GREENFIELD A panel of residents, city councilors and city officials convened for the first time Tuesday evening to begin a review of Sections 7-7 and 7-8 in the city charter, with discussion largely focusing on requirements for the citizens.
It is unconscionable, unethical, immoral, and flat-out wrong that cities and towns in Massachusetts can confiscate all the equity in a property in tax arrears, turning people out of their homes and businesses.Albert Norman s recent My Turn in The.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) has apologized for her tone-deaf comment about attending a hanging, but she is not the most enduring racist to walk the Halls of Congress from the Magnolia state.John Elliot Rankin (D-MS) served as a Congressman.
Keep it the way it is
Published: 4/27/2021 6:34:25 AM
Why would the Greenfield Charter Committee recommend changing the accepted rules for putting a referendum up for a vote? From what I understand the committee wants more signatures to get a referendum on the ballot. It is difficult enough as it is to find citizens who are interested in local government.
Have we been plagued by a plethora of referendums? No, far from it. I have lived in Greenfield 44 years. I remember there were a mere handful: the new library, plastic bags, biomass, and the big box stores (Walmart).
According to Albert Norman the number of petition signatures of registered voters to put a referendum issue up for a vote was 316 for the new library. And that was based on 10% of “voters voting in the most recent biennial city election.” That sounds doable but it is not especially easy to get enough signatures.