Letter: Vote Jane Patton for Select Board
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To the Editor:
New ideas for town governance do not always come from new people. Sometimes they come from a person who has served on a board for many years. And if that person listens to understand, has an open mind, learns from past experience, uses logic and reason to form her view, and has the courage to put forth that view no matter how unpopular, that "new idea" has a breadth and depth to it that the idea of a novice lacks.
Frequently, Jane [Patton] is the "1" in a "4-1" vote. She has all the foregoing qualities.
Sadly, our town seems very divided. We need strong and thoughtful leadership to show us the way to better times. Jane can and will provide the much-needed institutional memory to mentor our more inexperienced members of the board, and to provide much-needed context for our townsfolk seeking to participate in town decision-making.
Please vote for Jane [for Select Board]. She has graciously agreed to serve out a one-year term. She has wisdom and will serve us well. And, most important of all, we need her.
Donna Carlstrom Wied
Williamstown, Mass.
