This is a forum for transparent conversation among Wallingford residents… about news, local events, political discourse, and community. Imagine this as an outlet where you can actually get and contribute to news that builds your community. Too often, such conversations get shut down when someone tries to score the last word, dictate who's wrong, or default to partisan rhetoric. When that happens, we all suffer from a lack of news, a waning interest in the civic process, and a weaker democracy. If we are going to live in community, then we need to know our neighbors and understand each other's values. We won't always agree, but the starting point here is that we're part of the same #OneWallingford.

Let's be the future we want to see, build the town where we want to live, and serve everyone who lives here. It's time to plan for our future.

"When you're finished changing, you're finished." – Benjamin Franklin