Conversation on "More Choices, More Voices"

...the County is the one running the elections, why can't they mandate the change to November for C'burg? It saves the County $'s and resources. Does a Town's authority supercede the County's? Or could the County require the Town to pay all the costs associated with the May elections since they are unwilling to change the voting date to November? I am impressed with B'burg's number of candidates. It shows me that enough people are bothered by the direction the current Council has been going to get involved. I am hopeful that C'burg's citizens will follow suit. If you are tired of hearing our Town laughed at, tired of a Town staff and Council that seem disconnected, tired of "leadership" that is secretive or selective in their sharing of information, tired of your tax dollars being wasted on frivilous projects, tired of paying more and more for your meals (rumor has it, meals tax is going up next year) and basic needs, tired of poor planning (if you get any at all), tired of not being listened to, tired of delays in Town funded projects or simply just tired of getting the run around without having any information, then it is time for you to consider throwing your hat into the ring. If you have a lick of common sense, know that there are two sides to every story, a basic understanding that expenses should not exceed income, the ability to be civil with people then YOU have already exceeded the qualifications of some of the current Council members and should consider becoming a representative for your fellow citizens and neighbors. I hope many of you will.

It is not the entire Town Council that makes any given decision. It is the majority of Town Council members or in the event of a tie where the Mayor casts the deciding vote. It is important to known not only who is running but, in the case of incumbents, how they voted. While the Mayor only votes in the case of a tie, it is the Mayor's responsibility to select agenda items. If an incumbent is running for Mayor, you have to look at not only how he/she has voted but what items have been offered on the "menu". If it is someone who is not an incumbent running for Mayor but has been on the Planning Commission or the Town Council, you need to look at the record in the minutes to see what areas of interest they have exhibited in discussions and how they have voted on issues. What questions have they asked? Did those questions take a particular slant on the issues or were they open ended questions used to illicit a well rounded base of information designed to fully evaluate the question. It is not about parties, it is not about personalities, it is about being responsive to the citizens who ARE the town.

The local bird cage liner said "those opposing" the referendum but didn't name them. Was there a public hearing or forums I missed to listen to the reasons and all the people opposing this or was this just Town Council not taking action?