TOWN HALL: Many constituents felt unheard

I attended the KCRCC’s Town Hall on Saturday, Feb. 22, but was disappointed that the event was anything but that. By definition, a town hall is a meeting during which attendees are allowed to voice their opinions and question officials, political candidates, and public figures. In contrast, Saturday’s gathering was a forum during which local legislators primarily shared their legislative agendas and priorities. Although attendees were invited to submit written questions to the legislators, the two-hour session only allowed time for a handful of questions at the end. This poorly led event left many constituents feeling unheard, dispirited and perhaps even frightened.

As actress Bette Davis once said in the 1950 film “All About Eve,” “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.”

SUE THILO

Hayden Lake