Interesting Phenomenon Occurring

On the front page of West Hartford News was a headline referencing low turn out for the WH Budget public hearings. Is anyone surprised? How many times do the residents of this town have to speak their minds only to be shut out by a town manager and town council that just stare blankly at them and then patronize them as they try to argue why they did the right thing when, in fact, they are doing the wrong thing. This is the same problem with Blue Back Square. Not one person who lives in the vicinity of Blue Back spoke out in favor of the project. Each person who lives on Burr St who spoke at the public hearing denounced the project as a sham and some are now suing over it. The town's people don't want to talk to a brick wall, and here's why the low turn out at the public hearings. We are tired of speaking passionately about issue after issue only to be shut down and ridiculed. Several members of the town council continually speak at the public as if they don't know what they are talking about. Trust me, West Hartford government, when I say we know what we are talking about and we are tired of your pompous demeanor towards your citizens. Thanks, quigleywh@gmail.com