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Post by chiver78 on Apr 4, 2017 20:40:14 GMT -5
the country's largest town went to the polls today, to vote for the seventh time on whether to remain a town or become a city. early returns are showing that it might finally be time for the town to blow the dust off and welcome a City Council. link |
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Apr 4, 2017 20:42:52 GMT -5
Silly me. I thought Framingham already was a city. Not that I pay that much attention to them but still...
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 4, 2017 20:48:30 GMT -5
nope, it's been voted down a number of times already. after all my years working in that town, and having spent early grade school in that system, this is a vote I've been paying attention to as it came up. local politics at its best and worst, for sure.
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Apr 4, 2017 21:03:42 GMT -5
I wonder if they'll make my town a city someday? I hope not but weirder things have happened around here.
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Post by zibazinski on Apr 4, 2017 21:28:29 GMT -5
Is it a problem to become a city vs a town?
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 4, 2017 21:40:22 GMT -5
nope, it's been voted down a number of times already. after all my years working in that town, and having spent early grade school in that system, this is a vote I've been paying attention to as it came up. local politics at its best and worst, for sure. I always recall it as the town of Framingham. Town of Natick too. . |
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 5, 2017 5:50:23 GMT -5
nope, it's been voted down a number of times already. after all my years working in that town, and having spent early grade school in that system, this is a vote I've been paying attention to as it came up. local politics at its best and worst, for sure. I always recall it as the town of Framingham. Town of Natick too. . yup. everything is towns in that area, except Marlboro. you have to go to Worcester one way and Newton in the other to find city government. |
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 5, 2017 5:51:34 GMT -5
Is it a problem to become a city vs a town? it's just a different style of government organization. |
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 5, 2017 9:37:30 GMT -5
ha, very. my best friend back then was from the other side of Lake C.  |
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Post by dondub on Apr 5, 2017 12:11:24 GMT -5
Is 'who cares' an option?
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Post by NastyWoman on Apr 5, 2017 13:51:03 GMT -5
Stupid question maybe but what is the difference between a city and a town? In olden times, in the "old country" (where I am from) town rights were bestowed by the ruler of the area the community was located. This included the right to (deny) entry, tax, etc. But... what does it mean in the US today?
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Post by billisonboard on Apr 5, 2017 14:02:09 GMT -5
Stupid question maybe but what is the difference between a city and a town? In olden times, in the "old country" (where I am from) town rights were bestowed by the ruler of the area the community was located. This included the right to (deny) entry, tax, etc. But... what does it mean in the US today?  the link in the OP has the answer |
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