I would like to invite all Charlestown citizens to the Second Annual Citizens Meeting this Saturday, April 26th from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Quonnie Grange on Route 1 in Charlestown. The focus of the meeting will be promoting Good Government in Charlestown. Last year we had over 250 citizens attend and participate in the dis­cussion of how to improve the gov­ernment of Charlestown. We hope that this year’s attendance and participation will be just as good.
Some of the activities we have planned include a review of the results from the Charlestown Citizen’s Survey, which measured what issues were important to Charlestown citizens and what was the citizen’s vision for the future of Charlestown. We also plan to focus on the elections of 2008, and dis­cuss what issues should make up the citizens’ priorities list for 2008 and what roles citizens can play in electing the next Town Council of Charlestown.
We also plan to discuss a couple of major changes in the role the Charlestown Citizen’s Alliance plans to play in both educating vot­ers and its role in the 2008 elec­tions.
I also want to thank the citizens of Charlestown for having the courage to stand up and express your views and expectations for good government in Charlestown this past year.
Your sacrifice of personal time to attend commission hearings, public meetings, and to be willing to speak in public at Town Council meetings makes an incredible difference in the quality of our local government. Without your concern, your partici­pation, and most of all your willing­ness to raise your voice to express your views, there would be no hope for good government in Charlestown.
We hope you will be able to join us Saturday, April 26th, at the Quonnie Grange from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and bring a friend who wants to see good government in Charlestown.
The Quonnie Grange is next to the new fire station on Route 1 just north of Michael’s Garage. If you need further directions or have any questions about the meeting, please e-mail us at mail@CharlestownCitizens.org.