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Resident urges board to allow political signs in parade, criticizes Community Center meeting fees
Summary
Resident Laurie Wolfley asked the Board of Selectmen to allow political candidates and signs in the Waterford Day Parade and said the Community Center charges political groups for meeting space while other town facilities do not.
Laurie Wolfley used the public comment period at the Board of Selectmen meeting on Aug. 4 to press two related points about political activity and town meeting spaces. She asked the board to consider allowing political candidates and signs in the Waterford Day Parade and to review fees charged to political groups for using the Community Center.
Wolfley contrasted the Community Center's policy with practices at other town facilities, saying the library and police department allow political groups to meet for no fee. "The Community Center is not a business, it's a community environment. It shouldn't charge community members who are already paying taxes to use the rooms," she said. The board did not take immediate action on the request during the meeting.
A follow-up item or referral to staff was not recorded in the minutes; the transcript records the comment but does not show a formal board response or motion addressing the parade or Community Center fee policy.
