Blueprint in the news
July 14, 2023
This week our group was featured in both The Shoestring and The Greenfield Recorder. Read the articles on those websites for more information!
“A ‘Progressive Blueprint’ for Greenfield,” The Shoestring, 7/13/23
“We really hope that this is the beginning of members of the community saying what we want from our town government and figuring out how to get it,” Jon Magee, a member of the Greenfield People’s Budget and an organizer of the Progressive Blueprint, told The Shoestring at the event.
“Since switching to a mayoral system in Greenfield, many people feel there has been less democracy,” added organizer Dave Cohen. “Before, the Selectboard would make decisions and they would have to do that in public. People could come at them and talk to them, but now, with the mayoral system, decisions are made behind closed doors, which has led to many problems in Greenfield since then.”