<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Peter, and all...<div><br></div><div>I'm a firm believer in creating an offer that cannot be refused. This takes planning and a strong commitment to "getting it right" before seeking buy-in from others.</div><div><br></div><div>Better than merely showing the Ordinance to a key respondent or potential supporter is to create a total package, a proposal for support that leads them in, guides them to understand the Ordinance and its context, and then makes them want to support it. </div><div><br></div><div>I look at it as if we only get one chance to engender their support; so we better get it right from the get-go.</div><div><br></div><div>So, I guess I'm suggesting that the committee in charge of outreach for support consider this "total package" before anything is said or offered.</div><div><br></div><div>HTH,</div><div><br></div><div>Lanny</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div>On May 4, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Peter Norris <<a href="mailto:petersnorris@gmail.com">petersnorris@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: GillSans; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">We should ask Brooktrails Board to endorse the ordinance one we get it back. Perhaps Madge would ask the Willits City Council to endorse it. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Could we strengthen local self governance through local initiatives, etc...</div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>