Town Counsel Assistance with Citizen’s Petitions – January 30

Are you enthusiastic about a Citizen’s Petition for our upcoming May city assembly? In case you didn’t know since you grew up in a spot that didn’t have these, a Citizen’s Petition is outlined as an “article introduced by a citizen (reasonably than by a Board or Committee of the Town) to the Town Meeting. Any voter could convey a petition article on any subject that’s related to motion by the Weston voters at open city assembly, the city’s legislative physique.”

In the previous, there have been petition articles on quite a few topics. Articles from the previous a number of years could also be discovered on the Weston Town web site.” I’m far too lazy to take a look at previous warrants however I do recall one a few fur ban in Weston, and one about altering the Select Board from three to 5 folks. Both handed, as I recall. Someone will undoubtedly right me if I’m improper.

If you will have a citizen’s petition and need some lawyer-y recommendation on it, the Town Counsel might be accessible so that you can seek the advice of on Monday, January 30 from 4-6 pm at Town Hall. Please be at liberty to cease by and have a chat.

What is a worthy citizen’s petition is as much as you and some dozen of your pals–citizen’s petitions require the procurement of fifty signatures (Town Meeting) or 100 signatures (Special Town Meeting). You can be taught extra right here. If I had on a regular basis on the planet and an inclination to politicky-things I’d write up a petition to permit non-US citizen Weston residents a vote in native issues. And but, I’m absolutely conscious of the combat I’d have and so, nah. My different thought can be a petition to have computerized poop bag and deserted canine poop displays put in on each Weston path. Or to make the JST right into a nightclub/speakeasy. Oh fantastic, none of those are life like and I’l go away you consider it.

Happy weekend, Weston!