At this point it appears to me and many others that Mimi Yahn has some axe to grind. Not only is this installment of hers completely divisive, but it is also antagonistic and distasteful, too.
The Putney Food Co-op board and members who attend the meetings all want to create the best set of bylaws. To do so, we all need a modicum of respect and restraint. So stacking the board is completely counterproductive in this instance: The board is comprised of members and, from what I see, they are very receptive to all of the suggestions voiced at the meeting - even Mimi's.
So I am dumbfounded that these attacks persist.
I think it is the responsibility of The Commons to fact-check articles and accurately report on these interesting events, not to provide a platform for hateful speech that undermines a truly beneficial democratic process.
I would like to congratulate the 44 people who came out to the Vernon presentation from the Vermont Council on Rural Development in the middle of winter, to start the process of fixing their future. This is just the beginning of a conversation that many other communities are having...
My heartfelt thanks go to the Putney Food Co-op board members for their calm presence as they sat through yet another tedious meeting. They have my respect for what seems like a difficult job. I want to apologize for the actions of some in the group who continue to...
After more than six months battling with the courts over the federally financed, state-constructed and -maintained park and ride in Putney, we have received word from the court that Superior Court Judge Thomas Walsh of the court's environmental division has determined that our appeal over the final issue - lighting - is without merit. The court has denied the appeal based on insufficient evidence that the lighting is above the maximum. The case was not successful in many ways, notably...
You did not mention that I am pushing for solar-powered battery-powered electric lights for the proposed park-and-ride project in Putney; that would save $22,000. Regular lighting will not save that money. This is a real error/omission in the article.