school and municipal matters on par with their Town-inside-the-Village counterparts; and
4) Make this a priority.
Updates
April 10, 2018
I have been buried in emails and trying to parse through all these different perspectives on the board structure because honestly it is more complicated than I first thought when I started typing this up at my kitchen table late at night. Some of the feedback I am getting from people who live just across the line is honestly heartbreaking and it really makes me wonder how we let these imbalances sit for so long without a real fight.
Reached 100 supporters
April 10, 2018
6 Comments
Restore the board members. We need people who actually represent our area.
Been watching this happen for years and its not right. We pay our taxes just like everyone else but have no voice.
Its about time someone spoke up about this. Really disapointed in how this has been handled.
The Town outside the village has been ignored for too long. Time for fair representation.
This is just common sense. Everyone deserves an equal say in how their school taxes are spent.
WHAT A MESS. FIX IT ALREADY.
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Restore the board members. We need people who actually represent our area.