Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2008/07/25 - 1:13pm
Knox Charter Petition says it has 15,000 signatures on two petitions in the first 30 days. The petition drive runs through September 2. They say they have 300 volunteers and 20 part-time paid positions funded by 120+ donors.
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