WELLFLEET COMMUNITY FORUM









 

 
WANTED: YOUR IDEAS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS
    The Wellfleet Community Forum is looking for suggestions from the public for subjects for future Forum meetings.  To be consistent with the objectives of the Forum, the subjects should be either on controversial issues that would benefit from a public airing or just informative and of general interest to the town of Wellfleet. Please give this some thought and contact the Forum with any suggestions.
    As an added incentive, the first five people to respond with what we judge to be good suggestions will be given a one year free membership in the Forum  -  a $10.00 value!!   Board members may respond but are not eligible for the reward.

Wellfleet Community Forum was established in March, 1997, during a period of controversy and contention in Wellfleet.  The removal of a popular Town Administrator and a recall effort aimed at the Board of Selectment caused deep divisions.  Diminishing participation in Boards and Committees and difficulty reaching a quorum at Town Meetings were symptomatic of the disaffection among many groups in a very diverse town.  The Wellfleet Community Forum was organized to give all citizens an opportunity to discuss town issues and learn more about them  A Board of Directors was created to reflect the many diverse factions of Wellfleet and guide the Forum.

Since then the Forum has held over one hundred Forum Programs on a variety of concerns--many on current controversies, others of a general nature about town affairs.  At each of these Forum Programs anyone in attendance has been encouraged to speak out, ask questions, and enlist others in an issue of concern.

The Forum has been an important catalyst in creating greater participation in Town Government.  Many Forum participants used the knowledge and experience gained from the Forum to become members of virtually every key Board and Committee in town: Planning, Conservation, Open Space, Finance, Housing Authority, Board of Selectment, and others.

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OUR MISSION
The purpose of the Forum is to provide Wellfleet with a civic organization to render the following services:

  To provide an agency for the free expression of the concerns and needs of the people of the community as a whole.  
  To provide an opportunity to formulate, encourage, and execute plans to improve the quality of living in the community.  
  To act in continuous cooperation with town agencies and town government in matters for the good of the town.