Are three nights of Town Meeting in a row too much?

Town Meeting was good in the time of Deacon George Minot, who argued, I believe, to have the pigs and other animals fenced in so as not to run all
over the Town. People came together to HEAR ALL SIDES of the issues; and
then make an appropriate judgement, for or against, what was discussed.

250+ years later; it ain't working anymore! How many of us hear "Time to join the 21st century" from our fellow Concordians who can't possibly attend every single minute of Town Meeting; not to say some..who can't attend at all..young children at home;
jobs (remember..not all have the luxury to stay up late every night; some
have to get up & go to work & function the next day!) Articles are placed in pre-arranged places...by, guess who???...could it be certain Town Officials would like certain Articles to pass ..."article groupies" come in to vote their
particular concern (sometimes something in their backyard-sometimes not) and leave...zoning articles are placed at the very end; when mostly everyone has gone home. Wasn't
that a surprise when one..favored among "some" of the Selectpeople passed.
At a BOS meeting following this unexpected event; one of Concord's Selectpeople asked the Town Manager if such a zoning article could be placed
in a "better spot" at the next Town Meeting; when more people would be there. Funny, seems to have been originally placed in a spot knowing not
a lot of people would be there..but this time, it backfired!
This is not a game to see.."Where can we put what we want; so we have the
advantage of getting what WE want"..this is a democracy...Hello...the PEOPLE
vote...in voting booths...secret ballot...all issues there..at one time..for ALL.
Eventually, I do believe, Town Meeting WILL come to an end; and
the sun will rise for another day!!!

Revision:
Town Meeting was good in the time of Deacon George Minot, who argued, I believe, to have the pigs and other animals fenced in so as not to run all
over the Town. People came together to HEAR ALL SIDES of the issues; and
then make an appropriate judgement, for or against, what was discussed.

250+ years later; it ain't working anymore! How many of us hear "Time to join the 21st century" from our
fellow Concordians who can't possibly attend every single minute of Town
Meeting; not to say some..who can't attend at all..young children at home;
jobs (remember..not all have the luxury to stay up late every night; some
have to get up & go to work & function the next day!) Articles are placed in pre-arranged places...by, guess who???...could it be certain Town Officials would like certain Articles to pass ..."article groupies" come in to vote their
particular concern (sometimes something in their backyard, sometimes not)...zoning articles
are placed at the very end; when mostly everyone has gone home. Wasn't
that a surprise when one..favored among "some" of the Selectpeople DIDN'T
PASS.
At a BOS meeting following this unexpected event; one of Concord's Selectpeople asked the Town Manager if such a zoning article could be placed
in a "better spot" at the next Town Meeting; when more people would be there. Funny, seems to have been originally placed in a spot knowing not
a lot of people would be there..but this time, it backfired!
This is not a game to see.."Where can we put what we want; so we have the
advantage of getting what WE want"..this is a democracy...Hello...the PEOPLE
vote...in voting booths...secret ballot...all issues there..at one time..for ALL.
Eventually, I do believe, Town Meeting WILL come to an end; and
the sun will rise for another day!!!