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progressoid

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1. That'll be fun!

Reply to Bettie (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:45 PM

7 hrs ago

I hope.

Congratulations.

Small town government is always interesting.

My Dad was on the town council for a brief stint when I was a kid. One day he came home with a big book of the local ordinances. I remember reading some of it. Apparently, it was against the law to spit on the sidewalk!

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Local Government in small towns [View all] Bettie 7 hrs ago OP

That'll be fun! progressoid 7 hrs ago #1

He was on the school board for a while Bettie 6 hrs ago #3

I spent some time on city council a long while back rurallib 7 hrs ago #2