Trolling Memory Bank for Town Meeting Memories
Town Meetings stand the test of time.
In a world where things are constantly changing, Town Meetings have stayed relatively the same since the town fathers came up with the idea to have the villages run by its citizens. Meetings can sometimes have a time warp feeling to them. As years go by, there are still disputes about dogs, chicken, traffic and the budget. Just a few months ago, I was sitting in a selectmen’s meeting and realized that the subject that was being discussed was the same topic I remember the board discussing 10 years before. Sure the names and faces changes, but I’ve found that the subject matter usually sounds very familiar, but there are exceptions to the rules. Reaching back into the memory bank, I remembered a couple of meeting stories that have stood the …
