Know what the local agendas are for your school board and all your local commissions. Make time to participate and educate your friends/family. Not everyone will want to hear your opinion but at least they will be educated on the processes and local items up for votes. The decisions, with or without community input, will impact your family, neighborhoods and schools. Something as simple as a new gas station can fill your backyard with enough light to play baseball at night. A great place to start is the GoVoteTN App. You can find it for Android and iPhone. Lots of good information in one place.

Our founding fathers made sure we have a voice, use it!