Ten More Council Meetings

If you want to see the governing body in action, you have 10 more chances left in 2013.

All City Council meetings are now held in Municipal Court, 325 Watchung Ave. Agenda-fixing sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. and regular meetings at 8 p.m. You can speak during the public comment portion. Agendas are published on the city web site before each meeting and the entire packet, with all the background information, is available at the Plainfield Public Library on Saturdays before meetings.

Here are the dates, with agenda sessions in blue and regular meetings in red:

Aug. 12 and Aug. 19
Sept. 3 and Sept. 9
Oct. 7 and Oct. 15
November 12, combined agenda and regular
Dec. 2 and Dec. 9
Dec. 16 for the 2014 reorganization

Even if you only go once, you will learn something about how your elected officials function. Attending a council meeting is also a great way to expose young people to government. See you there?

--Bernice