Thursday, June 3, 2021

"create ways for state and local officials to participate in meetings remotely"

 

"FOR A WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS resident to attend a two-hour meeting in Boston, it’s an eight to 10 hour commitment, said state Rep. Mindy Domb, an Amherst Democrat. To get to Boston in the early evening, someone needs to take time off from work to drive into the city. They must have their own car and money to pay for gas and parking. They might have to pay a babysitter. They will get home at 10 or 11 p.m. 

“My neighbors, friends, coworkers won’t even consider participating in a statewide board or commission,” Domb said. “It’s not only cutting off people’s ability and capacity to participate. It’s reducing what government gets from Western Massachusetts and the Cape. Not just the regional perspective but the human perspective, the experience, the expertise of hundreds of thousands of people who live outside 495.” 

Continue reading the article online 

The Joint Committee page can be found ->   https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J25/192/Members

The recorded hearing as mentioned in the article is available for review

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight


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