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Suggestion box proposal, school projects and civic-education questions discussed
Summary
The committee debated a suggestion-box approach (favoring an online form initially), shared an elementary-school flag project update, and noted uncertainty about current civics classes at nearby schools.
The Vision Committee discussed implementing a suggestion box to gather resident input. Joe Roy Jr suggested starting with a simple online form rather than a physical box because of concerns about vandalism; Thom Lipiczsky volunteered to submit a notice about the idea to the July issue of the Local Yokel to gauge interest.
Karen Carmean reported on a successful elementary-school flag project in which students participated in creating and voting on flags. The group also discussed civic-education programming: Joe said he was uncertain whether Monument Mountain currently offers civics classes and noted historical offerings at Williams High School decades ago. Frank’s idea for a Berkshires virtual museum was mentioned as a future agenda item.
