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Porte de l'Eau Status Committee |
At July 17th's business meeting we accepted a proposal to form a committee to investigate changing Porte de l'Eau's branch status. On Monday July 24th, this committee held its first meeting. We will be discussing this report and where to go from here at our next business meeting on August 21. Comments are welcome from all members of the PDL populace. If you are unable to attend the meeting you you can send your comments to Aleksandra. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary Report Canton Status CommitteeDRAFT Introduction
In
accordance with the instructions set forth at the July 18th
business meeting of the Canton of Porte de l’Eau, the Branch Status
Committee (composed of Tristin Sale [Tayla], Peter Durham [Trahaearn] and
Ken Stoner [Cystennin]) held a meeting on July 24th at the home
of Mickie Wehr. In addition to the three committee members appointed at
the Canton Business Meeting, 12 other residents of the Canton were in
attendance and contributed to this report. The meeting began at 7:00 PM
and concluded at 9:30 PM. Scope
The
committee was charged with enumerating the pros and cons of four different
scenarios involving the Canton’s status as a branch of the society, and
reporting this information back to the Canton at the next Business
Meeting. These scenarios were:
Scenario 1
The
Canton is contained within a “greater Madrone” (ie: a Crown
Principality encompassing the area currently designated as the Barony of
Madrone). The end status of the Canton remains undetermined, although this
allows room for branches to move up a level should they wish to. In
general, the discussion tried to stay focused on the aspects of this
scenario that are controllable by the Canton.
Scenario 2
The
Canton becomes a separate entity from the Barony of Madrone, either as a
Shire or as a Barony. In
this scenario, the Canton’s status is changed to that of an Independent
Barony or Shire. The committee encountered some difficulty in addressing
this issue as a combined topic, and determined to discuss the opposition
of these ideas separately.
Scenario 3
The
East and South King County area becomes a Barony that also includes all or
part of Wyewood within its borders. Porte de l’Eau and Wyewood could
maintain their status as Cantons within that new Barony. In
this scenario, the Cantons of Wyewood and Porte de l’Eau are combined
into a single unit, most likely a Barony which maintains the Cantons as
separate entities.
Scenario 4
The
Canton’s status as a branch remains unchanged. In this scenario, the status of the Canton remains unchanged, effectively maintaining the status quo.
Conclusion
In
accordance with the wishes of the Canton Business Meeting, the committee
made no conclusions based upon the data compiled, and is not making any
recommendations for action on any of the scenarios.
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