Government
Op-Ed: The Process of Making ‘Cell Tower Sausage’
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We’ve all heard the term before, especially when describing the political process in D.C., but the same name holds true for small-town politics and commissions. When new initiatives are put forth in New Canaan, projects like school additions, budgets, road construction and sidewalks, even the Town Hall project, people get very passionate and vocal as to what direction they believe the town should be going. That’s a good thing and that’s exactly how the process should work. Not only are the public expected to behave in a civil manner during these discussions, but the elected officials and the volunteers on these commissions are expected to patiently listen to, and take into account, the opinions and concerns of their constituency. Not just argue for their own proposed agenda.