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Hot moderator's race in Framingham

Those of you who live in the Big City may not realize it, but small-town politics can be every bit as interesting as anything that happens in Boston. Prog reports from Framingham (actually, a big town that refuses to admit it should be a city) on the election for town moderator (normally just the person who, well, moderates, Town Meeting):

... Sure, we're running a 68 year old guy against a 70something year old guy... yes I know that neither will be around forever. But at least we have a 68 year old who will stand up for progressive values and make progressive appointments to local boards and committees, which of course is where so many of us get our starts on our way to the top. When we take out the incumbent conservative moderator, what we will be doing is opening up a door to young people and different people and progressive people to walk on in and begin a journey of public service that will eventually give us a pool of candidates to choose from when our fabulous representative retires. We won't have to settle for the next in line, and we'll be able to choose the right progressive for the time. ...

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Moderators do not make appointments to local boards and committees. As adamg states, they moderate town meeting. The most your "progressive" moderator could do for you is to recognize you when you make a motion or ask a question from the floor. Any wag seeking an appointment by their moderator is clearly undeserving of such, if for no other reason than ignorance. Prog would be well advised to drop his strategy and participate in the democratic process by actually attending his town meeting.

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Prog is absolutely correct. The Town moderator, along with the selectmen appoints members of many boards in framingham. For example the PILOT committee made up of ten members, 5 appointed by the selectmen, 5 appointed by the town moderator.

Phil

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