1. Just got word from Melissa Pelletier, Town Clerk, that they verified 27 signatures and sent via Town Administrator Greg Johnson to Select Board for addition to the Annual Town Meeting warrant.

2. Got word this morning from Greg Wilson, EA TA's office, that he compiled the comments and paperwork for submission.

3. Yesterday, Jim Alexander, Assistant Town Clerk, gave the form to fill out, and processed the submission of the petition.

This is democracy in action, Town Hall has been responsive, efficient.

We also moved up on the MA Audubon's Rescue Raptors Team Tracker from yellow to green which means from 'town SGAR restriction drafted' to 'town SGAR restriction submitted'. Next up will be blue, 'town SGAR use reduced' IF we get a yay vote at TM.

27+ towns have passed bans, 11 more, including Maynard, have submitted or drafted bans, and 80+ towns in the state (of 351) have formed groups working on this, (including the 38). This is up from 67 total a few weeks ago.

We are part of the emancipation of Raptors from death row, so they can get back to healthy rodent consumption, gracing our skies with their wings, and helping us feel closer to wild nature that is all around us in Maynard.