[CRNMC] combining public bank and home rule charter

[Charles Cresson Wood]

I am in agreement with Lanny. I believe the home rule charter effort should probably come before the public bank effort. The home rule charter can enable many other things besides a public bank. These include: (1) establishing our own educational system that operates according to alternative principles such as home schooling, (2) setting-up community-owned local utilities, perhaps with sustainable energy technology, (3) establishing a new election process, that better reflects the will of the people, and (4) issuing additional rules about environmentally friendly land use. I think a public bank is a great idea and I support it, but I believe the home rule charter effort should come first, or at least be pursued simultaneously. We need not tie them together -- they could be independent initiatives.
/s/ Charles

To get a general sense for some of what's possible with home rule charters:
http://www.lmnc.org/handbook/chapter04.pdf