![]() It turns out that the fire department was probably doing a routine test of all of the lights and sirens in the fleet and not getting a jump on new year's eve celebrations this morning. It is a fledgling group of 16 SATB singers following in the paths of our famed Dexter Community Orchestra and Band. ![]() Lynn Babcock promoted the new Dexter Community choir. Now a really clever person with a lot of time on their hands could re-cap the whole year in this manner but that's not me and besides I can't think of anything that rhymes with Pelosi that doesn't sound like an infectious disease. 'Twas four days before Christmas and with proper decorum the citizens they gathered for the last Dexter Forum (of the year). The next meeting of the Dexter Forum will be on Saturday, Januat 8:30 AM at the Dexter Wellness Center. ![]() During his 15 years on the school board the district has made clear progress on all fronts and he can leave knowing that he helped make a good school district even better. We closed with an emotional good bye from school board president Michael Wendorf who is moving to California. It is a real plus to get to know these folks on a personal basis. All need money to get their message out and they all must report all of their contributions. Some need 14 signatures on a nominating petition while some need 1,000 and some can just waive the whole requirement. Each candidate faces a different set of procedural hurdles. When we get closer to the election we will invite them to get up on our stump. To have good government we need good people to step up and run for office and we are pleased to have become a bit of a proving ground for candidates so we acknowledge their presence, let them introduce themselves and encourage them to campaign out in the lobby afterwards. ![]() One of the things we do at the Forum is honor our public officials. It is basically an outreach program to help regular folks understand the scope of the sheriff's department and build community good will. In true Forum style we had both an instructor from the academy and a graduate of the program to explain how things work. Hopefully one of our five will make it so we can have a front row seat to what is likely to be a very contentious process.įriend Rex, and everyone who subscribes to the sheriff's department notification service called Nixle, was invited to apply for the citizen's police academy and he wondered what it was all about. The people who follow through and apply and are not disqualified for any of a number of reasons will then be whittled down to 13. ![]() With around 8,000,000 eligible voters the odds would be about one in thirty that you might be chosen. Actually anyone can apply but 250,000 folks chosen at random received a personal invitation. The new redistricting commission that will draw the lines for the 2020 election was required to mail out 250,000 applications to serve on the commission as one of the first steps in the process. No governmental unit in the Dexter area got any of the 'special' funds since we all contract with the sheriff's department for police protection so we don't really understand where the approximately ten million dollars actually ended up. The millage was promoted by our sheriff as a way of dealing with the large number of jail residents with mental health issues but it was configured in a pretty complicated way that allowed some communities to use the funds for other purposes. Even though it was a new year we began with an old topic - the county mental health and public safety millage from 2017. ![]()
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