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town meeting

Legislative assembly of a U.S. town in which all or some voters are empowered to conduct the community's affairs. Town meetings first took place in New England in the colonial era and are still largely a New England phenomenon, partly because the region's towns tend to hold powers that are granted to counties elsewhere. The meetings are normally held annually. Executive authority is usually held by a three- or five-member board. Open town meetings, which are widely regarded as an exceptionally pure form of democracy, allow all registered voters to vote on articles listed on the agenda, or warrant; representative town meetings allow only elected members to vote.



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At a 1955 town meeting, following the third disastrous flood in 30 years, Rose famously confronted U.
The group decided to hold a town meeting to communicate the status of fragmented projects in town and to let the community know how the schools were educating its young people.
Additional information on each town meeting is available by accessing the online link indicated or by contacting the organizers.
 
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