Fwd: RE: Optional Forms of Government

[Ken Medlin <dev-plan@moscow.com>]

Subject:     RE: Optional Forms of Government
Sent:        9/17/98 4:41 PM
Received:    9/18/98 11:16 AM
From:        John Teeter, johnt@fsr.com
To:          'Ken Medlin', dev-plan@moscow.com

any reason not to place your post in v2020?

johnt

On Thursday, September 17, 1998 4:25 PM, Ken Medlin 
[SMTP:dev-plan@moscow.com] wrote:
> Thanks for you comment on the county gov't initiative.  I support your 
> position. Historically the way people became increasingly separated from 
> decision-making processes was through concentration of power in fewer 
> individuals who were invested with broad powers. Once transferred power 
> is hard to retrieve, esp. when bureaucracies settle in and exercise wide 
> discretionary authority. Keep the power as close to people as possible. 
> Direct gov't does faace many obstacles that reduce participatory 
> opportunities, but we need to work at resolving them thru more creative, 
> flexible and accessible systems of governance.  Thanks again!  W. Ken 
> Medllin, Dev-Plan Associates
> 
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> William K. Medlin
> dev-plan associates
> 930 Kenneth Street
> Moscow ID 83843
> 208/892-0148



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William K. Medlin
dev-plan associates
930 Kenneth Street
Moscow ID 83843
208/892-0148