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Thanks to Claire Galkowski of the Westwood-Walpole-Dedham League of Women Voters for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.
Area chapters of the League of Women Voters (LWV) will host a Norfolk County Democratic Primary 2022 Candidate Forum, with Democrats Peter Collins and Paul Yorkis facing off on Wednesday, August 24 at 4 pm.
Voters will choose the Democratic candidate for the three-member Norfolk County Board of Commissioners. Democrat and unenrolled registered voters may vote in this primary. The term of office is four years. There is no Republican primary for this office.
The Needham Channel will livestream the event. The recorded Forum will be shared with Local Cable TV Stations and the Westwood-Walpole-Dedham LWV Website.
After opening statements from the candidates, a League Moderator will ask the candidates questions, followed by closing statements from the candidates.
Email relevant, issue based questions to NorfolkQuestions@gmail.com both before and during the forum.
This event is hosted by the Brookline, Needham, Norwood, Sharon-Stoughton, Wellesley, Westwood-Walpole-Dedham and Hingham-Cohasset LWV chapters.
Sunny, with a high of 34 and low of 1 degrees. Sunny for the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
The Select Board has no one to blame but themselves for what has transpired the past two days.
Thank you for your commnet with some very valid observations. As a resident of over 35 years I have participated in the past in Town Meeting and do vote. But now, as with other senior residents, it is not always possible to attend the Select Board meeting in the evening.
This didn't need to happen. Unfortunately, out of everything described of said individual, by the individual, there were key attributes not recognized and spoken of.
337 people showed up on a cold February night to vote against a non-binding resolution.
Yes, they did.
And this attendance and participation demonstrates how strongly folks on both sides of this issue feel about it, and how a majority of voters want the Select Board to withdraw from the lawsuit. It was a far larger turnout than in annual town meetings.
It is false to assume a large majority of voters want the Select Board to withdraw. You can only say that the majority who showed up wanted to say that. According to Google AI, the average turnout at annual town meetings is 3.9% from 2018-2025, this was 4.6%.
Rob - your departure is Westwood's loss. I know well the time, effort and energy our elected officials expend. Thank you for all you have done on Westwood's behalf.
Chris McKeown
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