Chuck Ellis sits down with Matthew Leggett, a father from Lebanon, Maine, who went from frustrated taxpayer to local activist. Matt got involved after his town’s fire chief pushed for an expensive new station with little planning, and he learned how local government works by attending select board meetings, filing records requests and helping elect better candidates.
He then turned to the school district, where he says 82% of town taxes go to schools with poor results, and talks about academics, discipline, and what he sees as misplaced priorities. His message: even you can make a difference.
