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mountain grammy

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32. I served on a Water/Sewer Board for 6 years

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:48 PM

10 hrs ago

it was a whole different meeting when the public showed up. and, living in a conservative rual area, I was often "the public" who showed up at other board or council or town meetings... always a game changer with the good old boys. and always an education.

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