Hello Westfield, and especially Ward 3. To start with SORRY! I forgot to mention some others to whom I am thankful…Karen Noblit at the Senior Center for ALL the help she has provided for me to get the services I needed, and OUR new V.A. Rep Julie Barnes, and less I should forget our retired but awesome former V.A. Rep Bobby Callahan, and of course our other V.A. James Jordan, as well all the staff at the Senior Center and of course Tina and Karen…sorry. As well our great folks at DPW and Water and at city hall who have made life so much easier with their advice and help in working on projects. I know I have left out some names, but not intentional…
I do not remember if I mentioned attending the last School Committee meeting; there I made a proposal; to have a voter registration process at both high schools. At minimum: have the forms at each high school office, and let the students know. Mid-range, make the start up an event with some sort of poster wherever the forms are to be located, and signs in corridors, etc., about having them available. Involve student in government in promoting, and others who may polarize to this sort of thing, AND invite media to attend at either or both schools, to photo, and interview students. OR, on a larger scale have student govern. Create an 18 and Older Voters Club to promote voting events and activities. As said, this could include: getting students to go to City Government meetings,; get the help from civic minded businesses to sponsor a trip to Boston to have students go to the State House; I am sure Don, and or John would host. And, if too much say so: a trip to D.C. to attend a congressional session. Side events could be that when the Governor, a cabinet member, a Congressman, et al, are in the area to have them invited to the school for lunch and to chat with the students. This could be a big things for the school, the students, and for Westfield. Good PR is Good PR, and this process would make it interesting to the students to get involved in. With all of the current level of student awareness and involvement across the country, why not start up something that does not cost much, and is a positive thing for our youth to be doing and adds to our growing reputation for 21st Century thinking. Your thoughts folks? If like it get in touch with members of the school committee, and the mayor’s office. And most importantly talk to your high school students about the idea and urge them to take up this project. We are messing things enough and for things to be better for them, they need to be involved in their lives early. Your former Ward 3 City Councilor, Brian Hoose…[email protected]
