New National Study on Privitizaton If you are interested in this issue a new study committee is being formed. More information about this at the Dec. meeting.
Mason County 2012 Budget Workshops The Board of County Commissioners will be holding a series of budget workshops from October to December. Click here to view the meeting dates and times.
2011-2012 New "Eyes and Ears Program"This program is an abbreviated version of "The Observer Corps" adopted by some Leagues across the nation. The purpose is for LWVMC members to attend County Commissioner meetings on a regular basis to better acquaint our members with our local government and current issues, especially those that pertain to LWV positions and studies. A signup sheet is being distributed. Here is a form to record information from the meetings.
September to November 2011 Role of the Federal Government in Education Mason County League of Women Voters is participating in the National League study of the "Role of the Federal Government in pre-K to 12th Grade Education". This study will conclude November 30th with all participating local leagues submitting their consensus results to LWVUS. Two information/consensus building workshops will be held: October 31 and November 7th from 1-4 p.m. at the Shelton Library. All League members interested in education issues, national and local, are encouraged to attend and take part in this timely discussion. Powerpoint presentation from Nov. 15,2011 meeting outlining our study group's consensus on the 15 questions. The LWVUS position on this issue will be released in March 2012.
May 2011 Mason County League of Women Voters won the Citizen Award from the LWV of Washington State at the regional LWV Conference held in Richland, WA this spring. The award was in recognition for connecting citizens to government for its yearlong study of the county budget. Minutes from the conference can be viewed here.
September 2010 to May 2011
LWV Study Group focused on the numerous citizens' advisory groups serving in Mason County. Learn more about what these groups do and how local citizens can get involved. For general information, read Citizens Advisory Study Group.
This Study Group delivered its final report to all members at the May 17th general meeting. At the June meeting the position statement was approved by a vote of the general membership. The study group did a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners at their May 22nd 6 p.m. meeting. To see all the work this committee did, go to Study Groups on the main menu. Links to a table of information, the Powerpoint presentation, the narrative summaries and position statement are all available.
June 2010 to June 2011
Brenda Hirschi and the LWV Budget Study Group prepared an informative presentation, unpacking the Mason County Interim Budget for 2010. This was updated in April 2011. You can download all the information from the budget study under the Study Groups tab from the main menu.
May 2011
2011 LWV Team Completes at Spell-E-Bration
Last year's team was the SufferJets; this year we were represented by the SufferGents who competed in the Spell-E-Bration fund-raiser for Mason County Literacy on May 13 , 2011. The team was sponsored by Bill Busacca, DDS. From left to right they are: Ken VanBuskirk, Greg Williamson, Don Links. Thanks guys for representing us with great panache.
The event raises funds for Mason County Literacy and includes a free buffet of goodies, a great silent auction, and lots of fabulous entertainment (yes, spelling can be entertaining!).
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