Went to a meeting of the South Oaks Evanswood Citizens Association tonight and am now pretty exhausted. We were debating the Purple line, there were three proposals, one offering conditional support for any option, one supporting a tunnel only, and one generally opposed. Vote tallying is still going on but after about two hours of meeting I was ready to go home.
Based on applause, I’m not sure if the vote is going for us, but us pro-Purple Line folks matched the other side speaker for speaker at least. Said my piece in under my minute even, I take some pride in not filibustering. The event was moderated pretty well, the President kept things moving and was reasonably strict with time limits.
I think Community Associations on average are leery of any change that comes with trade-offs. It’s easy to just assume that all of your concerns are unique and should take top priority with the county’s limited funds. That said they are an important part of the process. Without local organization, then low cost high return concessions would be overlooked.
Anyhow, turnout was great and it’s nice to see democracy in action.
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