Dear WTA,
I only hope that this does not evolve into a mean-spirited group of “conspiracy theorists” who feed on one another’s pessimism and distrust. People complain about a lack of confidence in local government – but it’s a two way street. Some of the rancor in town is created by whiners and complainers who do not give the decent people volunteering their time to make this a good place a chance. Aha – we found a mis-spent nickel. Fie!!!!
— Kate
Dear Kate,
We all need to remember that with a Town Meeting government, and all-volunteer boards, we are all part of local government. It isn’t a matter of “us” versus “them.” It is all “us,” plus a few important people we hire to help us run the day-to-day operations. But we are the government. We call the shots.
If people want to whine and complain, there are already ample outlets for such activities. The fact that we’ve created this organization at all shows that we’re interested in going far beyond complaining. Complaining won’t accomplish our goals, and we want to be effective.
There is no shortage of advocacy groups in town, environmental, educational, athletic, etc., each bringing their own unique perspective, expertise, resources and energy to the debate, in an attempt to educate the community and participate in the democratic process. We’re doing no more and certainly no less.
But if you do know of some mis-spent nickels, please do let us know.
