 Happy town meeting day. We're here at the war date polling station at the Fletcher Free Public Library I just think it's important to be involved at any level of politics, right? So Perfect. And what do you think about the school budget proposal? Do you think it was too high or too little? I mean, it is a lot, but like when you have to build a whole new school It's gonna be a lot of money, right? And would you rather kids be in asbestos? Like, I don't know I'm supportive of the school budget. It is important that we support our schools and fully fund them It's really challenging, you know, a lot of the funding mechanisms are set in Montpelier and Those control a number of the changes that we're seeing this year But our kids, I have two kids at BHS. It's been a really challenging years for our kids and Particularly since COVID we need a system that's safe and supportive. I'm Merrick Broderick I'm running for city council here in war date. Is there anything you want to say to the voters? I guess all I got to say at this point is just come out to vote come down here to fletcher free 7 a.m. To 7 p.m. And get out the vote. This is your chance to make Bronson a better place So just get out and vote any way you can. I think it's an important election And I care about the the candidates and the causes and you know everyone should use their power to vote You know, I think it's important especially at the local level because You know who you vote in for mayor and in your ward really reflects you and your community Bronson has gone through a lot of change You know, I've only been here for the last three years and I've even in those couple years in law that change And your voice matters and sometimes locally and in the world you feel like you can't impact things So the best you could do is not only vote but also advocate for what you want your leaders to be Representing and so yeah, yeah, I mean I came here to support Joan Shannon for mayor Presidential primary there weren't really a whole lot of choices, but yeah, you're here mostly for Joan and then from our city counselor Hannah King. Do you think fire and police need more funding? I do think that they need more funding, but I don't think that they Need more funding to like go back to what they were before I think that the money needs to like actually change some of the systems in place I don't know. I don't think we should be like criminalizing people. I think we should be like Helping them and so that was really important to me as well. Yes. I'm very excited about this public safety platform that she really does not see arrest as a way out of the struggles that are going on in Burlington and Really talks about yes, it's important that we have police Especially where there's violent situations going on But we also really need people who are trained in mental health people are trained in social work people who are Great at communicating on the street and really know what they're doing