To the Editor:
In the Aug. 28 story titled “BH Parking Overhaul on the Docket,” John Harvey is quoted using the Faulkner Act to back door our system of government by initiating referendums without actions by the governing body. The right to initiate is by petition of 10 percent of registered voters. If the governing body refuses to hear the proposed ordinance, it is submitted to the voters.
As our organization represents over 3,000 taxpayers, 80 percent of whom cannot vote, this initiative is extremely…
September 18, 2019
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