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In times like these, we need more than ever to listen to views that may be different from our own with the intent to understand them.

How do we proceed from here if we recognize both the necessity of solar in saving our planet and also of respecting rural rights without further fueling the rural-urban divide? We believe the answer lies in responsible local governance.

“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”

— Kurt Vonnegut, “Timequake,” 1997
 

We urge that committee meetings remain open. The process is meant to involve the public. How would closed meetings further that end?