Note: Milton has a Government Study Committee that is reviewing town hall operations and overall town financial and operational efficiencies. Milton is not alone is looking at its town’s operations and how they can be improved. Several towns have moved away from a town meeting form of government. Easton is also considering it. We link to it not because we endorse the idea but because we believe there is value in looking at how other towns are examining the issue.

from the Boston Globe

Easton officials have begun to explore a 2009 charter study report that recommends trading in the community’s almost 300-year-old Town Meeting tradition for a more efficient town council/town manager form of government. (Read the full story here.)