To the Editor:

Over the last few months, we have talked directly with most of the households in Killingworth. We have been excited by your ideas and inspired by the many, many ways you contribute to this community. Far from tiring us out, you have reminded us of why we stepped up to serve Killingworth and why we wish to continue doing so. Your commitment has reinvigorated our own. We want to thank you for this amazing experience.

One of the special things about Killingworth is that we are a participatory democracy. Here, in the middle of the cosmopolitan eastern seaboard of the most powerful nation in the world, we still have town meetings to make important decisions; we can walk into Town Hall and speak directly with anyone from the First selectman to the Tax Collector; and we elect the people who actually do the work of making our town the great place that it is. Democracy is always cumbersome and often frustrating, but living here is a rare opportunity to live democracy on the ground.

You probably know someone who is helping to run the election today. Come say hello to your neighbors, and vote!

Sincerely,
Rick Albrecht, Ed Sipples, Cathy Iino