town meeting and other assignments

Please remember notes for Friday 10/4 (p. 95-107)

Monday for C block and Tuesday for A and E blocks, we'll be having a mock town meeting.  Please read through this document (also given out in class) and complete the assignment at the end to prepare.

Here are the issues (warrant articles) we'll discuss in our mock town meeting:

A block:

Change the high school start time from 8 to 9 a.m. (and end time from 2:30 to 3:30).

Adding a bike lane on Mass Ave.

Allowing fast food franchises (McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, etc.) to open in town.

A ban on the use of styrofoam products by businesses in the food industry (cups, plates, take-out containers for food, etc.).


C and E blocks:
Allowing town parks to "close" at 11 p.m. instead of 9 p.m.

Adding a bike lane on Mass Ave.

Allowing fast food franchises (McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, etc.) to open in town.

A ban on the use of styrofoam products by businesses in the food industry (cups, plates, take-out containers for food, etc.).

I will give you a better sense of how the meeting will run next class.  Just be prepared to offer a few opinions or comments about the issues above, especially about the one issue you found a source to support your opinion on.