[CRNMC] Signature Jam

[Carrie Durkee]

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> Hello everyone:
> I apologize for the lack of clarity about the final date to turn in the petitions. I'm sorry for the confusion.
> Thanks to Karina and others, we are settled on the 26th of June for the day the petitions get turned in to the County. 
> Please see her e-mail below.
> Other details will follow soon. 
> Next count…this Sunday.
> Carrie
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>> Hello, core committee,
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>> 5000 signatures was always our minimum goal. From the beginning, many people have expressed the desire to collect as many signatures as possible, which Katrina Bartolomie at the county, also specifically recommended to us.
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>> Sorry I couldn't be on the conference call, but I must protest!  After all the time Kelly and I spent confirming and the time the whole group spent to agree to the 25th, no one, not even the "core group" has the authority to change that decision, without putting it out to the larger group (at least beginning with the 20 or 30 or so who have been participating in the discussions, plus all the proponents) for reaction about turning the signatures in on the 20th. 
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>> The core group is just the committee chairs, with the job of coordinating all the actions we are doing. In this situation, it can make recommendations, sure. But to change what we've already agreed to for no good reason, absolutely not! This is a strategic decision, better made by the whole group or by the proponents, in whose name we are putting this forward to the community (and who may be taking a risk, in doing so).
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>> The more sigs we have, the stronger our case that we are representing the people, should the supes decide to challenge the "legality" of the petition and send it to a judge for an opinion as to whether the ordinance is "defensible." Getting the minimum signatures is a weak place to be, should we have to answer the challenge of the supes and/or a judge.
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>> I see nothing to gain by turning them in so early. We are already being cautious by not taking the extra 2 weeks that Katrina has said she would allow us.
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>> I'd like to see us gather 8000 signatures, so we have more options, should we need them. If we can get double the required signatures, we would have the option of going on the june ballot should the supes hold us up for any reason and we can't make the november ballot.
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>> I've talked to Beth and Carrie and we are in agreement that we would like to keep the June 25th date for bringing all the petitions together and then turning them in to Katrina on the 26th, as we've already agreed.
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>> If anyone has a really good reason why we shouldn't wait, I'd like to hear it. 
>> Karina
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