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Written by Felix Wong - View Profile
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
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I just received the official ballot for Fort Collins' Regular Municipal Election in the mail today. When I saw that there were only four ballot questions for my precinct, I thought, "Great, this shouldn't take much time at all!"
That was before I actually read one of the questions.
City-Initiated Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2 asks,
"Shall Article XI, Section 5 of the Fort Collins City Charter (Franchises and Public Utilities) be amended to eliminate leases and other rights from the existing twenty-year limit on the length of franchises, leases and other rights that the City can grant to private persons or entitles to use the streets or public places or property of the City, so that only franchises will be subject to this twenty-year limit?"
Now, I thought I did pretty well in the reading comprehension section of the SAT exam (then again, that was 15 years ago), but I had to read the above no less than three times just to get the gist of what it is asking. Of course, not having researched nor pondered its pros and cons, I can't really answer "yes" or "no" yet.
Um, I guess I will leave it blank for now.
I have determined a good fifth question to add to the ballot, however. It is, "Who writes these things?!" | Only registered users can write comments.
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Felix Wong is an outdoor enthusiast living in Fort Collins. A mechanical engineer by day, he is especially passionate about bicycling, running, and backpacking. |
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