I never thought about it, and the reason may have been because the idea is so simple.
The idea to have Town Meeting on Saturdays during daylight hours is beyond simplicity. It accomplishes so much by just changing the day, and the time. More residents could attend that could not otherwise attend during a weekday evening due to the hour, work, childcare, or difficulty driving at night.
The town of Ashby had their Annual Town Meeting on Saturday May 7th at 9:30 in the morning.
There is a petition in town asking for this change to happen, and it will be available to sign at Feast and Fire on Saturday August 20 between 2 to 6 PM.
Give it some thought. Some things we do in town government are so convoluted, and complicated, then there are things like this, just a good and simple thing.
Yes, it is a good and simple thing. No hidden agenda here. Daylight. Ease of access. A much more even chance for everyone to be heard. No more complaints about late night votes after most people have had to leave.
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