Take-Away's from the Town Hall

117 People attended our town hall meeting last night in Beulah

We had a very well attended Town Hall Meetinglast night in Beulah.  There were 117 people in attendance. These attendees filled out more than 50 comment/question cards.

All questions submitted were answered by myself, staff,  and/or were  forwarded for staff to research and then send a detailed response directly to the constituent that asked the question. .

The PNJ did a piece in today's electronic edition that captured the basic essence of the meeting....

The facebook live video can be seen here

Some folks were frustrated by the format--these folks apparently wanted to be able to take the microphone and speak--however to do that would have created a four-hour meeting and would have all but assured that all the comments and questions would not have been answered.

I like the comment card format and will more than likely using this format going forward to conserve time and maintain order/decorum in these meetings.

As it was, we all understood what the issues of the crowd were.  Some were unhappy with the idea of a commerce park at OLF 8, many are unhappy about developers not paying for infrastructure as they develop, many are upset with the roadways in the district being insufficient to handle the growth, some are concerned about the roadway and speed limit in front of the new Beulah Middle School, and many wanted to ask about zoning changes that are in the pipeline about which they are concerned.

All in all a very good meeting.  Big thanks to all the staff that attended and to Beulah Elementary School for hosting.