You Can Make a Difference. Here’s How:

Share what you learned here.  Tell your employer, chamber of commerce, PTO, book group, place of worship or civic organization why we need to pay attention to people, prosperity and place.

Write a letter to the editor of the Hartford Courant or your local paper.

Stay informed. Attend meetings of your town council or selectmen or other boards and commissions (such as Finance or Planning and Zoning) to learn how town business is conducted, keep on top of what’s happening and speak up in support of regional collaboration.

Write, fax or call your elected officials. Let town leaders know that you support municipal partnerships for the good of your town and the entire region.  Urge state officials to support regional collaboration policies. When someone cares enough to write, legislators pay attention. Find out how to reach them at http://votesmart.org. Don’t forget to contact the Governor:

Governor M. Jodi Rell, Executive Office of the Governor, State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106; 860-566-4840; or
governor.rell@ct.gov

Understand that you can make a difference and that little things can make a big difference. Change is possible, and you can help make it happen.

Recognize the consequences of inaction and maintaining the status quo. “If we always do what we’ve always done, we’ll always get what we always got.”

Join the Citizens Network. Your participation lets ordinary citizens and our organization have greater impact. Your contribution helps defray costs to publicize our work and organize events like this effort and our regional town meetings, our Summit on School Funding, community roundtables and policy study groups. Please visit www.citizensnetwork.info. Your contribution is tax-deductible.