← Finance Committee · 2024-01-22 · Finance Committee Meeting
Public Comment
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▶ 3:51 Robb Stewart: Uh, so without, um, objection, I'll motion to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, public comment is now open. Is there anybody, uh, within the public that wishes to come speak on the matters? On the agenda this evening? If you could please state your name and address.
▶ 4:15 Speaker 3: My name is John McLaren. I reside at 2 23 Essex Street, apartment 35. My As. As we are continuing to a new election cycle, we are still having one central location for voting despite, and I know the, the committee's talked about opening up other ones too. This isn't a condemnation of the other things. I've practiced all three. I've mail in vote, um, vote, early vote, and I've, you actually attended the gymnasium, which I found very organized and very well done. But this is a cop process of giving people choices to vote, which makes it better for our democracy. The more places open, the more places people can vote. Some people just enjoy the voting election day, the tradition of it.
▶ 5:09 Speaker 3: So, um, with the next election you're gonna be talking about is March 5th. March. Weather can be anything. So to bring down polls and stuff like that. And I, I know you're not, it can't be done in a day. And some people may argue with the, um, the process of the primaries. It's gonna be a, a vote just to click check the name off, and not really a, well, a big election. But as we go further down with the November election town elections, uh, override elections, we may, the ability for people to have a voice needs to be done a little bit more. And like I said, no complaints about any of the other three options. This isn't a complaint about how this is a complaint. This is a, a comment about the ability of people to have more multiple choices in order to cast their voice. Thank you.
▶ 6:05 Robb Stewart: Thank you. Is there anybody else that wishes to speak in public comment?
▶ 6:11 Speaker 2: Mr. Cliff, is there anybody online? Um,
▶ 6:12 Speaker 1: There's few participants, but I don't see any digital hands raised.
▶ 6:16 Speaker 2: Okay. Without, uh, objection.
▶ 6:19 Robb Stewart: I'll motion to close public comment.