Westport has many wonders. One of the most overlooked is the RTM.
Our Representative Town Meeting is a throwback to 1600s New England. Every citizen no longer gathers to vote on each expenditure, removing a maple tree from the town green or whether Goody Staples is a witch.
Members serve 2-years — and are elected on a non-partisan basis. The entire RTM will be voted on this fall.
Starting today, anyone interested in running for the RTM can pick up a petition in the town clerk’s office (Town Hall, room 105).
Then all you need are 25 signatures from voters in your district. Presto! You’re on the November 7 ballot.
Democracy is alive and well in Westport. But it won’t work without you.
(For more information, email town clerk Patricia Strauss at pstrauss@westportct.gov, or call 203-341-1105.)