Last year at town meeting , the town overwhelmingly passed article 17, Municipal Buildings. The Board of Selectmen(BoS) appointed a committee the Municipal Building Committee (MBC) to come up with plans for to renovate Town Hall and the Hildreth House. The Hildreth House is less controversial so we are leaving it out of this petition. The MBC has done an excellent job of soliciting public input over the last 9 months and is coming close to picking a design. Two Selectmen continue to try to pressure the MBC to scale down their proposal for town hall. The main point of contention is what to do with the second floor. The history here is: up until 1985 the second fl was used for performances, town meetings and many community functions. In '85, "Temporary" offices were put up there and are still there today. By restoring the 2nd fl to a useable space we would fill a huge void in our community, an intermediate size meeting room, that could hold up to 250 people, and be used for town government, civic and community space. We’re calling upon the Board of Selectmen to instruct the MBC to develop a design that upholds the intent of Article 17; a plan for renovating town hall that would provide for town government and a public assembly space for the citizens of the town. An excellent video on the history of town hall can be found here(sorry you may need to cut and paste the website url): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ6A5fJYf0M

The ditactor Kabila's militaries have surrounded Etienne Tshisekedi's residence and they should leave him alone and protected by UN guards.

According to Rep Moura (RI) Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac have been making it impossible for homeowners to keep their homes. Fanny and Freddie are asking for more bailout money and pushing up foreclosure rates using federal programs. Expose the federal programs that are hurting homeowners instead of helping them.

Recently, Longfellow Middle School has asked Kate Dunn to leave school for up to a month because she "scares people" when she faints. If this claim was true, we would have no protest. But, nobody minds in the slightest and we all think it is very unfair to not let her come to school for something that is totally out of her control, nothing should get in the way of a person wanting to learn.

This section of the National Defense Act allows an unprecedented loss of civil liberties for American citizens. The ability of the military to detain and hold an American to GITMO without due process is a dangerous act. and a violation of the freedoms our country holds dear.

Foreclosures and abuses by the Big Banks are crippling our economy. In many cases the Big Banks broke rules, falsified paperwork or defrauded home buyers—and gambled with our homes to enrich themselves. They have yet to be held responsible. Our attorney general has the power to hold the big banks accountable and to provide restitution to homeowners who have lost their homes or whose mortgages are "underwater."

The proposed Keystone XL pipeline poses a test for all of us in the US. Are we truly committed to develop cleaner sources of energy or will we continue down the path of dependence on fossil fuels. President Obama has said that we can "be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil." Now is our chance to begin this process! Stop the pipeline!

In Buncombe County,Asheville,North Carolina, Domestic Abuse calls to 911,are public information!

Economic Bill of Rights

Most transgenders in the US are denied prescribed healthcare because most insurance companies specifically state that they will not treat anything related to being transgender.

Indiana residents have a right to be heard! Government should be for and by the people, and in that spirit, we petition our Governor, Mitch Daniels, and the Indiana State Legislature: We, the citizens of Indiana, want a public referendum on Right to Work. No matter which side of this issue you're on, your voice deserves to be heard.

The Palm Coast owned golf courses, Palm Harbor, increases it green fee during the winter's months for local golfers. Why.? local golfers support the course year around includes the dog days of summer. It is the same course. I personal know at least 50 golfers that play golf at least twice a week who refused to play the course during the winter.Can the city afford to miss this revenue.? Your concerns and support will stop this nonsense.