...June 24, there will be a special Paris selectboard meeting at the town office; some of us will probably be there, no matter the hour. Agenda here, in stark black and white.
To our selectboard: [ editor's note: Even though addressed to the board, this is a message for all of us, as well.]
We are all owners of this town, you board members and we voters. This town, the property and the lives of the people in it, are affected by you and your decisions; but they are also affected by us and our decisions. We are wrapped up together, and must be responsive to each other to make this town work.
You do not know what is best for us, nor do we get to hold you hostage to our demands.
We ask each of you :
As a member of our team of representatives headed to mediation Thursday morning, go prepared to be your own person; go prepared to make your decision(s) based on your own experience and history in this community. No one has forgotten the last year in this town. Nor will anyone forget how this will be handled Thursday.
Isn't it time for this to end?
