Rich- I appreciate the apology made in advance, not the narrow literal interpretation of a well-intentioned post. Michael On Oct 29, 2023, at 11:22 AM, Rich Rosenbaum <s...@bcdef.com> wrote:
I very much appreciate your
response, having cherry picked my email as (perhaps) offering a good
primer on civic process here in Lincoln. I find it helpful to have this
be on LT to help inform and remind all.
from Wikipedia: Cherry picking, suppressing evidence, or the fallacy of incomplete evidence
is the act of pointing to individual cases or data that seem to confirm
a particular position while ignoring a significant portion of related
and similar cases or data that may contradict that position. Cherry picking may be committed intentionally or unintentionally.[2]
I see no 'cherry picking' either intentional or otherwise. I, for one, appreciate the inclusion of relevant references so that I have the context for a response especially within a long thread of multiple messages.
If you meant another definition of 'cherry picking', my apologies.
Rich
Margaret - I very much appreciate your response, having cherry picked my email as (perhaps) offering a good primer on civic process here in Lincoln. I find it helpful to have this be on LT to help inform and remind all. Sincerely Michael Dembowski Conant Road "At what point does any town official respond to David's critique? - a response is needed whether by special meeting or thru LT.
At risk is any community faith in the process that already seems fractured. "
Michael,
The open meeting laws require that any deliberations be held in a posted public meeting. When I respond to posts it is to cite facts and to the extent possible point people to existing information. The open meeting law requirements are cumbersome and do make the pace of response slow, and particularly slow for issues that cross multiple boards as does the HCA.
All of the HCA materials, including the town's state submission (to date) and all public presentations, can be found here: https://www.lincolntown.org/1327/Housing-Choice-Act-Working-Group. This site is updated regularly with new information. Keep in mind that the boards and committees receive multiple variations on the same questions and in general address them through the public forums and the town's HCA page.
Margaret
At what point does any town official respond to David's critique? - a response is needed whether by special meeting or thru LT.
At risk is any community faith in the process that already seems fractured.
Dialogue is welcome - whether it be acknowledgement of errors, a response to each point made, or even an extended invite to David to formally join HCAWG.
Michael Dembowski Conant Road
|
--
The LincolnTalk mailing list.
To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org.
Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/.
Change your subscription settings at
https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
