Letters to the Editor

To the Community:

To all members of the Republican Party in Gray are invited to the town Republican caucus coming up on February 12th at Stimson Hall. We need new members in order to fill the positions that are to be elected at the caucus. We cannot keep doing good things for the party if everyone chooses not to attend. This is the year we nominate Republicans to the committee (town).

In the past we have not had our quota of individuals to attend the State Convention. It is my hope that as many as possible come to the meeting. It's a great way to meet the candidates that are running for office and to express yourself the town committee members. It helps to know what the citizens want their party to do for them. This is also a way to express yourselves to the leaders on how you want the party to go. Any Republicans that are registered are able to attend and cast their vote for the new leaders of the town committee for the next two years and the people that attend the State Convention. We must fill 17 delegate seats and 17 alternates. The alternates will go the Convention and need to have a check to cover the costs of $25.00 as would the delegates if they attend.

It is my hope that more will attend this year as it is critical for us to try for a majority in both houses at the state level. Hope to see you all this Sunday at 1 p.m.

Barry A. Watson, Gray

Dear Elizabeth,

I was overwhelmed and so grateful to see the wonderful article you did on the Windham Center Stage Theater's upcoming children's production of The Wizard of Oz. As an active member of the theater on and off the stage, I am happy to see the dedication and hard work of its members recognized and rewarded by the community it seeks to serve. Thanks again for your continued support.

Barbara Stauble,
WCST Publicity Coordinator

To the Editor:

The Town Council prepares agendas for its meetings so that we can discuss or act on items and issues in an orderly fashion. To that end, we also have a general parliamentary procedure outlined in our Council Rules, including a reference to Roberts Rules of Order if needed. Except for Executive Session, all Council meetings are open to the public, which includes people of all ages.

I have allowed a great deal of latitude with respect to our parliamentary procedure, as a somewhat informal atmosphere is more inviting to those citizens who wish to participate in our meetings. However, we do need to follow certain procedures to maintain order; otherwise our meetings would become chaotic with little or no business getting accomplished. We also need to be mindful that people of all ages may be viewing our meetings, and certain behavior is inappropriate and unacceptable.

Though I encourage and welcome public participation, we cannot tolerate disruptive or obscene behavior. We have business to conduct and hostility and obscenity waste valuable time and accomplish nothing. Feel free to come to meetings to listen or offer information and ideas, but please do so in a manner respectful of others.

The vast majority of citizens who participate in Council meetings conduct themselves with courtesy and respect, but for those who need to be reminded, where our meetings are broadcast to homes in Gray and New Gloucester, and some of our broadcast technicians are high school students, consider this family programming and please conduct yourselves accordingly.

Gary Foster, Gray Council Chair