I will say ... given that we had 130 public comments yesterday that there is clearly some need to have a platform where community members can discuss these issues in a public setting using their real names that is not a Facebook group within the bounds that come with rules of order, etc.
I still don’t understand the logical connection between having an opinion and needing a government-sponsored forum to express it. Church? Synagogue? Street corner? Your (or my) dining room? Sure! But government….
Yeah, I don't know the answer to this. I agree that I don't think it's local government responsibility but I also don't know what it should be. Our federal representatives have no interest in being part of these discussions and we're all just left to yelling into the void/facebook. Just more of an observation from me than a suggestion, I guess. Something to think about.
I will say ... given that we had 130 public comments yesterday that there is clearly some need to have a platform where community members can discuss these issues in a public setting using their real names that is not a Facebook group within the bounds that come with rules of order, etc.
I still don’t understand the logical connection between having an opinion and needing a government-sponsored forum to express it. Church? Synagogue? Street corner? Your (or my) dining room? Sure! But government….
Yeah, I don't know the answer to this. I agree that I don't think it's local government responsibility but I also don't know what it should be. Our federal representatives have no interest in being part of these discussions and we're all just left to yelling into the void/facebook. Just more of an observation from me than a suggestion, I guess. Something to think about.