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This town in Vermont just elected a goat named Lincoln as its honorary mayor |
2019-03-09 |
[TheWeek] When residents of Fair Haven, Vermont, voted for mayor, they weren't kidding around. They chose a Nubian goat named Lincoln. With 13 votes, Lincoln eked out a victory over Sammie the dog, who received 10 votes. As the town's first honorary pet mayor, Lincoln will attend events throughout the year and already has plans to march in a parade on Memorial Day. He will officially take office on Tuesday. Fair Haven is home to 2,500 people and does not have a human mayor. Town Manager Joseph Gunter heard about a town in Michigan that voted for an honorary pet mayor, and he thought it would be fun to do the same thing in Fair Haven. For just $5, residents could enter their pets in the race, with every dollar going toward the building of a community playground. Not only was $100 raised, Gunter told The Associated Press, but it was also "a great way to introduce the elementary school kids to local government." |
Posted by:gorb |
#5 I figured you had some magic way to make it work. I just have to bleat about it. :-) |
Posted by: gorb 2019-03-09 15:54 |
#4 Sometimes for the image to show up, the article has to be put through Edit by a moderator, gorb. Not that said moderator needs to actually do anything to the article, just put it through Edit. Cute fund raising process for a community run by a town manager instead of a mayor. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-03-09 15:31 |
#3 So instead of a mayoral veto, the mayor will just eat the laws? |
Posted by: Glenmore 2019-03-09 15:24 |
#2 Yeah, yeah. Always very cute, like the town that kept re-electing a dog. Maybe people who take voting so seriously don't really need to vote? |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-09 13:00 |
#1 Dang. The goat picture didn't make it through. Can be found here. |
Posted by: gorb 2019-03-09 12:45 |