The time has come to open the Town Charter<\/a>. It has been over 50 years since it was amended last. The world has changed and it\u2019s time we changed with it. The referendum vote of June 15, 2017 made clear that the citizens of Farmington are passionate about their wants. Of the over 17,000 registered voters, an impressive 10,000 citizens wanted to stay home or do something else while an important vote was taking place. The \u201cYes\u201d votes were clear. They had followed the process, were aware of all the steps that the Building Committee and Town Council had taken to ensure that, of the seven options considered, the best option was laid out for the voters. The \u201cNo\u201d voters were also clear and it is to them and to the silent 10,000 this proposal is addressed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a letter to the editor of the Valley Press, FHS Building Committee member, Justin Bernier and Town Council member, Jon Landry proposed “The way forward for FHS”<\/a>. \u00a0 In this they suggested, “A permanent building commission would also leverage a deep pool of talent right here in town. Farmington is home to many engineers, project managers, financial experts, educators and executives with experience and judgement to guide large projects in a voluntary capacity.”<\/em> That makes perfect sense and that is exactly who was on the Building Committee in the first place:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 William Wadsworth<\/a>, Chairman and “Founder of Hartford”<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mecheal Hamilton<\/a>, Board of Education Member<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Johnny Carrier<\/a>, Project Manager<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jean Baron<\/a>, Educator<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hilary Donald,<\/a> Architect<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dan Kleinman<\/a>, Attorney, Land Use and Development<\/p>\n