[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 9, Issue 26

Thu Apr 19 17:43:52 UTC 2007

To Lou:  I'm not sure if I understand your question about feeling like a lone voice in the woods.  I am busy, as many of us are, my brain is fried when I get home from work, I don't have cable, and this list is one of the unique and interactive ways I can connect with my neighbors and with my town decision makers. 

To all, including decision making town officials and Alan, Moderator:  My question is a simple one and without any motive other than my desire not to see the town unnecessarily silence productive discourse on this vibrant list...

1a.  If I ask a question about a town matter, on this list, during election season, can a town council INCUMBENT answer?  If not, why?  If so, what limitations, if any, would there be? 

1b.  If I ask a question about a town matter, on this list, during election season, can a CANDIDATE for a town council seat answer?  If not, why?  If so, what limitations, if any, would there be?

I apologize in advance if the answer to this question has already been posted to this list.

Thank you.

Adrianne Lefkowitz 
Madison Street

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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:13:01 -0400
From: Lou King <lking at knob.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 9, Issue 21
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Adrianne,
I would not want to say that the council members 'think there is a lack 
of interest on our part', but legislation to have a candidate forum in 
the May Crier and/or to have some discussion here was, if memory serves, 
discussed during the March working session, the March Legislative 
session, April working session, and the April Legislative session. For 
those not able to come to all those sessions the audio or audio and 
video was on cable.  The proposals were also talked about on this forum 
as was when the council was going to take action. But, Adrianne, you 
knew that because you participated.

The crowds at Council meetings, interested in these topics, were 
under-whelming.  Yes, the "old goat with an opinion" spoke his mind. 
Alan, our moderator, in self-deference, also spoke (it is easer to do 
your job with guidance, any guidance!).  There may have been another 
resident at that late hour but I don't remember.  Members of the council 
have questioned the significance of the 121 members of this list.  In 
May 2005 there were less than 850 votes cast for Mayor. Currently, by my 
count, there are  2,445  registered voters in town.

As for unintentional results of their legislative action, I think based 
on what I heard that the council did exactly what they intended.

Adrianne, do you feel like a lone voice in the woods?

Lou

euniverz at aol.com wrote:
>   I'm not sure I understand how we as a community can afford to be 
> distant from town politics!  It almost sounded like the town 
> legislators, perhaps unintentionally, threw up some barriers to 
> discourse thinking there was a lack of interest on our parts.
>
> Adrianne Lefkowitz
> Madison Street
>  
>

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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:00:36 -0400
From: Lou King <lking at knob.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Free Classes 4/21/07 9AM to 5PM
To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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I wish I could explain it to others but my ISP spam filter has figured 
out how to tell the difference between adds like this subject (Free 
Classes...) and other TownTalk email and filters them out as spam.  
Someone /does/ like me!

Lou
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