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Committee removes several non-charter operational questions from the survey
Summary
After discussion about scope, the committee voted to strike Question 16 (service items), Question 13 (website/communications) and Question 7 (name styling) from the draft survey, with nearly unanimous roll-call votes; members noted communications issues may be addressed via other recommendations.
The committee approved motions to remove several questions it judged to be operational rather than charter-focused. Question 16, which asked about a range of town services (library, roads, police/fire, school quality), was struck after members said the charter cannot meaningfully address those specific service outcomes.
Question 13 (website and accessibility of information) was also removed after debate, although several members noted prior CRC recommendations had addressed publication language and hyperlinks. Finally, a lighthearted item about whether Bridgewater should be styled "city of the town of Bridgewater" (Question 7) was removed by vote; some members agreed the item could be asked selectively to specific stakeholders if desired.
